Becoming by Sunna Gunnlaugs
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Icelandic pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs writes music that flows from a place of deep sincerity. She draws on experience and feeling to create compositions that evoke emotions and conjure images in her listeners. On her latest release Becoming she is joined by her long-time collaborators bassist Þorgrímur Jónsson and drummer Scott McLemore.
The trio’s bond is strong after over a decade of working together as evidenced by their robust yet subtle interactiveness and the eloquent soloing of all three members. "Becoming" is the 5th album Gunnlaugs has released with this trio. However, this is the first album since "Mindful" which features exclusively her own compositions.
These pieces, 7 in total, describe a longing to travel. This is perhaps understandable for someone living on an island in the North Atlantic. She has talked about her childhood fascination with Tin Tin going on adventures. This music takes the listener to places both imagined and real in a way that only Gunnlaugs’ signature Nordic-Americana could.
Tracklist
| 1. | Becoming | 4:58 |
| 2. | Suddenly Autumn | 6:39 |
| 3. | Where the Winds and Waters Call | 4:22 |
| 4. | Sound of Summer | 5:20 |
| 5. | The Heart May Race | 5:15 |
| 6. | Make the Jump | 4:55 |
| 7. | Nicotune | 5:32 |
| 8. | Becoming (alternate take) | 5:11 |
Credits
Produced by Sunna Gunnlaugs. Recorded July 13 & 14, 2022 by Kjartan Kjartansson at Harpa Concert Hall in Iceland. Mixed and mastered by Kjartan Kjartansson at Bíóhljóð, Iceland.
Photography by Óli Már.
Sunna Gunnlaugs - piano
Þorgrímur Jónsson - bass
Scott McLemore - drums
All compositions by Sunna Gunnlaugs [STEF].
License
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"Fine musicians seem to be among Iceland's most visible exports these days, and pianist Sunna Gunnlaugs is proof that jazz is as much a part of the picture as the pop of Björk or Sigur Ros."
— Time Out New York