Don Cherry - 1974 - Eternal Now

Don Cherry

1974

Eternal Now

01. Gamla Stan - The Old Town By Night 8:30

02. Love Train 7:40

03. Bass Figure For Ballatune 3:45

04. Moving Pictures For The Ear 9:40

05. Tibet 8:00

Don Cherry (trumpet, piano, harmonium, vocals)

Bengt Berger (piano, Tibetan bells, mridangam, cymbal)

Christer Bothén (piano, dousso n'koni, Tibetan bells)

Bernt Rosengren (tárogató)

Agneta Arnström (Tibetan bells, dousso kynia)

Recorded at Studio Decibel, Stockholm, Sweden.

Tracks A2 to B1 recorded on April 30, tracks A1 and B2 on May 1, 1973

One of two great records that Cherry cut for the Sonet label while working in Sweden. The album features Cherry in the company of Swedish players like Bernt Rosengren, Agneta Arnstrom, and Bengt Berger – all of whom play in a very world jazz vibe, adding in lots of strange percussion, gongs, pianos, and other percussive instruments to the mix. Cherry even vocalizes a bit on one track, and he plays no trumpet at all on the recording – which shows an even greater commitment to exploring new modes of expression than you might expect.

Bernt Rosengren - 1974 - Notes From Underground

Bernt Rosengren

1974

Notes From Underground

101. Theme from piano concerto no.2 in c-minor, op.18 [07:04]

102. In The Ocean [03:16]

103. Meyhane [03:13]

104. Gerda [07:27]

105. Fly Me To The Sun [05:14]

106. Gluck [06:16]

107. Some Changes I [08:59]

201. Some Changes II [09:22]

202. Iana Has Been Suprised In The Night [03:17]

203. Hakim Hanim [03:06]

204. Some Changes V [05:49]

205. Markitta Blues [03:44]

206. Splash [08:14]

207. Psalm [02:49]

208. Markitta Blues [00:55]

209. Some Changes VI [05:11]

Recorded 17-18 and 24-25 September, 1973, at EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.

Track A1 from the original album has been deleted from the cd release for copyright reasons.

Maffy Falay,tp,darbuka(1/3)

Bernt Rosengren,ts,p(1/2 + 2/8),fl(2/2),taragot(2/3)

Tommy Koverhult,ts,fl(1/2),ss(1/4)

Bobo Stenson,p (1/1,4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)

Torbjörn Hultcrantz,b,perc(2/2)

Leif Wennerström,dr,perc(2/2)

Okay Temiz,perc (1/1,2,4,5 + 2/1,3,4,5,7,9)

Bengt Berger,mridagam(1/1),tabla(1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4)

Salih Baysal,voc,v (1/3 + 2/3)

Bertil Strandberg,tb (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)

Gunnar Bergsten,bs (1/4,5,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)

Björn Alke,b (1/4,7 + 2/1,4,5,7,9)

Great LP that lives up to the hype. A spiritually charged session with all the players at the top of their game. Bobo Stenson and Okay Temiz really amaze me.

Lars Gullin - 1974 - Bluesport

Lars Gullin

1974 

Bluesport

01. Pontus 6:11

02. Mazurka 7:42

03. Bluesport 6:57

04. Omericano 11:36

05. Holy Grail 4:23

06. Motorcykeln 5:24

Alto Saxophone – Lennart Jansson

Baritone Saxophone, Piano – Lars Gullin

Bass – Björn Alke

Congas – Ahmadu Jarr

Drums – Fredrik Norén, Rune Carlsson

Electric Bass – Jan Bergman

Electric Guitar – Amedeo Nicoletti

Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Maffy Falay

Flute – Gunnar Lindqvist

Percussion – Okay Temiz

Piano – Lars Sjösten

Producer – Gunnar Lindqvist

Sopranino Saxophone – Lennart Åberg

Tenor Saxophone – Bernt Rosengren

Trombone – Bertil Strandberg

Recorded at EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden, September 8 (A1, A3) and 9 , 1974.

