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Mats Gustafsson

by Andrey Henkin
When reedman Mats Gustafsson is onstage but not playing, he stands with his legs apart, leaning over slightly. Close-cropped head back, stretching his mouth repeatedly and holding one of his horns almost like an axe, he rocks back and forth. Usually dressed in tight fitting black clothing, when he finally takes his turn to play, he ...
Mats Gustafsson/David Stacken: Mountain Blues From Sweden

by Mark Corroto
Remember Eva from Jim Jarmusch's first feature film Stranger Than Paradise? She, a thick-accented Eastern European, was fixated on the American bluesman Screamin' Jay Hawkins. Her out of character declarations to bug off so she can dig the tune I Put A Spell On You was so unnatural, you knew this film was never planning to ...
She Knows...
Label: Crazy Wisdom
Released: 2002
Track listing: To Bring You My Love; The Thing; Baby Talk; Kathelin Gray; Going Home; For Real; Old Eyes.
Mats Gustafsson/The Thing: She Knows...

by Mark Corroto
The adventuresome listener has surely picked up on Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson. His work with the band Gush (Sten Sandell and Raymond Strid) is pure collaborative improvisation while his AALY Trio (with frequent contributor Ken Vandermark) is all about pure power jazz. Gustafsson’s total command of the saxophone allows him to stand toe-to-toe with the likes ...