Music

Visualize brighter and braver days ahead and allow yourself to SHINE. This new single 'Shine' was recently released (June 16th '22). It is a humorous self-encouragement to embrace your fear, be daring and take a leap of faith to follow your dreams. I hope this song will empower many a doubting heart.

This is the 1st of two singles leading up to the release of the full album 'Listen Here' in September.

Music and lyrics by Louise Bøttern
Recorded @ The Village Recording, Cph Sept. 2021
Sound and Mix - Thomas Vang / Master - David Elberling

”Louise Bøttern comes through with flying colors and high quality, almost sails right through the not so easy Monk-pieces with perfect pronunciation and an apparent and natural swing deep down in the vocal treasury. It’s hip and funny.” – Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen, Jazz Special

"Ms. Bøttern handles the well thought out interpretations with flowing ease. This is the kind of imaginative recording that's needed today. Just so we won't forget that jazz vocalists are a different breed, not an after thought of a commercial vocalist that decide they can sing jazz too. This is a compilation of classic jazz wrapped in a cool, urban New York style." Deborah Brown, jazz vocalist

“Unique concert experience! We all sat there with goose bumps and a heartfelt joy to be experiencing this talent – for what a voice! A voice with a broadness and vocal range one rarely meets. A voice that could burn expressively regardless of where on the scale it moved.” - Kristin Kristiansdottir, concert guest

”One of the absolut best jazzy jazzrecords I have heard in a long while. Jazz exactly like I want it; unartificial and straight forward, sensitive, unheard melodious and filled with beautiful melody lines and last but not least humor, both in the singing and instrumentally. With notes clear as a bell she shows what a competent jazz singer she is.” – Bo Ingvar Svensson

”Respect for the generally speaking untraditional material.” – Martin Loft, Loftskammer

“Respects the original,.. knows what she wants with the great american songbook,.. a technically well performed vocal jazz album.” – Niels Overgård, Jazznyt

”Louise Bøttern kommer igennem med flagrende vimpler og høj kvalitet, nærmest glider igennem de ikke helt nemme Monk-numre med perfekt udtale og et åbenbart og naturligt swing nede i vokalens gemmer. Det er hipt og morsomt.” Henrik Wolsgaard-Iversen, Jazz Special

”Frk. Bøttern håndterer de velgennemtænkte fortolkninger med flydende lethed. Det er lige denne slags fantasifulde indspilninger, der er brug for i dag. Så vi ikke glemmer, at jazzvokalister er en anden race, ikke en eftertanke af en kommerciel vokalist, som beslutter at de også kan synge jazz. Det er en kompilation af klassisk jazz pakket ind i en cool, urban New Yorker-stil.” Deborah Brown, jazz vokalist

“Unik koncertoplevelse! Vi sad alle med gåsehud og en inderlig glæde ved at opleve dette talent, for sikke en stemme! En stemme med en rummelighed og spændvidde man sjældent oplever. En stemme, der kunne brænde udtryksfuldt igennem, uanset hvor på skalaen den bevægede sig.“ Kristin Kristiansdottir, koncertgæst

”En af de absolut bedste jazzede jazzskiver jeg har hørt meget længe. Jazz præcis som jeg vil have den; ukunstig og ligetil, følsom, uhørt melodiøs og fyldt med smukke tonelinier og sidst men ikke mindst af humor, både i sang og instrumentalistisk. Med sine klokkerene toner viser hun hvilken kompetent jazzsangerinde hun er.” Bo Ingvar Svensson

”Respekt for det generelt set utraditionelle materiale.”Martin Loft, Loftskammer

“Respekt for det oprindelige, ved hvad hun vil med den store amerikanske sangbog, et vokaljazzalbum der er teknisk veludført.” Niels Overgård, Jazznyt

"FLOT, FLOT! Moderne stil, fede fraseringer. Flot vokal og præstationer på flygel, bas og sax. En cd jeg gerne vil lægge mig på min sofa og LYTTE til! - Ole

Releases

'Listen Here' 2022

'Cloudy Treasures' - single 2022

'Shine' - single 2022

'Kick Off Your Shoes' 2015

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