Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer, son of the jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft.
Career
Wesseltoft was born in Porsgrunn. After high school in Skien, where he was involved in the school brass band and dance orchestras, he became a professional musician in 1983 only 19 years old. By the age of 16, he joined a punk rock band, but the influence of the jazz guitarist father, stalked on him. After moving to his father in Oslo (1984), it was mostly music with roots in jazz that mattered, although he also worked as a back-up musician and producer for the pop and rock elite in Norway. He had originally intended to study music, but the gigs were too many, and therefore he never got any further formal musical education. Towards the end of the 1980s Bugge Wesseltoft was involved in a variety of pop, rock and jazz bands like the "U and Z", "Et Cetera" and most important the Oslo Groove Company, and he was recognised as a coming musical genius with a great talent for the piano. This led to collaborations within the Knut Riisnæs Quartet in 1989, and he was soon after contacted by Arild Andersen to join in on the commissioned work for Vossajazz - released on the album Sagn (1990) - and the follow up Arv (1993), and Jan Garbarek for his Molde Canticle (1990), a commission from the Moldejazz, released on the album I Took Up the Runes (1990).
"Es ist ein Ros entsprungen" ("A rose has sprung up"), most commonly translated to English as "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" or "A Spotless Rose", is a Christmas carol and Marian Hymn of German origin.
History
The text is thought to be penned by an anonymous author expressing fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah 11:1 The piece first appeared in print in the late 16th century. The hymn has been used by both Catholics and Protestants, with the focus of the song being Mary or Jesus, respectively. In addition, there have been numerous versions of the hymn, with varying texts and lengths. In 1844, the German hymnologist Friedrich Layriz added three more stanzas, the first of which, Das Blümelein so kleine, remained popular and has been included in Catholic hymnals.
The tune most familiar today appears in the Speyer Hymnal (printed in Cologne in 1599), and the familiar harmonization was written by German composer Michael Praetorius in 1609.
The English translation "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming" was written by Theodore Baker in 1894. A translation of the first two verses of the hymn as "A Spotless Rose" was written by Catherine Winkworth and this was set as a SATB anthem by Herbert Howells in 1919 and Philip Ledger in 2002.
Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Det är en ros utsprungen, Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming) is the setting of the Christmas carolEs ist ein Ros entsprungen for two choirs a cappella by Swedish composer Jan Sandström. The work of 1990, which incorporates the harmonization by Praetorius, is one of his signature compositions, along with his Trombone Concerto No. 1, the Motorbike Concerto.
Composition
Jan Sandström composed the work in 1990, one year after the success of his Motorbike Concerto. He took the four-part setting of the Christmas carol Es ist ein Ros entsprungen by Michael Praetorius (1609) as a starting point. Line by line, he placed it in slow motion within an eight-part a cappella setting. Choir I in four parts, singing Praetorius, can be performed by soloists. Choir II in eight parts is hummed throughout. The way of combining a chorale as a cantus firmus with different musical material is similar to chorale preludes, but in this case the cantus firmus is quoted not only in the melody but a full harmonization, and the contrasting music is given to voices. Their humming renders the work suitable for international presentation.
Bugge Wesseltoft - New Conception of Jazz Live (2003)
Jazzland Recordings :
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Ingebrigt - Flat bass
Anders Engen - drums
Per Martinsen - dj, samples
Paolo Vinaccia - effects, percussion
Jonas Lönna - dj, sounds
Marius Reksjø - bass
Wetle Holte - drums
Richard Gensollen - percussion, electronic rhythms
John Scofield - guitar, sounds
01. Live in Amiens (April 2000) | 0:00.00 | 11.13
02. Live in Cologne (April 2000) | 11:13 | 10.16
03. Sharing Live in Paris (June 2001) | 21:29 | 9.01
04. Lone Live in Paris (June 2001) | 30:30 | 11.23
05. Live at Blaa (December 2002) | 41:54 | 20.46
06. Feel Good (February 2000) | 1:02:38 | 7.10
07. Existence (February 2000) | 1:09:50 | 6.50
published: 05 Oct 2017
Bugge Wesseltoft - Yellow is the colour -
Painting music...peace & love to bugge and his moving music
published: 18 Dec 2007
Bugge Wesseltoft – Songs (2012 - Album)
Tracklist:
[00:00] 1. Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen
[07:58] 2. My Foolish Heart
Written By – Washington/Young
[13:16] 3. How High The Moon
Written-By – Morgan Lewis
[20:00] 4. Moon River
Written-By – Henry Mancini
[25:52] 5. Chicken Feathers
Written-By – Steve Kuhn
[32:48] 6. Lament
Written-By – J.J. Johnson
[38:14] 7. We'll Be Together Again
Written By – Fischer/Laine
[43:18] 8. Like Someone In Love
Written-By – Van Heusen, Burke
[50:25] 9. Giant Steps
Written-By – John Coltrane
Credits:
Copyright (c) – Jazzland Recordings
Design – Rune Mortensen
Mixed By, Mastered By – Atle Aamodt
Photography By – Egil Hansen
Piano [Uncredited] – Bugge Wesseltoft
published: 15 Nov 2019
Bugge Wesseltoft, Dhafer Youssef, Erik Truffaz - live 2004
Jazz a Vienne 2004
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Dhafer Youssef - vocals, oud, percussion
Jonas Lonna - DJ
Ole Morten Vaagan - bass
Andreas Bye - drums
Rikard Gensollen - percussion
+ Erik Truffaz - trumpet ( on last track )
Frick - 0:00
He Is ? - 7:07
Sunday - 18:33
Trio ( improvisation ) - 27:20
Film Ing. - 31:54
Oh Ye ( feat Erik Truffaz ) - 43:15
+ special guest Erik Truffaz - trumpet
Bugge Wesseltoft - New Conception of Jazz Live (2003)
Jazzland Recordings :
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Ingebrigt - Flat bass
Anders Engen - drums
Per Martins...
