Bodil Niska - Night Time

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2008
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:57
Size: 123,8 MB
Art: Front

(5:36)  1. Over The Rainbow
(4:40)  2. Watch What Happens
(4:25)  3. Fiin Gammel
(5:07)  4. C'Est Si Bon
(5:58)  5. The Nearness Of You
(5:51)  6. Young At Heart
(6:10)  7. You Don'T Know What Love Is
(5:34)  8. The Best Things In Life Are Free
(6:09)  9. Come Sunday
(4:22) 10. My One And Only Love

Norwegian Bodil Niska is one of the few female tenor saxophone artists around to work in the tradition of jazz legends suchlike as Ben Webster, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims or Coleman Hawkins. Here tone is soft, yet powerful and soulfully expressive. Here musical approach takes the legacy from the golden years of jazz into the 21st. century. Bodil was born in the Arctic town of Hammerfest, located in northern Norway where she Grew up playing in the school marching band. Here first musical memory is sitting on her father's lap while he Played Misty for here. Aksel Niska, an accomplished engineer, painter and accordion player Also Introduced here to the saxophone sounds of Ben Webster and Stan Getz. When the school band managed two Aquire Their first saxophone, Bodil had two physically fight off the boys in the band two get here hands on the instrument. She won - and she never looked back. Bodil Quickly devloped here interest for jazz to the point That she Became something of a jazz icon in her small hometown. She Played in numerous at jazz band Configuration wrote jazz articles for the local newspaper, arranged concerts and festivals and managed the jazz club on her spare time.

After moving to the nation's capital Oslo in 1990 Bodil Niska effortlessly blended into the urban jazz scene, Mostly due two here mentor / jazz personality / journalist / photographer Randi Hultin. The fabulous Randi Introduced Bodil to a veritable who's-who in national and international jazz. She cent private recordings of Bodil regard of here legendary jazz friends, includingservers Sonny Rollins WHO promptly wrote back: "Damn! The woman can PLAY!"  Encouraged by friends here and colleagues, Bodil formed all-girl group, aptly named Girl Talk in 1992. In Addition two Bodil, this group consisted of Elizabeth Walker on piano and Tine Asmundsen on bass. The group recorded Their acclaimed album Talkin 'Jazz in 1996. In 1998 Bodil embarked on a solo career with the help and support of jazz legend / piano player / composer / arranger Egil Kapstad. With the incredible bass player Bjørn Alterhaug and Swedish drummer par excellence Pelle Hultén Their longtime musical friendship was instrumental in producing Bodil's first solo album First Song in 2000. First Song went on two Became the best selling jazz album in its genre in 2000. The cover for First Song was inspired by Dexter Gordon's famous cover on Ballads and is a tribute to him, his music and his inspiration.  Blue (2004) was a labor of love and took a long time to plan and put together. In her liner notes she says: "In jazz, the melody is often used only as a tool for Improvisation and Invention. Freeing yourself from the the confines of the melody is sometimes considered to be the very essence of jazz. Personally, I am always touched by a good melodic line, phrase or mood. So on this album I have tried to stay as true to the melody as I could, two clear away some of the musical dust - to find my way back. "

Nighttime (2008) puts Bodil in a different musical context. The introduction of the brilliant Claes Crona Trio from Sweden, and swedish born norwegian resident guitarist / composer / arranger Staffan William-Olsson as well as a horn section makes for a more playful swingier musical approach. In putting more emphasis on the melody, she Expect to the receive morethan here share of critizism from the "jazz police" who seeminterested two favor inprovisation and technique of musical sincerety. Between musical engagements Bodil Niska owns and runs the all-jazz music store and café Bare Jazz (norwegian for Only Jazz) in Oslo. She is often used by the media used as a spokesperson for the art of jazz. In 2000, she presented the Norwegian version of the jazz Grammy awards, and she has Appeared in numerous at national and international radio and TV shows. Translate by google http://www.niska.no option=com_content&view=article&id=67&itemid=53/

It is with horror mixed joy I release my last CD Nighttime. After two years in the studio, I have learned that explore unknown musical paths takes much longer than one would think. Nevertheless, I am proud to present this album along with fantastic Claes Crona Trio and the no less impressive guitarist and organizer Staffan William-Olsson.  And to all of you who have supported and pushed and lame and dragged me on a musical way in recent years: This is for you! ~ Bodil Niska

Personnel:  Bodil Niska Tenor Saxophone;  Claes Crona Piano;  Jörgen Smeby Bass;  Pétur Östlund Drums;  Staffan William-Olsson Guitar;  Roy Nikolaisen Flugelhorn;  Birgit Kjuus Flugelhorn;  Rune Brodahl Horn;  Helge Sunde Trombone;  Øyvind Brække Trombone.

Night Time

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