Malene Kjaergard / Happy Feet
Жанр: Vocal Jazz
Год издания: 2013
Аудиокодек: MP3
Тип рипа: tracks
Битрейт аудио: 320 kbps
Продолжительность: 00:36:57
Наличие сканов в содержимом раздачи: нет
Треклист:
01. Temporary Love Affair
02. Give Me the Simple Life
03. Happy Feet
04. I’m Hip
05. After You’ve Gone
06. Skylark
07. Rhode Island Is Famous for You
08. There Should Be
09. Undecided
Об альбоме (сборнике)
Jazz vocalist and songwriter Malene Kjærgård is predicted to be a new star on the international jazz sky. On her debut record ”Happy Feet” she is accompanied by some of the most charismatic musicians on the Danish Jazz scene at the moment all musicians that Malene has been touring with during the past years. In november 2012 Malene won the second prize in the competition ”Young Jazz Composer of the Year” in Copenhagen with one of the songs from the record and got to perform with the Danish Radio Big Band. Since her debut performance at the famous Jazz Club La Fontaine in Copenhagen in 2010, Malene has been contacted by several jazz clubs and musicians who want her to perform. The reason is namely that Malene possess a special presence in her voice and is capable of capturing her audience's attention with her interpretive story telling. Besides that Malene possesses great vocal abilities and always enchants her audience with her skills. The title “Happy Feet” is connected to a certain period in Malene’s life. Malene suffers from two indendents accidents. On ”Happy Feet” Malene shows that she possess great musical and personal maturity despite her young age.
Although the instrumentation changes from song to song, Malene’s voice and authority assures that we as listeners are being kept safe through the many exciting musical landscapes and stories. On the standard "Skylark" the soundscape is open and airy: Malene is only accompanied by Mads La Cour (flügelhorn) and Peter Rosendal (piano), and we meet the full band on Malene’s own song "Happy Feet" and on the standard "After You've Gone ".
The record is a celebration of life: a trip to the mother country of jazz and blues - USA in the song "Rhode Island Is Famous For You". “Give Me The Simple Life” is a celebration of the simple things in life, while There Should Be”, composed by Malene, is about the longing of getting your dreams fulfilled.
