Solveig Slettahjell: Tarpan Seasons – review

(Jazzland)Solveig Slettahjell, the beguiling Norwegian singer, has been moving from the stealthy makeovers of classics that launched her towards an original repertoire; apart from an Emily Dickinson poem, Tarpan Seasons is all new material. Though it was a Vossajazz festival commission, the music also shifts popwards with an American gospel, country and sometimes fiercely funky feel. Whether or not it's a jazz album matters little, since Slettahjell's lazily arching, slow-burn delivery has simpl...

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