Gling-Gl¿¿

by Bjoerk, Gudmundar Ingolfsson Trio

Overview

Bjoerk's elastic, somersaulting voice is right at home delivering these traditional Icelandic and jazz tunes. Happy songs performed by Bjoerk with the Icelandic jazz group Gudmundar Ingolfssonar Trio really showcase her voice and reveal how her unique singing style shares some common ground with scatting. The trio consists of pianist Gudmundar Ingolfsson (who, contrary to popular rumor, is not Bjoerk's father), Gudmundur Steingrimsson on drums, and Thordur Hoegnason on bass. Bjoerk performed with this trio a few times before they recorded Gling Glo, and everyone must've had a good time, because the album captures the group moving through a mixture of jazz numbers and Icelandic songs with a free and easy feel. When Gling Glo was first released in 1990 on the Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) label, it went platinum, becoming the label's best seller. The first 14 songs are from this original issue, while the last two tracks (and the only songs sung in English -- "Ruby Baby" and "I Can't Help Loving That Man") are drawn from a rehearsal recording made a year prior to the album. ~ Joslyn Layne

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2007
Label:	One Little Indian
UPC:	5016958033927

Tracks

1. Gling Gl¿¿
2. Luktar-Gwendur
3. Kata Rokkar
4. Pabbi Minn
5. Brestir Og Brak
6. Astart¿¿frar
7. Bella S¿¿mam¿¿r
8. Litli T¿¿nlistarma¿¿urinn
9. ¿¿Ad S¿¿st Ekki S¿¿tari Mey
10. B¿¿lav¿¿sur
11. Tondeleyo
12. Eg Veit Ei Hva¿¿ Skal Segja
13. ¿¿ Dansi Me¿¿ ¿¿¿¿r
14. B¿¿rnin Vi¿¿ Tj¿¿rnina
15. Ruby Baby
16. I Can't Help Loving That Man

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bjoerk   Primary Artist,Vocals,Munnharpe
Gudmundar Ingolfsson Trio   Primary Artist
Gudmundur Steingrimsson   Drums
Thordur Hoegnason   Bass
Gudmundur Ingolfsson   Tambourine,Piano

Technical Credits

Pablo Ruiz   Composer
Oskar Jonasson   Cover Art
Loftur Gudmundsson   Composer
Tomas Gudjmundsson   Composer
Valdimar Audjunsson   Composer
Jerome Kern   Composer
Joe Darion   Composer
Larry Coleman   Composer
Rodgers & Hammerstein   Composer
Nat Simon   Composer
Jerry Leiber   Composer
Mike Stoller   Composer
Alf Clausen   Composer
Pablo Beltran Ruiz   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
Gudmundar Ingolfsson Trio   Group
Paul Burkhard   Composer
Jon Sigurdsson   Composer
Eirikur K. Eiriksson   Composer
Jenni Jonsson   Composer
Jonas Arnason   Composer
Kristin Engilbertsdottir   Composer
Theodor Einarsson   Composer
Þorsteinn Sveinsson   Composer
Magnus Jonsson   Liner Notes
Freymodjur Johannsson   Composer
Sigfus Halldorsson   Composer
Jack Holmes   Composer
Marc Fontenoy   Composer
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Jon Mull Arnason   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer