Bjork
Gling Glo
Label ©  Bad Taste
Release Year  1990
Length  50:56
Genre  Jazz
Personal Star Rating [1-5]  
  Ref#  B-0171
Bitrate  128 Kbps
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    Track Listing:
      1.  
      		 Gling Gló  
       2:41  
      2.  
      		 Luktar-Gvendur  
       4:03  
      3.  
      		 Kata Rokkar  
       2:58  
      4.  
      		 Pabbi Minn  
       2:42  
      5.  
      		 Brestir Og Brak  
       3:21  
      6.  
      		 Ástartöfrar  
       2:46  
      7.  
      		 Bella Símamćr  
       2:40  
      8.  
      		 Litli Tónlistarmadurinn  
       3:23  
      9.  
      		 żad Sést Ekki Sćtari Mey  
       4:03  
      10.  
      		 Bílavísur  
       2:41  
      11.  
      		 Tondeleyo  
       3:32  
      12.  
      		 Ég Veit El Hvad Skal Segja  
       3:02  
      13.  
      		 Í Dansi Med żér  
       2:28  
      14.  
      		 Börnin Vid Tjörnina  
       2:50  
      15.  
      		 Ruby Baby  
       4:06  
      16.  
      		 I Can't Help Loving That Man  
       3:40  
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      1990 release on UK Smekkleysa/ Mother/ One Little Indian, ajovial jazz album the Icelandic nymph cut with a jazz triowhile she was still the vocalist for the Sugarcubes. 16tracks, with all but two sung in Icelandic: covers of Leiber/ Stoller's 'Ruby Baby' & Oscar Hammerstein II/ JeromeKern's 'I Can't Help Loving That Man'. Highly acclaimed &highly recommended for anyone looking to augment their Bjorkor Sugarcubes collections!

      Review by Joslyn Layne

      Bjork's elastic, somersaulting voice is right at home delivering these traditional Icelandic and jazz tunes. Happy songs performed by Bjork with the Icelandic jazz group Gudmundar Ingolfssonar Trio really showcase her voice and reveal how her unique singing style shares some common ground with scatting. The trio consists of pianist Gudmundar Ingolfsson (who, contrary to popular rumor, is not Bjork's father), Gudmundur Steingrimsson on drums, and Thordur Hognason on bass. Bjork performed with this trio a few times before they recorded Gling Glo, and everyone must've had a good time, because the album captures the group moving through a mixture of jazz numbers and Icelandic songs with a free and easy feel. When Gling Glo was first released in 1990 on the Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) label, it went platinum, becoming the label's best seller. The first 14 songs are from this original issue, while the last two tracks (and the only songs sung in English -- "Ruby Baby" and "I Can't Help Loving That Man") are drawn from a rehearsal recording made a year prior to the album.
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