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Homemade

Helge Albin

Label: The End Records
Released: 2024
Duration: 01:06:54
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Tracks

Jeriko. Wineglass .Easy Going. Pallet. Looking Inside. Homemade. Bass Figures. Magic Fingers. Bright Colours. Lutoslawski NO3.

Personnel

Album Description

THE HELGE ALBIN QUINTET Saxophonist and composer Helge Albin with his newly formed quintet consis7ng of some of the leading musicians on the European jazz scene. The group will present newly wri>en music by Helge, wri>en directly for the group and its musicians, As ar7s7c director of Tolvan Big Band, Helge has collaborated and played together with interna7onally recognized musicians such as Michael Brecker, David Liebman, Vince Mendoza and others. Helge Albin has been awarded several prizes Like, Sydsvenska Dagbladet's European award, the Jazz jug and the Guldnålen. Karl-Mar8n Almqvist Almqvist, saxophonist and composer, is one of the most unique personal voices on the Swedish jazz scene today. Karl- Mar7n is available both on record and in performance with a number of the finest groups and constella7ons worldwide. He has played extensively throughout Europe and also toured Mexico, La7n America, Asia and the USA. Since September 2014, Karl-Mar7n has been working in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is part of the Danish Radio Big Band. Jacob Karlzon, pianist and composer. Karlzon's playing style radiates technical brilliance, rhythmic and harmonic complexity with a perfect sense of form. His personal projects have received wide recogni7on. In 2010 he was awarded the Swedish Django d'Or and was named Jazz Musician of the Year. In 2012, he was added to Steinway's ar7st list, an interna7onal recogni7on of excellence, and in 2015 was hailed as Jazz Group of the Year in Sveriges Radio's audience survey. Johnny Åman, is one of the most hired bass players in Sweden and has toured over large parts of the world. Johnny is part of a number of constella7ons and has also recorded records and toured with e.g. Jerry Bergonzi, Dave Liebman, Marcus Strickland, George Garzone. In 2021, he was awarded the Guldnålen award. Lennart Gruvstedt, drummer/percussionist, In addi7on to 10 years behind the drums in Danska Radion's Big Band and 40 years in Tolvan Big Band, Lennart has been part of several constella7ons and disc recordings such as Anders Bergcrantz's album, "About Time", Palle Mikkelborg's group, "Entrance ,Miles Davis' album, "Aura". In 2001, Lennart Gruvstedt was awarded a scholarship from S7_elsen Egil Johansens Minne.