Isabella Lundgren, Musica Vitae & Carl Bagge - The Way You Look Tonight (2024) [Hi-Res]

A tribute to Dorothy Fields: This album is a love letter to this remarkable woman who was way ahead of her time. The album features one of Sweden’s leading jazz vocalists and a chamber orchestra, is a celebration of the great American librettist and lyricist Dorothy Fields (1904-1974). She wrote the lyrics for more than 400 songs including classics such as “I’m in the Mood for Love”, “On the Sunny Side of the Street” and “The Way You Look Tonight”.

On the 20th of January 2009 Barack Obama was inagurated as the president 44th of America. In his speech he said: “Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America”. With those words he echoed the lyrics from the song Pick yourself up, written by Dorothy Fields in 1936.

Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904– March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs, 15 broadway musicals and 26 films. Her strong carachterisations, her precise language and heartfelt and humorous approach has granted her a special place in the history of American music and popular culture.

Isabella Lundgren is an award-winning singer renowned for her fine interpretations of ballads from the Great American Songbook. Her latest release is “Look for the Silver Lining” (2021)

Musica Vitae, a chamber orchestra based in Vaxjö, plays a wide range of music from baroque to contemporary music from different genres.

Pianist, composer and arranger Carl Bagge has played jazz and other music styles with many major artists such as Robyn and Rigmor Gustafsson.

Isabella Lundgren, vocals
Musica Vitae
Dorota Siuda, direction
Carl Bagge, piano