MALENE MORTENSEN — Date with a Dream (2005) Two Version | APE (image+.cue), lossless + FLAC (tracks) 24-44.1Hz

Malene Mortensen emerged on the Danish jazz scene with her 2003 recording debut as a leader for Universal in Europe, following it up with this release for Stunt. With her fresh, engaging vocals and the potential to establish a following in both jazz and pop like Norah Jones, Mortenson isn't really an improviser, but she works with top-notch musicians who create fresh arrangements of standards, while she also proves herself to be a capable composer. Of particular interest are her interpretations of standards, including the sensuous, slowly savored "I've Got a Date with a Dream" (where she's backed by her trio plus strings and a lap steel player) and a heartfelt "At Last" (backed by pianist Kasper Villaume and soprano saxophonist Claus Waidtlow). She soars in Villaume's imaginative post-bop arrangement of "Take Five," displaying her soulful side. Mortenson's originals are more pop-oriented, though still catchy and entertaining, especially her infectious "Off the Beat." Ken Dryden
Tracklist :
1    I've Got A Date With A Dream 4:28
Written-By – Harry Revel, Mack Gordon
2    All I Want 3:58
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
3    Egyptian Moonlight 5:44
Written-By – Anna Lia Bright, Malene Mortensen, Michael Sunding
4    Blur 5:31
Written-By – Anna Lia Bright, Magnus Hjorth, M. Mortensen
5    At Last 4:11
Arranged By – Kasper Villaume, Maiken Ingvordsen
Written-By – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
6    Take Five 5:25
Written-By – Iola Brubeck, Paul Desmond
7    Mystery Man 3:50
Arranged By [Horns] – Magnus Hjorth
Written-By – Anna Lia Bright, Malene Mortensen, Michael Sunding
8    Giving You The Best That I've Got 3:28
Written-By – Anita Baker, Randy Holland, Skip Scarborough
9    Off The Beat 3:41
Written-By – A.L. Bright, M. Hjorth, Malene Mortensen
10    Gone Before We Know 3:16
Written-By – Avishai Cohen, Malene Mortensen, Marianne Søgård Andersen
11    Crashed 5:45
Written-By – Anna Lia Bright, Magnus Hjorth, Malene Mortensen
Credits :
Arranged By [Strings] – Kasper Villaume
Bass – Avishai Cohen
Cello – Wiebke Vestergaard
Drums, Percussion – Morten Lund
Lap Steel Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Boi Holm
Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Glockenspiel – Kasper Villaume
Saxophone – Claus Waidtløw, Marius Neset
Trombone – Anders Larsson
Trumpet, Cornet – Kasper Tranberg
Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Keyboards [Additional] – Lasse Nilsson
Viola – Nanna Gangelhof
Violin – Lisbeth Sagen
Vocals – Malene Mortensen