Impressive Sensitivity & Perfection! An Encouraging Debut Solo Recording! A Refreshingly Tasteful Affair!
”Make This Moment” was released in Norway in October, 2004, and received rave reviews and instant recognition by jazz aficionados. After some months Inger Marie's voice started touching hearts and impressing music lovers in places far from Norway. Japanese record buyers discovered her album, which started selling hundreds, then thousands in Japanese record stores. Record companies in Korea, The Philippines, Hong Kong, and soon also Japan, licensed the album and launched local releases. Now the album has been released in most of Asia, as well as in Europe, and has touched the hearts and souls of thousands of listeners.
Anyone hearing the debut album of IMG, "Make This Moment", will realise that this is an artist belonging to the elite of this style, and that she is totally involved with a kind of music that she really loves. After years singing in rock bands and big bands, trying out different styles of music, Inger Marie has found a home in jazz. The love and maturity with which she delivers sublime interpretations of both new songs and well-known standards, makes this a debut album of rare quality.
"(Make This Moment by vocalist Inger Marie Gundersen)... is a nice reminder that vocal performances do not always have to be unbridled exhibitions of melismatic acrobatics. Indeed the hallmark of the album is an admirable restraint, and even austerity in the vocals and instrumentation... Make This Moment is an encouraging debut solo recording by a promising talent. Gundersen and her band treat their material with the utmost respect and delicacy. The album is a refreshingly tasteful affair." - allaboutjazz.com, April 4, 2005
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Inger Marie Gundersen
Ulf Wakenius, guitar
Gunnar Halle, trumpet
Niclas Knudsen, electric guitar
Øivind G. Stømer- saxophones
Selections:
1. Let It Be Me
2. Make This Moment
3. Blame It on My Youth
4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
5. But Beautiful
6. Melancholy Blue
7. Fool on the Hill/Nature Boy
8. Song for You Far Away
9. Always on My Mind
10. Just a Song Before I Go
11. Sebastian's Waltz
”Make This Moment” was released in Norway in October, 2004, and received rave reviews and instant recognition by jazz aficionados. After some months Inger Marie's voice started touching hearts and impressing music lovers in places far from Norway. Japanese record buyers discovered her album, which started selling hundreds, then thousands in Japanese record stores. Record companies in Korea, The Philippines, Hong Kong, and soon also Japan, licensed the album and launched local releases. Now the album has been released in most of Asia, as well as in Europe, and has touched the hearts and souls of thousands of listeners.
Anyone hearing the debut album of IMG, "Make This Moment", will realise that this is an artist belonging to the elite of this style, and that she is totally involved with a kind of music that she really loves. After years singing in rock bands and big bands, trying out different styles of music, Inger Marie has found a home in jazz. The love and maturity with which she delivers sublime interpretations of both new songs and well-known standards, makes this a debut album of rare quality.
"(Make This Moment by vocalist Inger Marie Gundersen)... is a nice reminder that vocal performances do not always have to be unbridled exhibitions of melismatic acrobatics. Indeed the hallmark of the album is an admirable restraint, and even austerity in the vocals and instrumentation... Make This Moment is an encouraging debut solo recording by a promising talent. Gundersen and her band treat their material with the utmost respect and delicacy. The album is a refreshingly tasteful affair." - allaboutjazz.com, April 4, 2005
Features:
• Super Audio CD
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
Musicians:
Inger Marie Gundersen
Ulf Wakenius, guitar
Gunnar Halle, trumpet
Niclas Knudsen, electric guitar
Øivind G. Stømer- saxophones
Selections:
1. Let It Be Me
2. Make This Moment
3. Blame It on My Youth
4. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
5. But Beautiful
6. Melancholy Blue
7. Fool on the Hill/Nature Boy
8. Song for You Far Away
9. Always on My Mind
10. Just a Song Before I Go
11. Sebastian's Waltz
