Danish jazz singer Cathrine Legardh and renowned Icelandic alto saxophonist Sigurdur Flosason have been collaborating on music for many years. Now, their collaborative musical efforts have produced Stilhed & Storm (Stillness & Storm), a collection of 15 brand-new Danish language songs composed by Flosason with lyrics by Legardh.
Legardh and Flosason have assembled a Ny Nordisk Kvintet (New Nordic Quintet) for this recording, including award-winning Icelandic pianist Anna Gréta Sigurdadottir, versatile Danish bassist Jesper Thorn and the gifted Danish drummer Espen Laub von Lillienskjold. While Flosason is wholly Icelandic, Cathrine Legardh is Danish with Norwegian and Swedish blood coursing through her veins. Together, they have laid the foundation for a record that has a particularly Nordic vibe and is influenced by Nordic folk music.
The album explores themes like life and death, losing a loved one, faith in a higher power, the circle of life, motherhood, nature, raising children, the daily grind and the love of animals. ”The Danish lyrics served as a key source of inspiration, when composing the music. Jazz in Danish, as well as the other Nordic languages, is extremely rare. I believe the expression becomes more direct, honest and intimate. The lyrics are easy to understand and appreciate, so I’m hoping to reach a new audience that might not listen to jazz already,” says Flosason.
Since they were stranded in Iceland during the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic ash cloud in 2009, Legardh and Flosason worked together on the critically acclaimed double album Land & Sky. The album was subsequently nominated for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year at both the Danish Music Awards and the Icelandic Music Awards, while Flosason won Composer of the Year in Iceland for his work with Legardh.
Cathrine Legardh /vocal
Sigurdur Flosason /alto saxophone
Anna Gréta Sigurdardóttir /piano
Jesper Thorn /double bass
Espen Laub von Lillienskjold /drums
1. Skovens vidner
2. På en god dag
3. Det gamle sted
4. Mit hjertes landevej
5. Min hund
6. Min stilhed og min storm
7. Krabbedans
8. Stærk som lakrids
9. Falmende rose
10. Hjem til min far
11. Det store tomme rum
12. Når lasten er let
13. Årets gang
14. Fyr og flamme
15. Himlens dyner
“…sammen har de fem altså formået både at løfte en arv og at skabe noget nyt, stilsikkert og raffineret, som viser vej.” – **** – Rod, ivanrod.dk
“Stilhed & Storm er et album, der uden tvivl vil markedsføre sig selv i kraft af sin nordiske karakter, der er et fint vare- og vandmærke på denne både meget vedkommende og overbevisende plade…” – Præst, capac.dk
“Legardh is clear and modern…” – Harris, JazzWeekly
“…en dejlig plade der kan anbefales, hvis man nyder jazz med nordisk tone.” – Lomholt, JazzSpecial
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