It's Magic (album)

It's Magic Angelina Jordan Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps
Recording information
Tracks	16
Running time	56:00
Recording date	2017-11
Recording location	Rainbow Studios
Release information
Release date	2018-06-15
Label	Forsvaret
Catalog number	FMK 1801
UPC	7071750180109
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It's Magic is a 2018 album by Angelina and Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps (FSMK), recorded at Rainbow Studio in November 2017 as part of the band's 200th anniversary celebrations. It was released on FSMK's record label on 2018-06-15 and was performed live on the following day in a concert at Karpedammen in Oslo.

Track list

1. "It's Magic" (2:44) – Sammy Cahn, Jule Stein; arr. Lars Erik Gudim
2. "What Is Life" (3:33) – Angelina Jordan Astar; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
3. "Cheek to Cheek" (3:24) – Irving Berlin; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
4. "Waltz for Debby" (4:46) – Bill Evans; arr. Lars Erik Gudim [instrumental]
5. "Oslo" (3:29) – Angelina Jordan Astar; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
6. "Crazy" (4:01) – Willie Nelson; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
7. "Fly Me to the Moon" (2:32) – Bart Howard; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
8. "Cry Me a River" (4:24) – Arthur Hamilton; arr. Lars Erik Gudim
9. "Line for Lyons" (4:34) – Gerry Mulligan; arr. Lars Erik Gudim [instrumental]
10. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (3:19) – Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
11. "La Boheme" (3:36) – Jacques Plante, Charles Aznavour; arr. Lars Erik Gudim
12. "It's a Man's World" (3:16) – James Brown, Betty Jean Newsome; arr. Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
13. "Answer Me, My Love" (3:52) – Fred Rauch, Gerhard Winkler; arr. Lars Erik Gudim [instrumental]
14. "Mr. Lonely" (2:34) – Bobby Vinton, Gene Allan; arr. Lars Erik Gudim
15. "Speak Softly Love" (2:55) – Nino Rota; arr. Jarle Storløkken
16. "Can't Help Falling in Love" (3:01) – David Weiss, Luigi Greatore, Hugo Peretti; arr. Jarle Storløkken

Total time: 56:25

Information in the liner notes

About Angelina

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About FSMK

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About Lars Erik Gudim

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About Bjørn Morten Kjærnes

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Credits

• Recorded at: Rainbow Studio, Oslo, November 2017
• Producer/arranger: Bjørn Morten Kjærnes
• Conductor/arranger: Lieutenant Colonel Lars Erik Gudim
• Project coordinator: Britt Astri Reiten
• Recorded, mixed and mastered by: Peer Espen Ursfjord, Rainbow Studio

A list of all the FSMK musicians at the time the album was recorded can be found in the Forsvarets Stabsmusikkorps article.

Recording sessions

According to a rather in-depth (2,000+ word) profile of Angelina published in A-magasinet (a Friday supplement to the newspaper Aftenposten) in December 2017, Angelina was in the studio for two days recording the album with FSMK.

One photo caption in the article, translated into English from the original Norwegian, begins:

November 2017
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

November 22, 2017, the first of two days in Rainbow Studio in Oslo

Then later in the main article text, it says:

Rainbow Studio in Oslo, November 23, 2017: Angelina throws off her jacket and bag [or backpack] before she starts warming up her vocal muscles. The 42 professional musicians in the Staff Band of the Norwegian Armed Forces gradually find their places, and conductor Lars Erik Gudim raises the baton. … Angelina approaches the microphone. She sings "La Bohème" by Charles Aznavour…

As these two days were a Wednesday and Thursday, respectively, the second quote might be implying she was coming to the studio directly from school.

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Album release concert

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