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

La notte (Italian: The Night) is a live album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad recorded at the Molde International Jazz Festival in Norway on July 21, 2010 and released on ECM in April 2013.[1]

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]

All About Jazz's Hrayr Attarian said, "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 saying, "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. 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed October 11, 2011
  3. 1 2 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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