Quiet Songs (album)

Quiet Songs (released 2004 on the Curling Legs label) is an album by guitarist Hans Mathisen.[1]

Quiet Songs
Studio album by
Hans Mathisen
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2004
Recorded2002/2003
GenreJazz
Length56:55
LabelCurling Legs
CLP CD 92
ProducerHans Mathisen
Hans Mathisen chronology
Do Not Cover
(2004)		 Quiet Songs
(2004)		 Timeless Tales
(2011)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bergens Tidende[2]

The Bergens Tidende review by Geir Rege awarded What Was Said dice 4 and stated "The cooperation with Olga Konkova which has a large and varied register as pianist is particularly well working. But the other musicians, including Per Mathisen on upright bass, also gives a great input on this sympathetic subdued but never boring album." (My translation)[2]

The Puls.no review by Tor Hammerø stated that "The range of the music we are served is large. We get everything from the most beautiful, delicate ballads, as the title more than suggests, but we also get hefty rough tracks that show that Mathisen masters the most. What all along shines through is the melodic strength in both the songs and Hans Mathisen guitar performance. Moreover, he is equipped with an exceptionally warm and beautiful tone of his guitar." (My translation)[3]

The album was awarded the 2005 Spellemannprisen in the category Jazz.[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Hans Mathisen

No.TitleLength
1."A Quiet Moment"5:46
2."Beirach"6:21
3."Evans"5:31
4."Theatre Song"7:31
5."The Sleeping Observer"2:46
6."Lament For A Lost Maiden"6:35
7."Late Night"3:57
8."Changing Colours"5:40
9."Restless"7:10
10."Serenity"5:08

Personnel

Notes
  • Recorded December 6–8, 2004, except track #2 and #4 recorded April 29, 2003, and track #9 recorded August 8, 2003.[5]

References
  1. "Curling Legs Releases by Hans Mathisen". Curling Legs. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. Rege, Geir (2005-10-12). "Musikk for høstkvelder". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. Hammerø, Tor (2005-09-08). "Hans Mathisen: Quiet Songs". Musical reviews. Puls.no. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  4. "Spellemannprisen 2005". NRK (in Norwegian). 2006-01-31. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  5. "Hans Mathisen – Quiet Songs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
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