Hilde Hefte Official Homepage

Album: Hilde Hefte

Title: 'Round Chet's Midnight

Cat. No.: HCRCD 126

Musicians: Hilde Hefte voc / Egil Kapstad piano / Nisse Sandström sax / Bjørn Alterhaug bass / Eyvind Olsen Whalen drums

Recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway May 3rd and 4th 1999 by Jan Erik Kongshaug. Mixed same place August 25th 1999
Produser: Jon Larsen / Alle photos: Frøydis Geithus/ Make-up on cover by Aina B. Vatlestad / Cover design: Jan Andersen Reklamebyrå A/S

Awarded by Randi Hultin in the jazz magazine Jazznytt - best jazz album of the year.

Released 1999

1. Just Friends - Sam M. Lewis / John Klenner

(Hefte voc, Kapstad pno, Sandströ tenorsax, Alterhaug b, Wahlendrums)

 

2. Close Enough For Love - Johnny Mandel / Paul Williams

(like track 1.)

 

3. I Will Wait For You - Michel Legrand / Norman Gimbel

(Hefte voc, Kapstad pno)

 

4. When Lights Are Low - Benny Carter / Williams

(like 1. and 2.)

 

5. Bye - Bye Blackbird - Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon

(Hefte voc, Kapstad pno, Alterhaug b)

 

6. Easy Money - Rickie Lee Jones

(Hefte voc, Alterhaug b)

 

7. My Buddy - G. Kahn / W. Donaldson

(like 1., 2. and 4.)

 

8. The Ballad of Thelonious Monk - Jimmy Rowles

(like 1., 2., 4. and 7.)

 

9. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams - Johnny Mandel / Alan & Marilyn Bergman

(like 1., 2., 4., 7. and 8.)

 

10. Köp min skatt / Love For Sale - Cole Porter/Cornelis Vreeswijk / Östen Warnerbring/Hilde Hefte

(Hefte voc, Kapstad pno)

 

11. Don't Explain - Billie Holiday / Arthur Herzog

(Hefte voc, Sandström tenorsax)

 

12. 'Round Midnight - Thelonious Monk / Williams

(like 1., 2., 4., 7., 8. and 9)

The music magazine Listen to Norway:
One of the most interesting new names in Norwegian jazz at the moment.

Down Beat (USA):
Norwegian discovery.
Hilde Hefte is making waves on the Norwegian scene.

Jazz Journal (England):
She is not a beginner, knows how to phrase and swing,
and interprets lyrics with care and understanding. Very good sound.

Germany:
 Bestenchend ist ihre enorme gesangliche ausducksweise,
ein Hauch Melancholie und viel herz.

The music magazine Orkesterjournalen (Sweden):
Hefte is singing with a genuine jazz feeling.

The music magazine Jazz Stage (Sweden):
Hilde Hefte has got that special talent which gives her distans, tradition and humor,
but so soulfull in the ballads.

The music magazine Jazz Special (Denmark):
So close to her listeners in her interpretation.

Japan:
4 stars

Jazznytt (The Norwegian Jazz Magazine): Hilde Hefte; The sensation. Little Jimmy Scott couldn't have done this better. Noble Chamber music.

Musikken/NRK: We'll live with this release for a long long time. Thank you for finally releasing an album Hilde Hefte.

Puls: This I will call a sensation.

Newspapers in Norway:

Dagbladet: Hilde Hefte's CD is in its quality sensational. Impressiv in her style-quality.

 

Telemark Arbeiderblad

Østlendingen

 

Nordlands Framtid

 

Hamar Dagblad

 

Nordlys

 

Fvn: This is Chamber music on the highest level.

 

 

Awarded by Randi Hultin in the jazz magazine Jazznytt - best jazz album of the year.

RECORD COMPANY:

Ponca Jazz Records / Org.No. 985094071

Web: www.poncajazzrec.no / e-mail: info@poncajazzrec.no / Tel: +47 913 84 357

Address: Post Box 440, 4664 Kristiansand, Norway

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DISTRIBUTION:

Musikkoperatørene A/S
Address: Ryensvingen 3, 0680 Oslo
Postal Address: Post Box 29, Manglerud, 0612 Oslo, Norway

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