Nightwalker Ketil Bjørnstad

• Ketil Bjørnstad (b. 1952): NIGHTWALKER (TWILIGHT VERSION):
• 1 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (TWILIGHT VERSION) 03:41
• A CERTAIN MOOD:
• 2 Bjørnstad: A CERTAIN MOOD 02:08
• REGRET:
• 3 Bjørnstad: REGRET 02:03
• TRUST:
• 4 Bjørnstad: TRUST 02:40
• PROMISE:
• 5 Bjørnstad: PROMISE 05:30
• HER SMILE (COW CRADLE SONG):
• 6 Bjørnstad: HER SMILE (COW CRADLE SONG) 04:57
• DARKNESS:
• 7 Bjørnstad: DARKNESS 02:57
• ON THE EDGE:
• 8 Bjørnstad: ON THE EDGE 03:50
• THE LETTER:
• 9 Bjørnstad: THE LETTER 02:26
• NIGHTWALKER (PAST MIDNIGHT VERSION):
• 10 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (PAST MIDNIGHT VERSION) 01:45
• THE SECRET:
• 11 Bjørnstad: THE SECRET 02:52
• EXPECTATIONS AND ANXIETY:
• 12 Bjørnstad: EXPECTATIONS AND ANXIETY 04:25
• LONGING:
• 13 Bjørnstad: LONGING 01:30
• APOLOGY:
• 14 Bjørnstad: APOLOGY 04:35
• SO WHAT:
• 15 Bjørnstad: SO WHAT 02:41
• UNDERSTANDING:
• 16 Bjørnstad: UNDERSTANDING 03:20
• THE SUITCASE:
• 17 Bjørnstad: THE SUITCASE 02:48
• THE REPLY:
• 18 Bjørnstad: THE REPLY 02:37
• ON THE MOUNTAIN:
• 19 Bjørnstad: ON THE MOUNTAIN 02:18
• CONSEQUENCE:
• 20 Bjørnstad: CONSEQUENCE 02:19
• A HIDDEN PLACE:
• 21 Bjørnstad: A HIDDEN PLACE 03:10
• BETWEEN THE LINES:
• 22 Bjørnstad: BETWEEN THE LINES 01:28
• NIGHTWALKER (EARLY MORNING VERSION):
• 23 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (EARLY MORNING VERSION) 01:56
• Total Runtime 01:07:56

Info for Nightwalker

The "Nightwalker" suite is based on dreams and experiences, on states of mind that we all have, with their sudden changes and often dramatic arc, which we do not understand because we can only understand what happened and why things turned out exactly the way they did in hindsight. The entire suite was written by Ketil Bjornstad over the course of the winter, spring and summer of 2022.

“A nightwalker can hold an entire life in his head while he is walking. This suite is based on both dreams and experiences, states of mind we all have, with their sudden shifts, and often with a dramatic arc we don’t understand, because it is only afterwards that we can grasp what happened and why things turned out as they did. The entire suite was written in the course of the winter, spring and summer of 2022, that dark year that none of us had envisaged." (Ketil Bjørnstad)

Ketil Bjørnstad, piano

Ketil Bjørnstad
described as “a cultural prodigy” by The Guardian’s John Fordham, started out as a classical pianist, making his debut with the Oslo Philharmonic, playing Bartók. Encounters with jazz of the late 1960s, especially Miles and Coltrane, changed his priorities and he was fascinated also by the new Norwegian improvising scene that ECM was documenting. Soon he switched streams and began playing with the jazz men. Simultaneously he has maintained a career as a respected writer with many books to his credit – novels, poems, essays and more.

Ketil Bjørnstad’s recent ECM releases have included “Life In Leipzig” with Terje Rypdal, the song cycle “The Light” with Randi Stene and Lars Anders Tomter, and “Remembrance” with Tore Brunborg and Jon Christensen.

Bjørnstad’s recordings have been incorporated in the soundtracks of numerous films, including several by Jean-Luc Godard: “Notre Musique”, “The Old Place”, “Histoire(s) du Cinéma”, “Forever Mozart” and “Eloge de L’amour”.

After playing double-bass with the Oslo Philharmonic Orcherstra and the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Svante Henryson (born in Stockholm in 1963) effected an about-turn in his career and joined Yngwie Malmsteen’s band as bass guitarist in 1989. This led to much session work and collaborations in the pop world, and Henryson has appeared on recordings of Stevie Wonder, Ryan Adams and Elvis Costello, amongst others.

Self-taught as cellist, he has collaborated with many jazz musicians including Jon Balke, Nils Petter Molvaer, Trygve Seim, Arve Henriksen, Marilyn Mazur and Arild Andersen. In classical contexts he often works with Anne Sofie von Otter and has directed her tours of North America, Europe and Asia. As a composer he has written music for ensembles of all sizes – from symphony orchestra to chamber groups.

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