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The Nest (album)

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Released
  
2003

Length
  
62:45

Artist
  
Ketil Bjørnstad

Producer
  
Ketil Bjørnstad

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
August–December 2002

The Nest (2003)
  
Seafarer's Song (2004)

Release date
  
2003

Label
  
EmArcy Records

Similar
  
Ketil Bjørnstad albums, Jazz albums

The Nest (released 2003 in Oslo, Norway on the Emarcy (067 153-2) label) is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad, with special guest artist Anneli Drecker, presenting lyrics by the poet Hart Crane (1899-1932).

Contents

Reception

The Dagbladet review awarded the album 4 stars, and Amazon.de review 4.5 stars.

Track listing

  1. «The Nest» (2:40)
    - Preludium
  2. «In Shadow» (4:20)
  3. «The Window» (3:07)
  4. «The Bridge I» (5:07)
  5. «The Bathers» (4:06)
  6. «The Hope I» (1:36)
  7. «Exile» (3:14)
  8. «The Circle» (4:34)
  9. «Darkland» (2:37)
  10. «Forgetfulness» (4:00)
  11. «The Joy» (3:41)
  12. «The Bridge II» (5:04)
  13. «Old Song» (3:48)
  14. «The Hope II» (5:04)
  15. «The Memory» (4:30)
  16. «Fear» (3:28)
  17. «The Nest» (4:01)
    - Postludium

Personnel

  • Ketil Bjørnstad - piano & synthesizers
  • Anneli Drecker - vocals
  • Nora Taksdal - viola
  • Eivind Aarset - guitars
  • Kjetil Bjerkestrand - synthesizers, samples & percussion

    • Credits

  • All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad
  • Words from the poetry of Hart Crane (1899-1932)
  • Produced by Ketil Bjørnstad
  • Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, August–December 2002
  • Engineer - Jan Erik Kongshaug
  • Additional recordings by Kjetil Bjerkestrand and Peer Espen Ursfjord
  • Mixed by Jan Erik Konshaug and Ketil Bjørnstad
  • Mastering by Bjørn Engelmann, Cutting Room, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Cover Photo - «The Nest», from the series «In the Feminine» by Eva-Maria Riegler
  • Artist photos - Stian Andersen
  • Cover design - Deville
  • Anneli Drecker appears courtesy of EMI Records, Norway

    • Songs

    1The Nest (Preludium)2:41
    2In Shadow4:20
    3The Window3:07

    References

    The Nest (album) Wikipedia
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