Gunhild Nyborg

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Samples from all songs on the album are available for listening and download, including the requested "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg": Follow the musiconline link.
"You need to have this CD in your collection. For all music lovers, no excuse to not have this CD right now on your CD player. Buy it and like us on The Upper Room Radio Show, you will just love it." Gi Dussault, Upper Room Radio Show, Connecticut, US
Gunhild Nyborg is a Norwegian singer/songwriter. She works mostly with acoustic jazz music. Her first album "Transitions", a Park Grammofon label, was released in 2006, and has been warmly met by the critics. Gunhild herself writes both melody and lyrics, influenced by different transitions in life. The album consists of her own material as well as songs by other composers, among them the French classic "Les Parapluies de Cherbourg", sung in French. Some of the songs on the album are a product of the sentiments that came out of Gunhilds' spending three years in Hammerfest, Norway, the world's northernmost town, and her encountering the polar landscape and natural light and darkness. Cover photos are shot in Spitsbergen, midday, January 2006. The music on this album differs somewhat from other projects Gunhild have been working on. Lyrics to all songs uploaded here are by Gunhild. Melody to "Sleep" is written by Jens Fossum. Other songs are written by Gunhild. Musicians contributing on the album are all outstanding Norwegian professional jazz musicians: Per Einar Watle on guitar (known from among others Christianssand String Swing Ensemble), Jens Fossum on double bass (Sigurd Köhn Kvartett, Sinatra Songbook), Karl Strømme (Peloton) and Erland Dahlen (Madrugada, XPloding Plastix) on the drums/percussion. Distributor: Musikkoperatørene, www.musikkoperatorene.no. Distributor Japan: Bomba Records. The album has been requested by radio stations in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Macedonia, Belarus, Poland, Turkey, Argentina, Colombia, South Africa and Malawi.
Performing live, Gunhild Nyborg mixes her own songs and quiet contemplative sounds with more up-tempo jazz standards with a latin/django sound. She has recently done projects with guitar or piano and acoustic bass trio, and also with trumpet and drums, in jazz clubs around Norway. She visited Varanger jazz festival this summer with Per Einar, Jens, Karl and Kenneth Ekornes on drums/percussion.
Some feedback from radio stations:
“A cozy room with the lights turned off and a warm fireplace with sensual flames licking at your feet. Transitions is the CD that I would prefer to have with my favorite beverage while listening to GUNHILD NYBORG. Try it for musical size and see if you don't agree.” Leon Reyes KVMR Radio 89.5 FM Nevada City / Sacramento California, US Host: Leon's Jazz In A Box
“You need to have this CD in your collection. For all music lovers, no excuse to not have this CD right now on your CD player. Buy it and like us on The Upper Room Radio Show, you will just love it.” Gi Dussault Upper Room Radio Show, Connecticut, US
“… I like the cool, smooth groove….and Ohhh Those French Umbrellas, makes for a tasty cd!!” Mitchell Mendys, WKNH, Keene, New Hampshire, US
“Gunhild has a very distinctive voice that lends itself well to this album of jazz influenced numbers. She also has the ability to break out into other areas, as shown on Transitions; not many people can be that diverse and she will win many listeners over with her very own style.” Tony Bates, Highlands 100.7FM, Victoria, Australia
“This nice lady has made throwing us some oohh's and Aahh's especially "Parapluie de Cherbourgh, a document!” Joost van Steen, Alphen Stad FM, Netherlands
“…Ms. Nyborg vocals, work well in this context… The Musicianship is superb.” Dusty Durst, KCLC FM 89,1 , Missouri, US
“…truly wonderful CD…” Serge Kozlovsky, Minsk, Belarus
”Interesting album with many twists within… Jazzy sound – Excellent, great work…” Graham J Barclay, Soundwave FM, Napier, New Zealand
“Nice recording with very easy to listen to music. There is absolutely a market for this recording.” Jacques Jongmans, Dutch Coast Radio, Netherlands
“A very enjoyable album... Wonderful work!” Harold Ellison "The Jazz Cafe" TripleU-FM Nowra, New South Wales, Australia
“I loved every minute of it! “, Henry Brun, KRTU, Texas, US
“What a great sound…” Michael Criddle, OzRadio, Triple H-FM, Australia
“…very interesting, of great quality and very advisable for the lovers of good music.” Josep Palmada Verdier, Red Hot Blues, Radio Vilafant, Spain
“Great album. Famtastic stuff…” Alex Pijnen, BRTO Radio, Netherlands
“Excellent vocal jazz…” Pascal Dorban, Radio ARA , Luxembourg
Reviews from Norwegian press (in Norwegian only):
«Vokalist Gunhild Nyborg debuterer flott og fengende [...]» Jazznytt nr. 3/2006, «Gunhild Nyborg», 11.08.2006
«Kongeriket har fått en ny singer/songwriter og vokalist det absolutt er verdt å lytte til [...]» Puls.no, «Gunhild Nyborg: Transitions», 08.03.2006
«Assosiasjoner til stille og vakre landskap treffer lytteren umiddelbart.» Smaalenenes Avis, «Smakfull debut», 14.03.2006
«Gunhild Nyborg presenterer seg som en sympatisk popjazzsanger på debutplata "Transitions".» Dagbladet, «Lovende popjazzdebut fra ny stemme»,19.04.2006
«[...] gromlåter skreddersydd for de gode og litt intime øyeblikk livet måtte by på, Østlendingen, «Grom vokal debutant», 29.03.2006
«Hun synger med flott innlevelse og velutviklet fraseringsevne. En flott debut.» Aftenposten, «Transitions», 20.03.2006
«Debutalbumet "Transitions" er fylt opp med behagende popjazz der Nyborgs kvalitetsrike og nyansefulle stemmeuttrykk er det bærende elementet.» Varden, 20.03.2006
«En ny norsk jazzvokalist. Et navn å merke seg.» Bergens Tidende, «Lekent i grenseland», 15.03.2006
«Gunhild Nyborg er det nye vokalnamnet på jazzhimmelen, for ikkje å snakke om polarhimmelen [...]» Dagsavisen, «Polarlys», 12.03.2006
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