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New Album from Tor Endresen<\/p>\n
This fall, Tor Endresen participated in the NRK TV-show Stjernekamp, where he once again proved his wide specter and capacity as both artist and entertainer. He himself is most pleased with the Bigband part of the series, and really enjoyed the part of \u201dCrooner\u201d \u2013 and now he is releasing his new album.<\/p>\n
Per S\u00e6lemyr (1945) is a former businessman, and a full-time\u201dglobetrotter\u201d since 1990. Up until the age of 60, he had no idea that he could create music \u2013 he was more than happy with listening to songs that others had written. But around 2005, he started humming on a melody he had never heard before \u2013 a tune that had developed in his own mind, leading eventually to the creation of several more. Per S\u00e6lemyr\u00b4s good friend Gustav Lorentzen wrote down the songs and also introduced Endresen and S\u00e6lemyr. In Tors own words: \u201dIt was unbelievable. Good, swinging, NEW songs\u201d.<\/p>\n
With Pete Knutsen as producer, and Norway\u00b4s leading jazz musicians and Stabsmusikkens Storband playing, Endresen found himself pinching his arm. Here is the result: Jumping for joy!<\/p>\n
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New album from Tor Endresen!<\/p>\n
Gustav Lorentzen was the one that introduced Tor to Per S\u00e6lemyr \u2013 a former merchat\/businessman, and a full-time\u201dglobetrotter\u201d since 1990. S\u00e6lemyr had no formal music education, but music has always been an important part of his life. At the age of 15 he went on his first consert with jazz-singer Nora Brockstedt \u2013 an experiance that played an important role in forming and developing his musical taste. Nora quickly became his favorite singer, and eventually a close friend. She introduced him to the beautiful standard songs of american composers, such as Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Richard Rogers \u2013 to mention a few. The \u201damerican songbook\u201d style quickly became, and still is, the music genre he appreciates the most. Up until the age of 60, he had no idea that he could create music \u2013 he was more than happy with listening to songs that others had written. But around year 2005, he started humming on a melody he had never heard before \u2013 a tune that developed in his own mind, leading eventually to the creation of several more. These would have probably remained in his head if it wasn\u2019t for his good friend Gustav Lorentzen, who wrote them all down, and later on became his mentor in writing lyrics. Because amazingly enough, Per gradually began to write lyrics to his own songs as well.<\/p>\n
Before Lorentzens too early death in April 2010, he managed to convey contact with Tor Endresen and introduced him to Per S\u00e6lemyr and his work. As Tor himsef said: \u201dIt was unbelivable. Good, swinging, NEW songs written to me in the best american songbook style that I love so much. It was like a project sent from heaven. This is the biggest thing I\u2019ve experianced as a singer so far in my life\u201d.<\/p>\n
Tor was wishing for Pete Knutsen to arrange the songs and produce the album, which he gladly agreed to do. With Pete Knutsen as arranger and producer, alongside the Norwegian leading jazz musicians and Stabsmusikkens Storband playing, Endresen found himself pinching his arm. The result is the new album called "Jumping for joy". Enjoy!<\/p>\n
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