Bugge Wesseltoft - New Conception of Jazz Live (2003)
Jazzland Recordings :
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Ingebrigt - Flat bass
Anders Engen - drums
Per Martinsen - dj, samples
Paolo Vinaccia - effects, percussion
Jonas Lönna - dj, sounds
Marius Reksjø - bass
Wetle Holte - drums
Richard Gensollen - percussion, electronic rhythms
John Scofield - guitar, sounds
01. Live in Amiens (April 2000) | 0:00.00 | 11.13
02. Live in Cologne (April 2000) | 11:13 | 10.16
03. Sharing Live in Paris (June 2001) | 21:29 | 9.01
04. Lone Live in Paris (June 2001) | 30:30 | 11.23
05. Live at Blaa (December 2002) | 41:54 | 20.46
06. Feel Good (February 2000) | 1:02:38 | 7.10
07. Existence (February 2000) | 1:09:50 | 6.50
Tracklist:
[00:00] 1. Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen
[07:58] 2. My Foolish Heart
Written By – Washington/Young
[13:16] 3. How High The M...
Tracklist:
[00:00] 1. Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen
[07:58] 2. My Foolish Heart
Written By – Washington/Young
[13:16] 3. How High The Moon
Written-By – Morgan Lewis
[20:00] 4. Moon River
Written-By – Henry Mancini
[25:52] 5. Chicken Feathers
Written-By – Steve Kuhn
[32:48] 6. Lament
Written-By – J.J. Johnson
[38:14] 7. We'll Be Together Again
Written By – Fischer/Laine
[43:18] 8. Like Someone In Love
Written-By – Van Heusen, Burke
[50:25] 9. Giant Steps
Written-By – John Coltrane
Credits:
Copyright (c) – Jazzland Recordings
Design – Rune Mortensen
Mixed By, Mastered By – Atle Aamodt
Photography By – Egil Hansen
Piano [Uncredited] – Bugge Wesseltoft
Tracklist:
[00:00] 1. Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen
[07:58] 2. My Foolish Heart
Written By – Washington/Young
[13:16] 3. How High The Moon
Written-By – Morgan Lewis
[20:00] 4. Moon River
Written-By – Henry Mancini
[25:52] 5. Chicken Feathers
Written-By – Steve Kuhn
[32:48] 6. Lament
Written-By – J.J. Johnson
[38:14] 7. We'll Be Together Again
Written By – Fischer/Laine
[43:18] 8. Like Someone In Love
Written-By – Van Heusen, Burke
[50:25] 9. Giant Steps
Written-By – John Coltrane
Credits:
Copyright (c) – Jazzland Recordings
Design – Rune Mortensen
Mixed By, Mastered By – Atle Aamodt
Photography By – Egil Hansen
Piano [Uncredited] – Bugge Wesseltoft
Jazz a Vienne 2004
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Dhafer Youssef - vocals, oud, percussion
Jonas Lonna - DJ
Ole Morten Vaagan - bass
Andreas Bye - drums
Rikard G...
