Sidsel Endresen
Norwegian vocalist Sidsel Endresen (who sings in English) is one of those 1990s artists who demonstrates the increasing difficulty in applying traditional 20th-century categorizations to many contemporary music albums. Although the singer/songwriter works with some notable jazz musicians, her records aren't really jazz; although they have plenty of experimental elements, they are firmly grounded in songs, and are more accessible than much "new music." Her pieces also betray the influence of some rock and folk (her voice is very reminiscent of Sandy Denny's), but bear even less concrete relationships to those forms.
Endresen has recorded a couple albums for ECM that bear some hallmarks of the label's trademark spacious production values, but avoid sterility. Her abstract lyrics are backed by jazzy minimalist strokes that occasionally skate into dissonance. Drummer Jon Christensen and cellist David Darling are the most recognizable of the musicians on these discs, which have a broader appeal than the traditional ECM listening base.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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So I Write
Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvaer, Django Bates, Jon Christensen
Vocal Jazz - Released by ECM on 1 Jun 1990
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Duplex Ride
Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft
Jazz - Released by Curling Legs on 1 Jan 1998
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Nightsong
Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft
Jazz - Released by Curling Legs on 1 Jan 1994
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Didymoi Dreams
Sidsel Endresen, Stian Westerhus
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Rune Grammofon on 8 Jun 2012
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Merriwinkle
Electronic - Released by Jazzland Recordings on 24 Jan 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bonita
Sidsel Endresen, Stian Westerhus
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Rune Grammofon on 17 Nov 2014
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ha!
Free Jazz & Avant-Garde - Released by Rune Grammofon on 19 Aug 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Backhand Smash!
Jazz - Released by Hot Club Records on 17 Dec 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -