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Mickylee, John Stowell, Ulf Bandgren: Portuguese Blue

Read "Portuguese Blue" reviewed by Nenad Georgievski


Portuguese Blue is a record that joins the talents of three jazz guitarists, Mickylee, John Stowell, and Ulf Bandgren. It is one of those “guitar summit" recordings which combines the talents of exceptional guitarists and, as such, is an inviting document. Groups consisting of three guitarists are not unheard of in jazz music but they are not very common. Duo conversations open many possibilities but trios can open even wider harmonic possibilities. Sometimes these types of records feature good playing ...

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Ulf Bandgren: Nordic Sketches

Read "Nordic Sketches" reviewed by Jack Bowers


While eleven musicians are named in the album’s booklet, only five comprise the core unit on Ulf Bandgren’s perceptively drawn Nordic Sketches, and the harmonious interplay among them is a pleasure to hear. Bandgren’s expressive guitar, acoustic or electric, traverses the landscape with smooth, colorful strokes while the others in his quintet (and from time to time a six–member company of brass and reeds) consummate his well–proportioned tone poems. It’s not music to raise one’s hackles but flows to an ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Portuguese Blue

Quinton Records
2022

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Nordic Sketches

The ACT Company
2001

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