Mette Henriette (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Mette Henriette
| type = studio
| artist = Mette Henriette
| cover = Mette Henriette (album).jpg
| border = yes
| released = October 16, 2015
| studio = Rainbow Studio (Oslo, Norway)
| genre = Avant-garde jazz, chamber jazz
| label = ECM Records
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| next_year = 2023
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Mette Henriette is the debut double album by Norwegian saxophonist and composer Mette Henriette, released on ECM Records on October 16, 2015. It was the first debut double album to ever be released on the label.
Critical reception
{{Album rating
| rev1 = All About Jazz
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev2score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Citation |title=Mette Henriette - Mette Henriette {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/mette-henriette-mw0002886278 |access-date=2024-05-10 |language=en}}
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev4 = Jazz.pt
| rev4score = {{rating|5|5}}{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}}
| rev9 = Jazz View
| rev9score = 7.1/10{{Citation needed |date=May 2024}}
}}
The Guardian critic John Fordham said that "Mette Henriette is a contemporary music star on the rise". The Independent critic Phil Johnson describes the album as "contemporary chamber music of power and persuasion, that joins its musicians in a quest for serenity".{{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Phil |title=Music: Albums of the year, from pop to classical jazz to Björk - The Best of 2015 |newspaper=The Independent |page=8 |language=English}} AllMusic critic Thom Jurek described the album as "an auspicious, provocative debut", and that "ECM's considerable faith in this young musician is well founded". All About Jazz critic Hryar Attarian described it as a "mosaic of shimmering tonal hues, provocative ideas and sublime moods". All About Jazz critic Karl Ackermann praised it for being "soulful and inspiring" and concluded that "Mette Henriette is original and unique and should generate much anticipation around Rølvåg's future projects."{{Cite web |last=Ackermann |first=Karl |date=2015-11-08 |title=Mette Henriette Martedatter Rølvåg: Mette Henriette album review @ All About Jazz |url=https://www.allaboutjazz.com/mette-henriette-mette-henriette-martedatter-rolvag-ecm-records-review-by-karl-ackermann/ |access-date=2024-05-10 |website=All About Jazz |language=en}}
= Accolades =
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Publication !Accolade !Year |
| The Independent
|Albums of the year 2015 / The best of 2015 |2015 |
| Jazz Magazine
|Pick of the month November 2015 |2015 |
| Dagsavisen
|Årets jazzalbum 2015 |2015 |
| Jazznyt
|Et af årets bedste jazzalbums |2015 |
| Burning Ambulance
|2015 |
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = CD 1 (o)
| all_writing = Mette Henriette, except where noted.
| title1 = So
| length1 = 1:41
| title2 = .oOo.
| writer2 = Johan Lindvall
| length2 = 3:47
| title3 = The Taboo
| length3 = 1:55
| title4 = All Ears
| length4 = 3:56
| title5 = But Careful
| length5 = 1:01
| title6 = Beneath You
| length6 = 3:10
| title7 = Once
| length7 = 3:53
| title8 = We Were To
| length8 = 0:54
| title9 = 3 - 4 - 5
| writer9 = Lindvall
| length9 = 1:59
| title10 = Hi Dive
| length10 = 2:52
| title11 = A Void
| length11 = 4:27
| title12 = The Lost One
| length12 = 1:10
| title13 = In Circles
| length13 = 3:41
| title14 = I Do
| length14 = 3:48
| title15 = O
| writer15 = Lindvall
| length15 = 3:18
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = CD 2 (Ø)
| title1 = Passé
| length1 = 5:00
| title2 = Pearl Rafter
| length2 = 1:04
| title3 = Veils Ever After
| length3 = 1:54
| title4 = Unfold
| length4 = 0:40
| title5 = Wild Heart
| length5 = 5:44
| title6 = Strangers by Midday
| length6 = 2:51
| title7 = Late à la Carte
| length7 = 4:10
| title8 = So It Is
| length8 = 1:38
| title9 = ?
| length9 = 3:32
| title10 = True
| length10 = 0:47
| title11 = This Will Pass Too
| length11 = 0:58
| title12 = But We Did
| length12 = 3:48
| title13 = I
| length13 = 8:09
| title14 = Breath
| length14 = 3:59
| title15 = Off the Beat
| length15 = 1:51
| title16 = Wind of Rocks
| length16 = 6:34
| title17 = Bare Blacker Rum
| length17 = 1:50
| title18 = & the Silver Fox
| length18 = 1:41
| title19 = Behold
| length19 = 0:59
| title20 = Better Unheard (Yet to Be Hold)
| length20 = 1:12
}}
Personnel
Musicians
- Mette Henriette – tenor saxophone
- Johan Lindvall – piano
- Katrine Schiøtt – violincello
- Eivind Lønning – trumpet
- Andreas Rokseth – bandoneon
- Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø – trombone
- Per Zanussi – bass
- Per Oddvar Johansen – drums
- Sara Övinge – violin (Cikada String Quartet)
- Karin Hellqvist – violin (Cikada String Quartet)
- Odd Hannisdal – violin (Cikada String Quartet)
- Bendik Foss – viola (Cikada String Quartet)
- Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes – violincello (Cikada String Quartet)
Technical
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – studio engineer
Reference
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