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20) Mette Henriette,Mette Henriette (ECM)
Young Norwegian reedist and composer Mette Henriette released one of the year's most distinctive and assured debuts—a double CD on the prestigious ECM label—and I hope it portends a great deal more to near. Henriette grew up focusing on improvisation, but she spent many nights composing at home by herself, and writing fragile miniatures (mostly between one and two minutes) that serve as vessels for spontaneous,richly textured playing both serene and turbulent.…
Source: chicagoreader.com