BRUNBORG,TORE/BJERKESTRAND,KJETIL - Nordic Christmas (Sealed) (CD)

Nordic Christmas has nothing to do with pomp and kitsch, abundance and grand gestures. She is familiar and traditional, drawing her strength from silence. Contemplation and concentration determines the most beautiful time of the year in the Scandinavian countries. And their music is a reflection of this, this quiet and intimate mood:"Christmas With My Friends" by Nils Landgren has become famous in Sweden. The star trombone player has been accompanying the Christmas season for more than 10 years with a pleasant and warming sound, feeling and tenderness. Bugge Wesseltoft recorded a classic from Norway back in 1997:"It's Snowing On My Piano is in its almost unearthly beauty the biggest Christmas CD ever produced by contemporary jazz" (WAZ). This solo piano recording of Christmas carols and old folk songs is still the best-selling album in the history of ACT