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Björk's elastic, somersaulting voice is right at home delivering these traditional Icelandic and jazz tunes. Happy songs performed by Björk with the Icelandic jazz group Gudmundar Ingólfssonar Trio really showcase her voice and reveal how her unique singing style shares some common ground with scatting. The trio consists of pianist Gudmundar Ingólfsson (who, contrary to popular rumor, is not Björk's father), Gudmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Thórdur Högnason on bass. Björk performed with this trio a few times before they recorded Gling Glo, and everyone must've had a good time, because the album captures the group moving through a mixture of jazz numbers and Icelandic songs with a free and easy feel. When Gling Glo was first released in 1990 on the Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) label, it went platinum, becoming the label's best seller. The first 14 songs are from this original issue, while the last two tracks (and the only songs sung in English -- "Ruby Baby" and "I Can't Help Loving That Man") are drawn from a rehearsal recording made a year prior to the album.
© Joslyn Layne /TiVo
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Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Alfreð Clausen, Composer - Kristin Engilbertsdóttir, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Nat Simon, Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Eiríkur K. Eiríksson, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Theodór Einarsson, Composer, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
P. Burkhard, Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Jónas Árnason, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Jón Múli Árnason, Composer - Jónas Árnason, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Valdimar Auðunsson, Composer, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Mark Fontenoy, Composer - Loftur Guðmundsson, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Freymóður Jóhannsson, Composer, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Loftur Guðmundsson, Writer - Rodger and Hammerstein, Composer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Holmes, Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Jón Sigurðsson, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Sigfus Halldórsson, Composer - Tómas Guðmundsson, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Gimble, Composer - Darion, Composer - Colman, Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Loftur Guðmundsson, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz, Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist - Þorsteinn Sveinsson, Writer
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Jenni Jóns, Composer, Writer - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
M. STOLLER, Composer, Writer - J. Leiber, Composer, Writer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Jerome Kern, Writer - Oscar Hammerstein II , Composer - Björk Guðmundsdóttir, MainArtist - Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, MainArtist
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
Album review
Björk's elastic, somersaulting voice is right at home delivering these traditional Icelandic and jazz tunes. Happy songs performed by Björk with the Icelandic jazz group Gudmundar Ingólfssonar Trio really showcase her voice and reveal how her unique singing style shares some common ground with scatting. The trio consists of pianist Gudmundar Ingólfsson (who, contrary to popular rumor, is not Björk's father), Gudmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Thórdur Högnason on bass. Björk performed with this trio a few times before they recorded Gling Glo, and everyone must've had a good time, because the album captures the group moving through a mixture of jazz numbers and Icelandic songs with a free and easy feel. When Gling Glo was first released in 1990 on the Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) label, it went platinum, becoming the label's best seller. The first 14 songs are from this original issue, while the last two tracks (and the only songs sung in English -- "Ruby Baby" and "I Can't Help Loving That Man") are drawn from a rehearsal recording made a year prior to the album.
© Joslyn Layne /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:46
- Main artists: Björk Guðmundsdóttir Tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Alda Music
- Genre: Jazz
© 1990 Smekkleysa ℗ 1990 Smekkleysa
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