Audio CD review:
Silje Nergaard - Port of Call

Silje Nergaard - Port of Call

Band: Silje Nergaard Title: Port of Call Rating: Release Date: 25 February, 2001 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Me Oh My 2: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered 3: Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me 4: If You Love Somebody 5: What's New 6: Waltz 7: You're Kind 8: For All We Know 9: Shame on You 10: Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 11: Dream a Little Dream of Me 12: Don't Explain

Customer Reviews Smooth, very smooth indead... But I really hate myself for missing her concert at Macau. I regret that I have not discovered this voice earlier while I was still living in Norway. . . a personal note. Her music might be a little too light for a lot of hardcore jazz fans, but it's nonetheless (if not more) as expressive as others in the same genre. It is a form of expression without the usual yelling, screaming (hint, hint, Mariah Carey). I would not go as far as trashing "come away with me", but i'd definitely set this one at the first spot in my cd player. The unfortunate thing is that there's NO Silje Nergaard's sample music file at amazon. com. It's rather difficult to spread her voice to world without the support form branded label as "blue note". Well, nuff said, a must buy. this album is a gem what can i say except it saddens me that many people haven't discovered this gem! i agree with one of the reviews, you can dump 'come away with me' and get this album instead. A different type of Diva It's great to hear a voice which can convey sentiments with subtlety. If you're like me and tire of the so-called diva's who express emotions by screeching endlessly up and down the scales then Silje is the ideal antidote. This is particularly impressive when one considers Silje's first language is Norwegian. She obviously has a deep understanding and feel for this music genre. All of the tracks sound very polished in keeping with her beautifully clear voice. From the little I know of her it is obvious she has spent some time developing her style and direction. After buying this CD I immediately bought her latest 'At First Light'. This is also a triumph as Silje combines well with lyricist Mike McGurk to compose all but one of the tracks on this CD. Defiitely a must-play when you have some friends around for dinner. . You can see a complete list of all Silje Nergaard discography, or go back to the Silje Nergaard tabs