Start the week by listening to a lead-off track from Kontinent by Danish singer Janne Mark.
The Danish language title of the track, 'Altid allerede elsket,' according to Google Translate, means ''Always already loved.''
Mark's five-star Pilgrim from 2018, a big numimous hymnal surprise at the time, surprising for that style, chimed easily with a jazz-appreciating sensibility. Kontinent – ''continent'' – features compositions and lyrics by Mark and includes traditional religious music among which is 'Taladh Chriosta,' also known in the Scottish Gaelic tradition, and that dates back to the 7th century.
The full collective album personnel is: Janne Mark, vocals; Arve Henriksen, trumpet, spoken word & electronics; Nils Økland, hardanger fiddle, viola d’amore & violin; Henrik Gunde, piano, harmonium, mellotron and vibraphone; Esben Eyermann, double bass; Bjørn Heebøll, drums. Largely recorded in a Copenhagen studio in May, Kontinent is to be released by the German ACT label in November and was produced by trumpeter Arve Henriksen.
Photo of Janne Mark: Zuhal Kocan/ACT
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