Características
For 15 years, Jan-Eric Persson searched for a jazz singer who would meet the standards and philosophy of Opus 3 Records. In the spring of 2006, pianist and composer Gösta Rundqvist presented his new quintet. Among them was singer Maria Winther! It took only a few rehearsals for everyone involved to realize that Maria Winther was the singer they had been searching for. Then everything happened very quickly: Rundqvist not only became the producer of her debut album, but also the arranger and musical director of the quintet around Maria Winther, whose line-up was already virtually set: with Joakim Milder, now a university teacher, on tenor saxophone and his old companion Christian Spering on bass, two musicians whose mutual musical understanding gives the entire production its unmistakable character. Drummer Ola Hultgren completes the lineup with his fantastic interaction. The song material for “Dreamsville” comes largely from the American Songbook – songs that Maria Winther grew up with and that have become a part of her. All that remains to be said is: “Dreamsville” is a great album!
In order to create the optimal conditions for the musicians to record “Dreamsville,” the recordings were made in a small concert hall. To authentically capture spontaneity, interaction, and improvisation, no overdubbing or post-production editing was used. The outstanding Multichannel Hybrid SACD from Opus 3 Records contains a booklet with detailed information about the recording technology and microphones used.
Opus 3 is an independent Swedish music label dedicated to recording timeless acoustic music such as jazz, blues, folk and classical. Founded in late 1976 by sound engineer Jan-Eric Persson, the label has made it its mission to reproduce voices and instruments as naturally as possible. To achieve this, Opus 3 selects recording environments with good natural. The label's recording techniques were developed specifically for acoustic music and were originally based on the use of tube gear and “Blumlein” miking. In 2001, Opus 3 switched to digital eight-track technology and later to 16 channels – in the brand-new mixing and mastering studio designed and set up by Sweden's leading acoustic engineer Lennart Nilsson to mark the label's 30th anniversary. Apart from a few digital intermediate steps all processing is still done exclusively analog.
MUSICIANS: Maria Winther: vocals / Gösta Rundqvist: piano / Joakim Milder: tenor saxophone / Christian Spering: double bass / Ola Hultgren: drums
1. Dreamsville
2. April In Paris
3. A Foggy Day In London Town
4. A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
5. I've Grown Accustomed To His Face
6. You Must Beleive In Spring
7. Love Is A Many Splendoured Thing
8. At Last
9. For Heaven’s Sake
10. We'll Be Together Again