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CD Bjork'S Father'S Jazzband W/ Bjork Singing On All Tr.
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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Love it to pieces. This is 50+ mins / 16 tracks of live studio recordings with a Jazz trio - Bjork obviously providing the typically perfect vocals. This is all top notch Jazz from the very first second, and considering these were live recordings, the production and musicianship seems all the more outstanding.
This helped me get over the dissapointment that was Selmasongs (too short, missing a song or two from Dancer In The Dark), and instantly became my fave Bjork album, if anything because so many of the songs are so very memorable. Standout tracks include: Gling-Glo, Tondeleyo, Luktar-Gvendur and Bella Simamaer - this is a must get for Bjork fans (there's trad, slow and a few other styles of Jazz here, so I believe "diverse" describes this album quite well).
Last note: most of the songs are Icelandic I believe, and the final two are English (and there could be other languages here too, I've no idea to be honest :). Believe me when I say - this DEFINITELY won't bother you in the slightest, even if you can't speak the languages. Doesn't bother me at all - can I say exotic (yes, she is :)?
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Andrew D
Format:Audio CD
This is one of my favourite albums, and is a must for anyone who likes music. It is Bjork at her best (I think), and is a really good jazz-style album as well. You can't help tapping your foot as you listen along, and I can listen to it anytime / anywhere. The fact that most tracks are sung in Icelandic doesn't matter, they still sound great.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bjork sings Icelandic jazz.
Well, it's a first for me and the shameful thing is that,
until I found it here, I had no knowledge of it's existence.
Messrs Ingolfsson (piano), Steingrimsson (drums) and Hognason (bass)
accompany our heroine in a quirky collection of 16 well chosen songs.
Recorded in 1990 the album is a truly surreal experience.
Everything we have come to know and love about Bjork's
extraordinary vocal and interpretive abilities is captured
here in barmy idiosyncratic splendour.
Golly where to start ?!
How about the benignly bonkers 'You Can't Get A Man With A Gun'
from Rogers and Hammerstein's musical 'Annie Get Your Gun' (!!).
Or the totally bizarre Italianate cadences of 'Bella Simamaer'.
The latin rhythms of 'Kata Rokkar' provide the background
to a stunningly raw and raucous vocal performance.
Title track 'Gling Glo' is a magical music box brimful of wonders.
The general mood is playful. It really does sound like everyone
involved in the project is having good time.
On the glimmering edge of a phenomenally successful
solo career Bjork's star shines just as brightly here
as almost everything else which was to follow.
Enchanting.
Well, it's a first for me and the shameful thing is that,
until I found it here, I had no knowledge of it's existence.
Messrs Ingolfsson (piano), Steingrimsson (drums) and Hognason (bass)
accompany our heroine in a quirky collection of 16 well chosen songs.
Recorded in 1990 the album is a truly surreal experience.
Everything we have come to know and love about Bjork's
extraordinary vocal and interpretive abilities is captured
here in barmy idiosyncratic splendour.
Golly where to start ?!
How about the benignly bonkers 'You Can't Get A Man With A Gun'
from Rogers and Hammerstein's musical 'Annie Get Your Gun' (!!).
Or the totally bizarre Italianate cadences of 'Bella Simamaer'.
The latin rhythms of 'Kata Rokkar' provide the background
to a stunningly raw and raucous vocal performance.
Title track 'Gling Glo' is a magical music box brimful of wonders.
The general mood is playful. It really does sound like everyone
involved in the project is having good time.
On the glimmering edge of a phenomenally successful
solo career Bjork's star shines just as brightly here
as almost everything else which was to follow.
Enchanting.
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Another birthday gift
My son requested this CD for his birthday and is very happy with it as it is different from his usual choice !
Published 2 months ago by Veronique
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Fantastic Album
I like this album.A superb,lasting piece of work.Highly recommend it and for any age group, you'll be dead chuffed with it!!
Published 9 months ago by Victor
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The only Bjork Album your Dad would like
I must admit to being rather disappointed with this album. Not because it is bad but because it is so conventional. Read more
Published on 18 May 2008 by M. S. Woodley
5.0 out of 5 stars
bjork v's jazz.... hmmm nice
Ive been a big bjork fan for many years and i came accross this album by chance in a local store and figured id give it a try. Read more
Published on 3 Oct 2007 by no name
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bjork +Jazz = Awful
I love Bjork. I love jazz. This should work,but it doesn't. Terrible.
Published on 25 Jun 2006 by Mr. John Middleton
5.0 out of 5 stars
A true work of greatness.
On first play of this album, I was thinking, 'oh no... its jazz', and from my previously held experience of being just a casual appreciator of jazz it was a fragile uncertainty... Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2006 by Pete
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jazz With A Unique Voice
This album has all the elements of a average jazz quartet but with one important difference. Bjork's singing gives the songs a real focal point which draws the listner in. Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2004 by "benpiper1983"
5.0 out of 5 stars
the early Icelandic Diva
Björk at her best. To me, the most interesting album she's released and also one of my favourite albums ever, despite being a very early piece on her repertoire. Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2004 by "andredav_pt"
5.0 out of 5 stars
A colecttion piece
I think this is one of most important things that bjork did before she started her solo career...just listen her singing Jazz in icelandic is graet, but is better to listen to her... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2000 by joselaya@hotmail.com
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cabaret Icelandic style. So cool. Best at cocktail parties
This is a great CD for anyone who likes Cabaret or very odd music. Her voice is complex and you feel as if you know the words.
Published on 27 April 2000 by Peter Reid
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