La Notte (album)

La Notte is a live album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad recorded in Norway in 2010 and released on the ECM label.[1]

La Notte
Live album by
Ketil Bjørnstad
ReleasedApril 12, 2013
RecordedJuly 21, 2010 at Molde International Jazz Festival
GenreJazz
Length54:42
LabelECM
ECM 2300
ProducerManfred Eicher
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology
Vinding's Music - Songs from the Alder Thicket
(2012)		 La Notte
(2013)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Independent[3]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Bjørnstad has always valued subtlety and suggestion over frenetic engagement on his recordings. That is certainly true here, but he is also a wise bandleader: he chose these players for their myriad abilities to dialogue kinetically, listen deeply, and respond powerfully whenever the music dictated, and he was correct in doing so across the board. La Notte is rich, deep, and wonderful".[2]

The All About Jazz review by Hrayr Attarian said that "Much like the works of the cineastes that have inspired Bjørnstad's stimulating and captivating composition, its intellectual and emotional impact lasts long after the disc has stopped spinning".[4]

The Independent's Nick Coleman gave the album 3 stars and said "Familiar Bjornstad characteristics prevail: romantic tone, sedate tempo, shallow trajectory, much thought over what often sounds like uncomplicated harmony".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad

  1. "I" - 6:53
  2. "II" - 8:23
  3. "III" - 4:36
  4. "IV" - 5:27
  5. "V" - 8:31
  6. "VI" - 6:44
  7. "VII" - 7:04
  8. "VIII" - 7:00

Personnel

References
  1. ECM discography accessed December 17, 2011
  2. Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2011
  3. Coleman, N. La Notte Review The Independent, April 27, 2013
  4. Attarian, H. Ketil Bjørnstad: La Notte Review All About Jazz, November 23, 2013
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