It's Snowing on My Piano

It's Snowing on My Piano
Studio album by Bugge Wesseltoft
Released	1997
Recorded	15–16 October 1997
Studio	Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway
Label	ACT Music
Producer	Siegfried Loch

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The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

It's Snowing on My Piano is a solo piano album by pianist Bugge Wesseltoft.

Background and recording

This was Wesseltoft's first solo piano album.[1] It was recorded on 15 and 16 October 1997.[2] It was produced by Siegfried Loch[2] and the recording engineer at Rainbow Studio, Oslo was Jan Erik Kongshaug.[1]

Music

The album contains both traditional Christmas songs and Wesseltoft originals.[1]

Release and reception

The album was released by ACT Music in 1997.[3] In 2017, it was described as the label's biggest seller, having sold more than 150,000 copies.[3] It peaked at number three in Norway in 2009, and has re-entered the charts in the Christmas season every year since.[4]

Track listing

1. "It's snowing on my piano" (Bugge Wesseltoft) – 5:02
2. "Mitt hjerte alltid vanker" (traditional) – 4:46
3. "Deilig er jorden" (traditional) – 4:18
4. "O little town of Bethlehem" (traditional) – 4:51
5. "Du grønne, glitrende tre" (traditional) – 3:28
6. "Det kimer nå til julefest" (traditional) – 4:16
7. "Greensleeves, What Child is this" (traditional) – 3:41
8. "Kimer, I klokker" (traditional) – 3:51
9. "Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" (traditional) – 3:09
10. "Stille Nacht" (traditional) – 5:43
11. "Into eternal silence" (Wesseltoft) – 3:22
12. "In Dulce Jubile" (traditional) – 6:05

Personnel

• Bugge Wesseltoft – piano

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin. p. 1487. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
2. "Bugge Wesseltoft – It's Snowing on My Piano – CD" Archived 2016-03-15 at the Wayback Machine. ACT Music. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
3. Hobart, Mike (10 March 2017) "Crossover King: An Interview with Jazz Label Boss Siggi Loch". Financial Times.
4. "Bugge Wesseltoft – It's Snowing on My Piano". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 16 December 2019.