Caecilie Norby & Lars Danielsson - Just the Two of Us (2015)

Just the Two of Us is an intimate duo album by this husband and wife pairing. Apart from songs by Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and Abbey Lincoln, the pair play their own compositions. The variety of expression that they achieve together, the sheer opulence of their musicality will amaze the listener. For many years Norby and Danielsson are a married couple but musically they went their separate paths for a long time: Norby was the pre-eminent funk and jazz singer in Denmark, until she took herself off to America, long before other Scandinavian singers followed her example. She became the first European female artist to be signed to the Blue Note label, a move which led to working with global stars such as Mike Stern and Chick Corea. Lars Danielsson, from Sweden, also has a major international career to his name, working alongside the likes of Charles Lloyd and the Brecker Brothers; but over and above that, he has developed as an artist (and also as a producer) through being a long-standing member of the ACT label family, and is now regarded as one of the most significant European jazz musicians.

Tracklist:

01. Both Sides Now (5:34)
02. Double Dance (5:01)
03. Liberetto Cantabile (4:28)
04. Sad Sunday (4:51)
05. Cherry Tree (3:42)
06. And It's Supposed to Be Love (4:25)
07. Wild Juju Child (3:09)
08. Toccata (3:29)
09. Wondrous Story (3:07)
10. Wholly Earth (2:49)
11. Sarabande (2:34)
12. Ghost Lullabye (3:09)
13. Hallelujah (5:07)

Personnel:

Caecilie Norby / vocals, percussion, Sansula, Udu
Lars Danielsson / bass, cello, guitar, Marimba, percussion