How High Is the Sky explained

How High is the Sky
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Kjersti Stubø
Cover:	How High Is the Sky.jpg
Released:	September 17, 2011
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	49:21
Label:	Bolage
Producer:	Kjersti Stubø
Chronology:	Kjersti Stubø
Prev Title:	My Shining Hour
Prev Year:	2001

How High is the Sky (released 14 November 2011 in Oslo, Norway by label Bolage – BLGCD 018) is a Jazz album by the Norwegian jazz singer Kjersti Stubø Quartet feat. «MiNensemblet»^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Stubø pick some of her favorite tunes on his second solo album, and along with her regular quartet and the MiN ensemble, she offers music of the highest quality her, sprawling and full of surprises. Jørn Øien has done a wonderful job with the arrangements, ranging all the way from the playful riffs to steel blue textures associations with Gil Evans, Debussy and Messiaen.^[4]

The Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet review awarded the album dice 5.^[3]

Track listing

1. «Charade» (6:14)
2. «If I were a bell» (3:48)
3. «Some other time» (5:54)
4. «All of you» (3:24)
5. «Åh, så intensiv» (5:43)
6. «You've changed» (7:34)
7. «If you never come to me» (3:41)
8. «How deep is the ocean» (5:50)
9. «Radio Ga Ga» (5:01)
10. «Mood» (2:17)

Musicians

Kjersti Stubø Quartet

• Kjersti Stubø - vocals
• Jørn Øien - piano
• Håkon Mjåset Johansen - drums
• Jon Rune Strøm - double bass

MiNensemblet

• Øivind Nussle – violin
• Tor Johan Bøen - violin
• Kate Read – viola
• Hans-Urban Andersson – cello
• Jon Sjøen – contrabass
• Ole Kristoffersen – clarinet
• Inge Rolland – flute
• Anton Biehe - bassoon

Notes and References

1. Web site: Where Classical meets Jazz:Kjersti Stubø Band with MiNensemblet . 2012-10-29 . Norway.cn.
2. Web site: How high is the sky - Kjersti Stubø feat. MiNensemblet . 2012-10-29 . Gubemusic.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20160115184717/http://www.gubemusic.com/album_26754 . 2016-01-15 . dead .
3. Web site: Storfugl i mektig flukt . 2012-10-29 . Dagbladet.
4. Web site: How high is the sky - Kjersti Stubø Review . Erling . Wicklund . Norwegian . 2011-09-29 . 2012-10-29 . NRK Jazz.