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The Country

The Country has only been around as a group since 2008, but the members have been seen for quite some time on the Swedish jazz and music scene. The members have had collaborations with musicians as Bobo Stenson, Palle Danielsson, Tim Hagans, Björn Yttling, Jeanette Lindström, Adam Tensta and many in between. As a group they have existed for about three years and, along with E.S.T, they represent new great Swedish jazz. Standing with one foot in jazz and the other stepping between the genres, The Country presents fresh, melodic and swinging music.

Joakim Simonsson - piano, Fredrik Nordström - saxophone, Johan Käck, drums, Palle Sollinger - bass, Alex Simm - guitar

Deep Cuts: George Benson "Valdez in the Country" (1976)

Source: Something Else!
October 8, 2010

By Pico When we last visited a George Benson recording, it was about his remake of the still fresh-out-the-oven Abbey Road. Fast forward seven years later, to 1976: Benson had just ended his long and artistically successful stint with CTI Records, having been enticed back to the majors by Warner Brothers. Warners put Tommy LiPuma in charge of producing Benson's records and the relationship, which spanned four years and four albums, transformed the guitarist/singer from a jazz star to a ...
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TV / Film

Remastered Film Celebrating Elvis Presley's Career to be Shown in Theaters Across the Country

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Elvis Presley is returning to the big screen again in the remastered film “Elvis on Tour: 75th Anniversary Celebration," which will be shown July 29 at more than 460 movie theaters around the country.

The movie will feature remastered footage of concert performances and interviews from the 1972 documentary “Elvis on Tour" -- the singer's last film before he died in 1977.

The film's release commemorates the 75th anniversary of Elvis' birth and includes a retrospective from his former wife, ...
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"It sounds like someone slammed up the door to the ECM studios and let in a fresh sea breeze... The Country’s first cd is a gem which will definitely be ranked high on the charts when the Swedish jazz year of 2010 rounds up." - Anders Pihl, LIRA

"This is how it should sound like." - Stefan Nilsson, NERIKES ALLEHANDA

"Their modern acoustic jazz opens freely towards others styles. It's contemplative and melodic with a message saying; let's stay here for awhile, listen and reflect." - Johannes Cornell, DN