Nightwalker (Fender Rhodes Version) Ketil Bjørnstad

• Ketil Bjørnstad (b. 1952): NIGHTWALKER (TWILIGHT VERSION-Fender version):
• 1 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (TWILIGHT VERSION-Fender version) 03:30
• A CERTAIN MOOD (Fender Version):
• 2 Bjørnstad: A CERTAIN MOOD (Fender Version) 02:03
• REGRET (Fender Version):
• 3 Bjørnstad: REGRET (Fender Version) 01:54
• TRUST (Fender Version):
• 4 Bjørnstad: TRUST (Fender Version) 02:39
• PROMISE (Fender Version):
• 5 Bjørnstad: PROMISE (Fender Version) 03:59
• HER SMILE (COW CRADLE SONG) (Fender Version):
• 6 Bjørnstad: HER SMILE (COW CRADLE SONG) (Fender Version) 05:01
• DARKNESS (Fender Version):
• 7 Bjørnstad: DARKNESS (Fender Version) 03:08
• ON THE EDGE (Fender Version):
• 8 Bjørnstad: ON THE EDGE (Fender Version) 03:45
• THE LETTER (Fender Version):
• 9 Bjørnstad: THE LETTER (Fender Version) 02:35
• NIGHTWALKER (PAST MIDNIGHT VERSION-Fender Version):
• 10 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (PAST MIDNIGHT VERSION-Fender Version) 02:13
• THE SECRET (Fender Version):
• 11 Bjørnstad: THE SECRET (Fender Version) 02:55
• EXPECTATIONS AND ANXIETY (Fender Version):
• 12 Bjørnstad: EXPECTATIONS AND ANXIETY (Fender Version) 03:17
• LONGING (Fender Version):
• 13 Bjørnstad: LONGING (Fender Version) 01:43
• APOLOGY (Fender Version):
• 14 Bjørnstad: APOLOGY (Fender Version) 02:53
• SO WHAT (Fender Version)
• 15 Bjørnstad: SO WHAT (Fender Version) 02:38
• UNDERSTANDING (Fender Version):
• 16 Bjørnstad: UNDERSTANDING (Fender Version) 03:28
• THE SUITCASE (Fender Version):
• 17 Bjørnstad: THE SUITCASE (Fender Version) 02:39
• THE REPLY (Fender Version):
• 18 Bjørnstad: THE REPLY (Fender Version) 02:22
• ON THE MOUNTAIN (Fender Version):
• 19 Bjørnstad: ON THE MOUNTAIN (Fender Version) 03:15
• CONSEQUENCE (Fender Version):
• 20 Bjørnstad: CONSEQUENCE (Fender Version) 01:45
• A HIDDEN PLACE (Fender Version):
• 21 Bjørnstad: A HIDDEN PLACE (Fender Version) 03:18
• BETWEEN THE LINES (Fender Version):
• 22 Bjørnstad: BETWEEN THE LINES (Fender Version) 01:34
• NIGHTWALKER (EARLY MORNING VERSION-Fender Version):
• 23 Bjørnstad: NIGHTWALKER (EARLY MORNING VERSION-Fender Version) 01:56
• Total Runtime 01:04:30

Info for Nightwalker (Fender Rhodes Version)

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.

This version here of the "Nightwalker Suite" is an interpreted version on the classic Fender Rhodes piano. Brought to life by equally classic Leslie speakers, a unique atmosphere and almost ghostly intensity is created, giving the suite a completely unique mood.

“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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