garthsj Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 It is Saturday afternoon, and I should be writing as I have deadlines to meet, but here I am ... currently listening to "First Walk," Vol. 5 of the Lars Gullin series on Dragon records ... and enjoying the hell out of it! For reasons known only to something so deep in my psyche that even I do not understand it, I have always had a "fondness" for Swedish jazz ... particularly the "cool school" stuff from the fifties featuring Gullin, Arne Domnerus, Bengt Hallberg, Ake Persson etc. I was influenced when I cousin gave me a "Jazz From Sweden" 10" Prestige album way back when. (Three years ago I sold this gem for more than the large iPod is worth today) ... Now through Dragon, Phontastic and that wonderful set of Swedish Jazz History CDs on Caprice, I have been indulging myself in recent years. There is a lot of fine music here; yes much of it is imitative of Konitz, Getz, and the Miles Davis "Birth of the Cool" material ... but it is nearly the equal of what was being played in this vein in the U.S. at the time. Gullin and Domnerus are particularly outstanding, but I am gaining much respect for pianist Bengt Hallberg. These were also very young guys ... 19-24 ... Anyway .. is there anyone else out there who has this guilty pleasure for Swedish jazz of the fifties? Garth The Cool .... Quote
JohnS Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 (edited) Count me in as a Gullin fan but there is so much lovely stuff. Let me recommend Nils Lindberg's cd on Dragon "Sax Appeal and Trisection". Edited January 15, 2005 by JohnS Quote
White Lightning Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 Count me in as a Gullin fan but there is so much lovely stuff. Let me recommend Nils Lindberg's cd on Dragon "Sax Appeal and Trisection". I secons that recommendation. Quote
ghost of miles Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 Garth, I was poking around in the "Jazz From..." series on Prestige last night... how much, if any, of the "Jazz From Sweden" material has been reissued on CD? Quote
tjobbe Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 I can definetely recommend the Jan Johansson CD's ...althought those are more early sixties but anyway.. they sound great and realy creating a unique sound with the folk heritage e.g. of the Jazz Pa Svenka Cheers, Tjobbe Quote
garthsj Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Posted January 15, 2005 Garth, I was poking around in the "Jazz From..." series on Prestige last night... how much, if any, of the "Jazz From Sweden" material has been reissued on CD? Ghost .. almost all of it has been reissued on the various Dragon, Phontastic, and Caprice CDs. You have to match the albums (I once owned four of them ... I could have retired on those alone if I had held out .. they tend to go for around $250-500 these days) with the CDs. For instance, the five volume Gullin set contains all (I believe) of the sides that were released on Prestige, and also one 10" album that was originally released on Contemporary Records (this is also a rare album), plus the Atlantic material, including that weird album with the Moretone Singers. I am not quite so certain of the material which was released under Ake Persson's and Bengt Hallberg's name. I would have to check through my CDs .... perhaps someone who has ready access to Lord's discography can tell us the answer. Quote
garthsj Posted January 15, 2005 Author Report Posted January 15, 2005 I can definetely recommend the Jan Johansson CD's ...althought those are more early sixties but anyway.. they sound great and realy creating a unique sound with the folk heritage e.g. of the Jazz Pa Svenka Cheers, Tjobbe Yes.. The Jan Johansson trio stuff is wonderful ... The CD site Jazz Baby used to have several of his albums available. Quote
brownie Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 Great fan of Swedish jazz. Gullin, Halberg, Johanson are among my favorite musicians. A masterful box is vol. 9 of the Svensk Jazzhistoria series on Caprice. Volume 9 deals with Swedish Jazz from 1960 to 1964 and features all these musicians. Jan Johanson's name should be added to the overlooked pianists thread. Will do that right now! Quote
Larry Kart Posted January 15, 2005 Report Posted January 15, 2005 Gullin's "First Walk" is fascinating as it tracks his swift evolution from somewhat callow newcomer to major player. Hallberg, on Gullin's first date under his own name, is something else. Only one year removed (maybe less) from Horace Silver's first dates at a sideman, Hallberg seems to have picked up on Horace's whole thing and made something his own out of it. Great photo in the notes of an open-mouthed Hallberg in mid-solo. Great photo of the hip young Jack Noren too. I heard and wrote about Noren in Chicago in the early 1980s. He was much the worse for wear by then (as I recall his nickname was Fat Jack) but remained a very tasty, listening drummer who took care to play a bit differently (and fittingly) behind each soloist. Sounded a bit like a bebop George Wettling. Another Swede I like a lot is the late altoist Rolf Billberg. And don't miss out on pianist Per-Henrik Wallin. Quote
