Impressions of Evans Ellen Andersson featuring Heine Hansen, Thomas Fonnesbæk and Andreas Svendsen

• 1 Jag vet en dejlig rosa 03:40
• 2 Monicas Vals 04:46
• 3 Very early 02:37
• 4 Summertime 04:28
• 5 My bells/Children's Play song 04:57
• 6 Vindarna sucka uti skogarna 03:42
• 7 Some Other Time 05:14
• 8 Just you, Just me 02:11
• 9 Om natten är alla änkor grå 03:32
• 10 Blue in Green 04:01
• Total Runtime 39:08

Info for Impressions of Evans

60 years have passed since the release of a recording that would change Swedish jazz forever. Bill Evans, with his incredible touch and mastery of harmony has made an undeniable imprint on jazz musicians all over the world - and through his collaboration with Monica Zetterlund on ”Waltz for Debby” in 1964, a new era for Scandinavian music was born. Impressions of Evans is an effort to pay tribute to this - a gesture of gratitude for making pine trees and 5th Avenue come together in a remarkably seamless, beautiful way and for being the perfect example of how one plus one sometimes equals three.

Ellen Andersson has been described as two voices in one: the young, curious and the older, experienced – a person with a rare artistic weight. She has established herself as one of the most prominent voices on the Swedish jazz scene, with a captivating and personal sound.

With a distinctive voice and an unmistakable expression, since her debut in 2016 with “I’ll Be Seeing You” she has been praised by both reviewers and audiences both in Sweden and abroad. The album was awarded both the Golden Disc by the newspaper Orkesterjournalen and the Jazzkatten as “Newcomer of the Year” by Sveriges Radio P2.”Rarely has a singer been so longed for. Finally!”Johan Norberg wrote in Tidningen Vi.

In 2020, the sequel “You Should Have Told Me” was released.”I am amazed, and gasp. One of the best Swedish jazz records I’ve heard”, wrote Johan Norberg, while Jan Gradvall in DI Weekend stated that “as long as there are artists like Ellen Andersson, Swedish jazz will also survive the next generation change”.

In autumn 2024, Ellen Andersson will release her third album! A colorful, heartfelt and dynamic tribute to the American pianist Bill Evans and his collaboration with Monica Zetterlund. The disc features the Danish musicians Heine Hansen, piano, Thomas Fonnesbæk, bass and Andreas Svendsen, drums.Swedish texts meet American tones, English texts meet the fog over the Öresund and 5th Avenue is woven together with the forests of Värmland. Audiences can expect a captivating, personal concert experience with a great deal of musical integrity, playfulness and personality.

Ellen Andersson, vocals
Heine Hansen, piano
Thomas Fonnesbæk, bass
Andreas Svendsen, drums
Bjarke Falgren, strings

Ellen Andersson
has been described as two voices in one - the young, curious and the mature, experienced - a person with a rare artistic depth. With a distinctive voice and an unmistakable expression she has, since her debut in 2016 with “I’ll Be Seeing You”, been praised by both critics and audiences - quickly establishing herself as one of the most notable artists on the Swedish jazz scene. In 2020, she released her long-awaited second album - “You Should Have Told Me”, which earned her a Swedish Grammy nomination as well as the Monica Zetterlund Award.

“A vocalist has rarely been this wished-for. Finally!”, Johan Norberg wrote, and her debut album was awarded “Best Album of the Year” by Swedish jazz magazine Orkesterjournalen, as well as “Newcomer of the Year” by Swedish National Radio. Since then, she has been seen and heard on stages across Sweden as well as abroad, often with acclaimed symphony orchestras and big bands and as a soloist with other artists. 2024 sees the release of her third album - ”Impressions of Evans” - in collaboration with some of Denmark’s most acclaimed jazz musicians.

The acclaimed, young super group Ellen Andersson Quartet released their debut album ”I’ll Be Seeing You” on Prophone Records in September 2016, which would soon also be rewarded with ”Gyllene Skivan” (”The Golden Record”) – considered the most prestigious award within Swedish jazz. The album had before then also been chosen by The European Jazz Network as one of September’s ten best jazz records released in Europe, Johan Norberg from magazine VI called the album ”a sensation”, and the concerts during the fall received great acclamation from both audiences and critics. In December, the reputable American jazz magazine DownBeat published an interview with Ellen Andersson and guitarist/co-producer Anton Forsberg, putting the group on the map outside of the European borders too.

The vocalist Ellen Andersson has one of the most distinctive voices in Swedish jazz right now, and is – apart from melody carrier and storyteller – also a skilled improviser. Several critics have put emphasis on the delicate interaction between the musicians, where Ellen’s voice is considered one of the quartet’s instruments.

With the American jazz standard repertoire as a stepping stone, Ellen Andersson Quartet lets the past meet the present in personal, innovative arrangements, where playfulness encounters great seriousness. Ellen Andersson has been described as ”a new world star”, and the group has received top scores and the finest of reviews, in Sweden as well as abroad.

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