Five Minutes Inger Marie Gundersen

• 1 Five Minutes 06:38
• 2 Sailing 03:58
• 3 My Valentine 05:19
• 4 We Kiss in a Shadow 04:15
• 5 Wild Horses 05:09
• 6 Thank You Lord 03:48
• 7 Why Worry 04:08
• 8 Little Person 03:45
• 9 Narrow Daylight 03:57
• Total Runtime 40:57

Info for Five Minutes

Die norwegische Sängerin Inger Marie Gundersen (in weiten Teilen der Welt nur als »Inger Marie« bekannt) ist mit »Five Minutes« fertig – ihrem ersten Album seit fünf Jahren (und einer Pandemie). Das Album wurde von Espen Lind produziert, der norwegischen Legende, die neben Karrieren als Multiinstrumentalist, Komponist und Fernsehpersönlichkeit in seiner Heimat Norwegen auch mit Künstlern wie Taylor Swift und Beyoncé zusammengearbeitet hat.

Inger Marie und Espen Lind wählten gemeinsam das Material für die Aufnahme aus und einigten sich auf neun Songs, oder wie Inger Marie sie beschreibt: »neun kleine Geschichten über große Dinge«. Wie immer wurden die Songs so ausgewählt, dass sie zu ihrem einzigartigen Sound und ihrer Vision passen. Ihre atemberaubende Stimme macht einen Teil ihres Reizes aus – Gundersen hat ihren ganz eigenen, unverwechselbaren Sound. Warm, düster und aufrichtig, und durch ihre einfühlsame Herangehensweise und fantasievollen Arrangements kann sie selbst den bekanntesten Liedern und Texten eine neue Bedeutung verleihen. Aber Inger Marie ist weit mehr als nur eine Stimme. Ihr anhaltender Erfolg ist auf ihre gefeierte stimmliche Begabung und die Fähigkeit zurückzuführen, die richtigen Lieder auszuwählen und sie mit den richtigen Leuten zu spielen. Auch der Produktionsprozess für das neue Album war eine Zusammenarbeit und ein wahrgewordener Traum für Inger Marie.

»Five Minutes« markiert Inger Maries mit Spannung erwartete Rückkehr in die Aufnahmebranche und wird ihre treuen Fans auf der ganzen Welt begeistern. In klassischer Inger-Marie-Manier werden die Zuhörer in den herzlichen und fast halluzinogenen Dunst der Vision der Sängerin mit all ihrer bezaubernden Demut aufgenommen. Und da der international gefeierte Superproduzent Espen Lind seinen Sound geschmackvoll in das Ganze einbringt, wird dieses neue Album mit Sicherheit neue Hörer anziehen.

Inger Marie Gundersen, Gesang

Inger Marie Gundersen
is a vocalist from Arendal in Norway. After years singing in rock bands and big bands, trying out different styles of music, Inger Marie has found a home in jazz. Her Debut CD "Make this moment" was released in Norway in October 2004 and it has been well recieved.

The song “Will you still love me tomorrow” became a hit on the popular Norwegian radio channel P1. Experience and dedication:Inger Marie waited for many years before she ventured upon a solo career, but she has ample experience from many years’ activities in the music field.

For twenty years she has been active as vocalist in several bands, ranging from a youthful rock band to a six year period as lead singer of a jazz big band. She has also fronted her own jazz quintet ”My Favoite Strings”, as well as collaborating with several excellent jazz musicans, among them Tom Lund, one of Norway’s finest latin jazz-guitarists, founder of the renowned group ”Trio de Janeiro”.

Recording debut:Having thus gathered a lot of experience and ”paid her dues”, Inger Marie finally decided to enter the studio to record her debut solo CD ”Make This Moment”. The time was right.

Years of singing had matured her voice into an instrument of impressive sensitivity and perfection. Producer Lars Martin Myhre, himself a brilliant musician and a major artist in Norway, says that never has he got a bigger surprise than the one he got when Inger Marie started singing in the studio.

She was displaying a voice so controlled, so beautiful and so personal at her first recording date, that the seasoned producer was left with his mouth open, stunned in admiration of the awareness and the warm and direct communication in her voice.

Make This Moment:”Make This Moment” was released in Norway in October, 2004, and received rave reviews and instant recognition by jazz affectionados. After some months Inger Maries 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 Phillipines, Hong Kong, and soon also Japan, licenced 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.Concerts and TV-shows:Since the autumn of 2005, Inger Marie and her band have been performing concerts, playing festivals and participated in TV-shows and radio in various locations.

Concerts and TV performances in Korea, and performances in Poland and Denmark have been highlights, as well as several succsessful performances at the ”Canal Street” Jazz Festival in her home town, Arendal.

The band:Inger Marie has been building up a solid relationship built on mutual respect with several musicians from the surprisingly high quality pool of musicans in an around her home town, and has hand piced the musicians for her band.

They provide the exquisite backing on her recordings, as well as on stage. A special mention must be made of the fact that the impressive saxophone playing on the album comes from the horn of Øivind G.

Stømer, Inger Maries own son. He joined his mother’s band after having played with some of the major musicans and artists in Norway.By Myself:On her second album, ”By Myself”, Inger Marie chose to work with the renowned Danish producer Søren Sigumfeldt.

They recorded the album in Gothenburg, Sweden, still with Inger Marie’s hand picked local Arendal musicans, but also inviting the Swedish guitar virtuoso Ulf Wakenius to the studio. Other guest performers include Gunnar Halle (trumpet) and Niclas Knudsen (electric guitar).

The record has been released in most European countries by the Danish company Sundance, on the Stunt label. The album was first released in Norway by Inger Marie’s original record company, Kultur & spetakkel, and the release was celebrated in grand style with a lavish release concert in Arendal’s Culture House oct/07.

"By myself" was very well received among critcs and fans.

This album contains no booklet.