king ubu Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 Don't know much of/about Swedish jazz, but this one's recommended: Per Henrik Wallin, piano; Sven-Åke Johansson, drums (CD 563); Peter Janson, double bass (CD 563-1); Leif Wennerström, drums (CD 563-1). CD 563: Proklamation I/Fan vet Proklamation 1 (04.12) Proklamation 2 (01.37) Proklamation 3 (06.56) Proklamation 4 (01.06) Proklamation 5 (08.09) Proklamation 6 (06.47) Proklamation 7 (07.36) Proklamation 8 (05.38) Proklamation 9 (07.13) Proklamation 10 (08.14) CD 563-1: Farewell to Sweden Farewell to Sweden (05.52) Medley: Sirinity; Don't worry about me; This is no laughing matter; For heaven's sake (06.00) Winter rap (06.20) Work (04.46) Untitled adagio (05.25) PH's delight (02.50) Embraceable you (02.53) The question of evoking (04.31) Answer me my love (04.23) Time waits (04.55) Voodoo (06.58) CD 563 recorded on 27 March 2000 in Wallin's flat; CD 563-1 recorded on 16 February 2001 at BimHuis, Amsterdam. The trio stuff on disc 2 is great! ubu Quote
jazzbo Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 I'm a big Lars fan and I've enjoyed the Swedish jazz I have discovered. Quote
garthsj Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) UBU, and Larry .... Thanks for the tip about the Per Henrik Wallin CD .. but I was not able to figure out what label this is on. Could you please let me know... Thanks. Edited January 17, 2005 by garthsj Quote
brownie Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 I have not heard many albums by Bernt Rosengren but everytime I have listened to this tenor saxophonist I was stuck by his talent and his conceptions. His 'Inside Pictures, Tribute to Lars Gullin' album on Mirrors was a revelation. Rosengren is also featured on a number of sides from the volume 9 of the Svensk Jazzhistoria box on Caprice! Quote
king ubu Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 UBU, and Larry .... Thanks for the tip about the Per Henrik Wallin CD .. but I was not able to figure out what label this is on. Could you please let me know... Thanks. Garth, it's on hatOLOGY (www.hathut.com). I'm not sure it'd fit your taste, as it's on the verge of freer sounds... (not offending you, but I just never saw you appear in such threads so far). Also it should go for the prize of a single (hat) disc (which is almost enough for a 2CD set, anyway). ubu Quote
Guest Chaney Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 Per Henrik Wallin, Sven-Åke Johansson: "Proklamation/ Farewell To Sweden", 2 CDS, $8.50 at Cadence. Quote
Brad Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 Is Rein De Graaf Swedish? I've enjoyed the material he's done. He did a cd with J.R. Monterose called Body and Soul on Blue Moon and Now's the Time on Timeless with a bunch of different saxophonists like Dex that's pretty nifty. Quote
Jeffro Posted January 17, 2005 Report Posted January 17, 2005 I knew zilch/nada/nuttin' about Swedish jazz when I went to the International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) conference in Long Beach, CA, earlier this month, but there were probably thousands of "Swedish Jazz: Live from the Swedish Jazz Celebration 2004" promotional CD samplers (as well as lots of other great freebies) available for the taking. I'm sorry I didn't pick up enough for everyone in this forum--it's got some great music on it! Scandanavia was well-represented in the exhibits area. Check out http://www.mic.stim.se/ and www.jazzfacts.com for more on Swedish jazz. Quote
Guest Chaney Posted January 20, 2005 Report Posted January 20, 2005 There's currently much love being expressed over at the JC for... Ayler Records Exploding Customer Quote
Clunky Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 Another Swede I like a lot is the late altoist Rolf Billberg. I see Storyville has a new disc out of Rof Billberg material, the disc on Dragon (Darn that dream) is highly recommended- I don't think there is any overlap New Rolf Billberg CD Quote
Bill Fenohr Posted January 21, 2005 Report Posted January 21, 2005 Can anyone tell me if these songs from the Blue Note 10" New Sounds From The Old World have been issued on cd or as part of a vinyl issue. Cream Of The Crop-Pt 1 Cream Of The Crop-Pt 2 Summertime Pick Yourself Up The band was, Rolf Ericson, Ake Persson,Putte Wickman,Arne Domnerus,Carl-Henrik Norin,Lars Gullin,Ulf Linde,Bengt Hallberg,Sten Carlberg,Simon Brehm and Jack Noren. These tunes were originally recorded for the Cupol label. Thanks in advance. Quote
Guest che Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 I'm a big fan of Bobo Stenson, both his compositions and his music. I enjoy his recording with other Swedish musicians, for example with Anders Jormin and Rune Carlson. Great stuff. Che. Quote
JSngry Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 Here's a 2004 release of hard-cooking modalish/Traneish stuff that more than makes up for in spirit what it lacks in any "stylistic originality": I tell you, it ain't what you play, it's how you play it. And these guys are playing it for keeps. American Clones can, and should, take note. Recommended. Quote
Guest che Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 Thanks for the info, do you know who distributes this album? Che. Quote
JSngry Posted February 17, 2005 Report Posted February 17, 2005 http://www.moserobie.com/main.html Quote
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