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Come Shine
12+ albums
jazznorwegianvocal jazzAllNorsk Jazz
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"What delights me (and it rarely happens) is when a singer sings even a song I've heard countless times tiresomely, but the song sounds as if I've never heard it before. Live Roggen sings like that." Michael Bourne, Down Beat Come Shine have been playing old jazz standards since 1998, and this jazz quartet is more than a great singer with a piano trio behind her. They work together as a tightly woven unit, focusing on the special arrangements - arrangements that may differ substantially from versions heard before - without compromising the beauty of these immortal tunes and lyrics. The quartet Come Shine is highly ranked in Norwegian jazz among both musicians, in the media and in the general public. Their way of treating the American standards seem to be able to convince both critics and record buyers from different generations. So far, Come Shine have released two studio albums (2001 and -02) and one live album (with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, 2003) all of them critically acclaimed. The second album, "Do Do That Voodoo", was last year's Norwegian Grammy Award jazz winner. The response to the quartet's live concerts in other Nordic countries, as well as Vietnam and India, indicates that this success is not merely of a provincial quality. The four musicians are all well-known characters in the vital, younger generation of Norwegian jazz. Separately they work in different styles, undoubtedly influenced by Norwegian elements and pioneers like Jan Garbarek, Radka Toneff
