Hildegunn Gjedrem - Share Your Secret

Styles: Vocal Pop
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:45
Size: 105,5 MB
Art: Front

(3:42)  1. Warrior Song
(4:30)  2. Love Comes Around
(3:58)  3. Hunted
(4:24)  4. Solveig's Sang
(3:28)  5. The Open Tomorrow
(3:37)  6. Just A Shiver
(5:38)  7. Share Your Secret
(3:43)  8. Nothing More
(3:22)  9. Maybe This Time
(4:33) 10. Merry Go Round
(4:46) 11. Northern Star

Born and raised in the rural southwest of Norway, Brooklyn-based vocalist and songwriter Hildegunn Gjedrem is emerging as a multi-faceted musical force.  Her new album "Share Your Secret" marks a stark departure from her previously jazz-centric career into a new world of smart, lushly arranged pop. Hildegunn left Norway in 2001 to pursue a jazz studies degree at the world-famous University of North Texas, quickly rising to faculty level and conducting several vocal jazz ensembles. While in Texas, she was awarded “Best Jazz Vocalist” by Downbeat Magazine, was granted the coveted Norwegian G9alt Scholarship of the Arts, and was a finalist in the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival's Vocal Jazz Competition, judged by Al Jarreau. She was also a featured vocalist for the Grammy-nominated One O'Clock Lab Band. Since moving to New York City in 2009, Hildegunn's talents have been employed by celebrities such as Catherine Zeta Jones, Donald Trump, Michael Douglas, and Ralph Lauren, as well as Queen Sylvia of Denmark. She has performed with some of the city's finest jazz and pop musicians, including Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra and ground-breaking instrumental ensemble Snarky Puppy. ~ http://hildegunn.bandcamp.com/releases

Share Your Secret

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Hildegunn Gjedrem - The End Of The Beginning

Styles: Jazz Vocals
Label: Sitmom
Year: 2007
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:05
Size: 128,1 MB
Art: Front

(6:16)  1. What'll I Do
(6:06)  2. I Love You
(5:13)  3. Someone To Watch Over Me
(4:24)  4. Echo
(3:50)  5. I Can't Believe You
(4:48)  6. What Endures
(4:41)  7. Nocturnal
(4:04)  8. Summertime
(5:28)  9. Change Of Heart
(6:30) 10. Body And Soul
(3:41) 11. The End Of The Begining

Hildegunn Gjedrem was born in Norway. She moved to the United States in 2001 to pursue studies in Vocal Jazz at the renowned University of North Texas.  In 2005 she was awarded “Best Jazz Vocalist” by Downbeat Magazine. Also in 2005, Hildegunn was given the G9alt Scholarship of the Arts by Sparebank 1 of Norway. In the summer of 2006 she was one of 8 singers selected from 28 countries to travel to Switzerland and compete in the Montreux Jazz Festival Vocal Competition, judged by Al Jarreau, and was further selected as one of the finalists there. She has been featured vocalist with the Grammy Award winning One O’Clock Lab Band on several occasions, such as their 2005 tour of Poland and their 2007 concert with living legend bassist Rufus Reid. She has performed at Festivals and Conferences such as IAJE in Toronto, Long Beach and New York. She is active as a freelance singer in the Dallas/Ft.Worth Metroplex, at festivals, as a studio singer as well as with her own music. With her 2007 debut album “The End of the Beginning” Hildegunn has proved herself to be a warm and talented performer with a sound all her own, highly musically influenced by her Scandinavian roots. She has excelled as a writer, arranger and singer. The Hildegunn Gjedrem Group has a truly unique voice for modern jazz.~ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/hildegunngjedrem

The End Of The Beginning

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