Jazz a Vienne 2004
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Dhafer Youssef - vocals, oud, percussion
Jonas Lonna - DJ
Ole Morten Vaagan - bass
Andreas Bye - drums
Rikard Gensollen - percussion
+ Erik Truffaz - trumpet ( on last track )
Frick - 0:00
He Is ? - 7:07
Sunday - 18:33
Trio ( improvisation ) - 27:20
Film Ing. - 31:54
Oh Ye ( feat Erik Truffaz ) - 43:15
+ special guest Erik Truffaz - trumpet
Jazz a Vienne 2004
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Dhafer Youssef - vocals, oud, percussion
Jonas Lonna - DJ
Ole Morten Vaagan - bass
Andreas Bye - drums
Rikard Gensollen - percussion
+ Erik Truffaz - trumpet ( on last track )
Frick - 0:00
He Is ? - 7:07
Sunday - 18:33
Trio ( improvisation ) - 27:20
Film Ing. - 31:54
Oh Ye ( feat Erik Truffaz ) - 43:15
+ special guest Erik Truffaz - trumpet
Tracklist:
[00:00] 1. Darn That Dream
Written-By – Van Heusen
[07:58] 2. My Foolish Heart
Written By – Washington/Young
[13:16] 3. How High The Moon
Written-By – Morgan Lewis
[20:00] 4. Moon River
Written-By – Henry Mancini
[25:52] 5. Chicken Feathers
Written-By – Steve Kuhn
[32:48] 6. Lament
Written-By – J.J. Johnson
[38:14] 7. We'll Be Together Again
Written By – Fischer/Laine
[43:18] 8. Like Someone In Love
Written-By – Van Heusen, Burke
[50:25] 9. Giant Steps
Written-By – John Coltrane
Credits:
Copyright (c) – Jazzland Recordings
Design – Rune Mortensen
Mixed By, Mastered By – Atle Aamodt
Photography By – Egil Hansen
Piano [Uncredited] – Bugge Wesseltoft
Jazz a Vienne 2004
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Dhafer Youssef - vocals, oud, percussion
Jonas Lonna - DJ
Ole Morten Vaagan - bass
Andreas Bye - drums
Rikard Gensollen - percussion
+ Erik Truffaz - trumpet ( on last track )
Frick - 0:00
He Is ? - 7:07
Sunday - 18:33
Trio ( improvisation ) - 27:20
Film Ing. - 31:54
Oh Ye ( feat Erik Truffaz ) - 43:15
+ special guest Erik Truffaz - trumpet
Jens Christian Bugge Wesseltoft (born 1 February 1964) is a Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer, son of the jazz guitarist Erik Wesseltoft.
Career
Wesseltoft was born in Porsgrunn. After high school in Skien, where he was involved in the school brass band and dance orchestras, he became a professional musician in 1983 only 19 years old. By the age of 16, he joined a punk rock band, but the influence of the jazz guitarist father, stalked on him. After moving to his father in Oslo (1984), it was mostly music with roots in jazz that mattered, although he also worked as a back-up musician and producer for the pop and rock elite in Norway. He had originally intended to study music, but the gigs were too many, and therefore he never got any further formal musical education. Towards the end of the 1980s Bugge Wesseltoft was involved in a variety of pop, rock and jazz bands like the "U and Z", "Et Cetera" and most important the Oslo Groove Company, and he was recognised as a coming musical genius with a great talent for the piano. This led to collaborations within the Knut Riisnæs Quartet in 1989, and he was soon after contacted by Arild Andersen to join in on the commissioned work for Vossajazz - released on the album Sagn (1990) - and the follow up Arv (1993), and Jan Garbarek for his Molde Canticle (1990), a commission from the Moldejazz, released on the album I Took Up the Runes (1990).
Es ist ein Reis (Ros') entsprungen Aus einer Wurzel zart. Wie uns die Alten sungen, Aus Jesse kam die Art Und hat ein Blümlein bracht, Mitten im kalten Winter, Wohl zu der halben Nacht. 2. Das Röslein das ich meine, Davon Jesaias sagt: Ist Maria, die Reine, Die uns das Blümlein bracht. Aus Gottes ew'gen Rat Hat sie ein Kind geboren Und blieb ein' reine Magd. 3. Den Hirten auf dem Felde Verkünd't das englisch' Heer, Wie zur selbigen Stunde Christus geboren wär' Zu Bethle'm in der Stadt, Da sie das Kindlein finden, Wie ihn'n der Engel g'sagt. 4. Das Blümelein so kleine, Das duftet uns so süß, Mit seinem hellen Scheine Vertreibt's die Finsternis. Wahr' Mensch und wahrer Gott, Hilf uns aus allem Leide, Rettet von Sünd' und Tod. 5. Wir bitten dich von Herzen, O Heiland, edles Kind, Durch alle deine Schmerzen, Wann wir fahren dahin Aus diesem Jammertal, Du wollest uns geleiten Bis in der Engel Saal. 6?. O Jesu, bis zum Scheiden Aus diesem Jammertal Laß Dein Hilf uns geleiten Hin in den Freudensaal, In Deines Vaters Reich, Da wir Dich ewig loben. O Gott, uns das verleih.