Tore Brunborg/Kirsti Huke/Petter Vagan: Scent of Soil – review

HubroTore Brunborg is Tord Gustavsen's gifted sax disciple, while Kirsti Huke is an unhurried, flawlessly controlled, multi-genre vocalist who sketches graceful shapes somewhat in the manner of Susanna Wallumrod. They sound made for each other on this mix of Huke's own tranquil songs, and poems by Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson. Frost's words fuel the opening Breeze, which builds to a tenor sax-and-vocals swell underpinned by guitarist Petter Vagan and a subtle fusion rhythm section. Huke's f...

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