Magne Arnesen - The Great Danish Songbook (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Welcome to The Great Danish Songbook – a jazz record consisting of Danish classics from the 1930s to the 1960s. The title has a parallel to the term The Great American Songbook and thus a humorous little play on words, which in all modesty equates old Danish songs with the American jazz standards. The goal of the record is to present songs from the “Danish Song treasury” in a re-arranged mainstream swing jazz tradition.
This nostalgic album rewinds time to Copenhagen in the 1930s; a time where there was live jazz music on almost every street corner, and where swing jazz was both entertainment and dance music. Together with the first Danish feature films, a large number of songs were composed, such as ‘Jeg har elsket dig så lenge jeg kan mindes / I Have Loved You As Long As I Can Remember’.
In addition, many musical revue songs were popular, such as ‘Man binder os påmund og hånd / They Tie Us Hand And Mouth’, for which the singer Liva Weel became famous. All these songs were quickly considered Danish popular music and
soon were an important part of Denmark’s song treasure. The melodies were often influenced by American jazz music, and went straight into the Danish folk soul, for example the musical film ‘Forelsket i København / In Love With Copenhagen’. Another classic is ‘Dansevise / Dance Song’, a beautiful jazz waltz that won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1963. A common feature was the many strong female vocalists such as Daimi Gentle who, with charm and a smile, sang
‘Jeg sætter min hat som jeg vil / I Put My Hat As I Want’ in 1967. The identical type of strong female character is also charmingly described in ‘Tanta til Beate / Beate’s Aunt’, a Norwegian bonus track on this album.
The Great Danish Songbook has been a great project to record, and we have enjoyed every note with a big smile. Hope you will enjoy our Danish “hygge”.

TRACKLIST

1. Majken Christiansen - Dansevise
2. Majken Christiansen - Forelsket i København
3. Majken Christiansen - Jeg har elsket dig så længe jeg kan mindes
4. Majken Christiansen - Glemmer du
5. Majken Christiansen - I skovens dybe stille ro
6. Majken Christiansen - Jeg sætter min hat som jeg vil
7. Majken Christiansen - Hvorfor er lykken så lunefuld
8. Majken Christiansen - Man binder os på mund og hånd
9. Majken Christiansen - I Aften
10. Majken Christiansen - Hvor er livet dog skont
11. Majken Christiansen - Tanta til Beate (Bonus track)



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