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Instrument: Saxophone, alto
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Helge Albin
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For over thirty years, Helge Albin has been working hard to turn the the small Swedish city of Malmo into an international destination for the best in forward-thinking jazz music. And he has a lot to show for it—The Tolvan Big Band, an 18-member ensemble dedicated to performing new music by Albin and others has toured in Europe, Australia and South America, and worked with jazz masters Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Liebman, and Michael Brecker, among many others.
The ensemble has released twelve recordings, four of them featuring Albin’s music. All About Jazz said the most recent album of Albin’s music, Effortlessly, released in 2013 by the Swedish label Kopasetic, tells a “nuanced story full of twists and suspense” through the intricate details of the compositions
Interacting
By Helge Albin
Label: Prophone Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Lightsome; Interacting; Gumdrops; Dancing Shoes.
Tolvan Big Band: Interacting
by Jack Bowers
There's an ample supply of engaging music on Interacting, the fourteenth recording by Sweden's splendid Tolvan Big Band, all of it written and arranged by director and lead alto saxophonist Helge Albin. A shame there isn't more than thirty-two minutes worth. Be that as it may, the music itself is by and large ...
Effortlessly
Label: Kopasetic Productions
Released: 2013
Track listing: Get Up! (Don't Hit The Snooze Button!); Bluesy Minor; Shortcuts;
Effortlessly; Stillness In Motion; Find Your Way Out; Con Brio.
Tolvan Big Band: Effortlessly - Music by Helge Albin
by Eyal Hareuveni
Swedish saxophonist, composer and arranger Helge Albin has led the Tolvan Big Band since 1979. Albin turned this ambitious, up-to-date big band, located in Malmö in southern Sweden, into a musical institution with an international reputation. They have collaborated with notable American musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Liebman and Michael Brecker, British composer Mike Westbrook ...
Take Five With Cecilia Wennerstrom
by Cecilia Wennerstrom
Meet Cecilia Wennerstrom:Cecilia Wennerstrom is a Swedish saxophonist who has received several awards by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee. During the '80s, she led the band Salamander and released several albums on Dragon Records. During the '90s, she led her own quartet and released records through Four Leaf Clover. Recently she formed Wela Records/Plugged. ...
Tolvan Big Band: Tarantula Suite
by Eyal Hareuveni
The Tolvan Big Band is one of Scandinavia's most experienced big bands. Located in Malmö, in southern Sweden, this orchestra has been working since 1979 and, under saxophonist/musical director Helge Albin, has collaborated with notable Americans such as Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Liebman and Michael Brecker, British composer Mike Westbrook and Danish saxophonist Lars Møller; the band ...
Tarantula Suite
Label: Kopasetic Productions
Released: 2011
Track listing: Potenza; Pazienza; Misterioso; Luce; Forza; Silenzio; Confusione; Speranza.
thetris
By Helge Albin
Label: Caprice Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: ALPHA
BETE
GAMMA
DELTA
Code Red
Label: Prophone Records
Released: 2007
Track listing: Code Red; Cats and Dogs; The Other Day; Going Bananas; Subconscious C; Antelope Dance; Ups and Downs.
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