One of the top baritone saxophonists of all time and a giant of European jazz, Lars Gullin would be better known today if he had visited the U.S. often and if excessive drug use had not cut short his career. Early on he learned to play bugle, clarinet, and piano, and was actually a professional altoist until switching to baritone when he was 21. Sounding somewhere between Gerry Mulligan and Serge Chaloff, Gullin played in local big bands in the late '40s and was in Arne Domnerus' sextet (1951-1953), but is best known for his own small-group recordings. He played with such touring Americans as Lee Konitz (a major influence), James Moody, Clifford Brown, Zoot Sims, and Chet Baker, and recorded frequently during 1951-1960, with "Danny's Dream" being his most famous composition. Gullin also recorded a bit during 1964-1965, but made only one later session (1973). Despite a lot of accomplishments in the 1950s, he did not live up to his enormous potential. Gullin can be heard at his best on five Dragon CDs released as The Great Lars Gullin, Vols. 1-5.

Bernt Rosengren Big Band - 1977 - First Moves

Bernt Rosengren Big Band

1977

First Moves

01. Manhattan Reflections

02. You've Changed

03. My Song Is Blue

04. Felicidade

05. First Moves

06. Det Finns (So Many Things)

07. Beat Me Again

08. Meaning Of The Blues

09. Give Me Peace

Gunnar Bergsten, baritone saxophone

Torbjörn Hultcrantz, bass

Lars Bagge, bassoon, horn

Lennart Jansson, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano, alto and baritone saxophone

Johnny Martinez, congas

René Martinez, congas

Sabu Martinez, congas

Lars Färnlöf, cornet, flugelhorn

Leif Wennerström, drums

Bernt Rosengren, flute, alto and tenor saxophone

Tommy Koverhult, English horn, soprano and tenor saxophone

Okay Temiz, percussion

Claes-Göran Fagerstedt, piano

Bobo Stenson, piano, electric piano

Anders Lindskog, tenor saxophone

Jan Jansson, trombone

Janus Miezek, trombone

Lars Olofsson, trombone

Lennart Löfgren, trombone

Sven Larsson, bass trombone

Björn Borg, trumpet

Bertil Lövgren, trumpet, flugelhorn

Maffy Falay, trumpet, flugelhorn

Nannie Porres, vocals

Bennie Svensson, vocals

Recorded April 12-15, 1977, at EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.

Rosengren first played professionally at age 19, as a member of the Jazz Club 57, and two years later in 1959, he played in the Newport Jazz Band. Roman Polanski's film score composer Krzysztof Komeda used Rosengren in the performance of his jazz score for Polanski's film Knife in the Water (1962). Rosengren recorded a string of highly regarded albums in the 1960s and 1970s, including Stockholm Dues (1965), Improvisations (1969), and Notes from Underground (1974).

Rosengren played in a sextet led by George Russell in the 1960s in Europe. Later in the decade, he moved from hard bop into post-bop experimentation, playing with Don Cherry; in the 1970s, as a member of Sevda led by trumpeter Muvaffak "Maffy" Falay, he began working with elements of Turkish and Middle Eastern music. He also formed his own big band in the 1970s.

In the 1980s, Rosengren worked frequently with American jazz musicians such as Doug Raney, George Russell, Don Cherry and Horace Parlan. He recorded an album of songs from Porgy & Bess in 1996.

Chris Mosey, a jazz critic from All About Jazz, said in his review of Rosengren's album I'm Flying (2009): "All in all, I'm Flying is a worthy Golden Record." Jack Bowers, also writing for All About Jazz, wrote in his review of the same album: "Rosengren, for his part, is a model of elegance and consistency, inspiring his companions without stealing their thunder. Together they comprise a tight-knit and consistently engaging foursome. Besides blowing superbly, Rosengren wrote seven of the album's twelve selections. – Rosengren rides their talents like an Indy car driver, and the result is an exemplary team effort that is as stylish as it is rewarding