Sevda - 1974 - Live At Fregatten

Sevda

1974

Live At Fregatten

01. Taksim 10:15

02. Kaynasma 4:33

03. Ya Mustafa 5:42

04. Oyun Havasi 1:45

05. Köcekce 3:28

06. Veresiye Vere Vere 1:04

07. Nerede Bulmali 1:38

08. Balkan 7:17

09. Arabamin Atlari 1:38

10. Yesil Fener 1:13

11. Karsilama 1:15

12. Announcement 1:35

Bass – Björn Alke

Drums – Okay Temiz

Darbuka – Peter Smoliansky

Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Tommy Koverhult

Tenor Saxophone, Tárogató – Bernt Rosengren

Trumpet, Piano – Maffy Falay

Violin – Salih Baysal

Recorded at the Fregatten restaurant, Stockholm, during Stockholm Jazz Festival, August 1973.

Title as "Live At Fregatten" on cover, but as "Sevda At Fregatten" on back, spine and label.

l Sevda albums are recorded live, this one at Stockholm Jazz Festival in August 1973. Like their previous albums it opens with a taksim (an improvisation) by the wonderful violinist Salih Baysal, and then all hell breaks lose again. ”Live at Fregatten” has an altered line-up, with Björn Alke on bass instead of Ove Gustavsson, and Tommy Koverhult replacing Gunnar Bergsten on sax. Maybe that changed the musical chemistry of the band, as the album again has a different feel than Sevda's previous albums. Actually, this is very much Okay Temiz's album – he pushes the music ahead of him like a powered up high speed bulldozer, drumming away like a raging madman. I can almost see the faces of the other members while they're playing – ”man, Okay's really on tonight!”. ”Live at Fregatten” is every bit as essential as the ”Jazz i Sverige '72” and ”Live at Jazzhus Montmartre”, another a masterpiece from an almost unrivalled band. It should have been a great inclusion in the Caprice box set, but ”Live at Fregatten” was an original Sonet release.