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Nils Landgren: Some Other Time
by Bruce Lindsay
Hot on the heels of his guest appearance on Mo' Blow's funky Live In Berlin (ACT Music, 2016), trombonist and singer Nils Landgren moves over to Broadway with Some Other Time. As the sub-title makes clear, this is A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein--a worthy and at times achingly beautiful tribute, too. Landgren is joined ...
Mo' Blow: Live In Berlin
by Bruce Lindsay
It's over a decade since funk quartet Mo' Blow formed and those ten years have given the band ample time to develop its skills as a tight, dynamic, outfit. Live In Berlin is the band's first live album and its third album on Germany's ACT label. The live situation is where Mo' Blow clearly flourishes, as ...
Sarah Riedel: Living Up To Expectations
by James Pearse
The world of jazz is no stranger to the sound of the Swedish language. Alice Babs and Monica Zetterlund--and more recently, Rigmor Gustafsson--are just a few of the names of jazz vocalists hailing from this cold northern country that have reached the ears of US and UK audiences. Some people believe that spoken Swedish ...
Big Band tedesche in gran spolvero
by Angelo Leonardi
Da almeno trent'anni in Germania operano alcune delle migliori orchestre mainstream d'Europa, ormai famose per le collaborazioni coi massimi jazzisti contemporanei. Tra i vari collettivi, la NDR Big Band di Amburgo e la WDR Big Band di Colonia si collocano oggi ai vertici internazionali, sapendo coniugare alta professionalità tecnica a doti di flessibilità, fantasia e apertura ...
Wolfgang Haffner: Kind Of Cool
by Bruce Lindsay
Drummer Wolfgang Haffner is one of Germany's most respected and experienced jazz musicians: his 30 year career features recordings with Al Cohn, Joe Pass and Till Bronner as well as numerous albums as leader. On Kind Of Cool he's joined by an excellent line-up of European jazzers, including pianist Jan Lundgren and trombonist Nils Landgren: their ...
Christmas With My Friends IV
Label: ACT Music
Released: 2014
Track listing: I Wish It Was Christmas; The First Noel; Come Sunday; Santa Claus Is Coming To Town; What A Wonderful World; Angel's Carol; Last Christmas; If Anybody Ask You; Icicles; Maria Durch Ein Dornwald Ging; In The Bleak Midwinter; Who Would Imagine A King; Det Brinner En Stjärna; O Helga Natt; O Du Saliga / O Du Fröhliche.
Joe Sample & the NDR Big Band Orchestra: Children of the Sun
by Jack Bowers
Toward the end of his remarkable career, the late pianist Joe Sample (he died on September 12, 2014) traveled to Hamburg, Germany, to record Children of the Sun, a suite of his own music, with the splendid NDR Big Band. The eleven compositions were inspired by Sample's appearance at the 1995 St. Croix Jazz Festival, where ...
Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends IV
by Bruce Lindsay
Christmas is a time for tradition--turkey, mistletoe, reindeer, plum pudding. Since 2006 another fine tradition has been insinuating itself into the Christmases of jazz lovers--the Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends album. The Swedish trombonist, singer and bandleader is now on volume IV. Packaged in bright, shiny, green and silver, it's a mix of old and ...
The Moon, The Stars and You
Label: ACT Music
Released: 2013
Track listing:
01. Moonshadow (Cat Stevens) - 05:11;
02. The Moon, the Stars And You (Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny) - 03:28;
03. Oh You Crazy Moon (Jimmy Van Heusen / Johnny Burke) - 03:34;
04. Joe’s Moonblues (Nils Landgren) - 03:57;
05. Angels of Fortune (Lars Danielsson/Caecilie Norby) - 04:52;
06. Moon River (Henry Mancini) - 04:32;
07. Til’ There Was You (Meredith Willson) - 03:18;
08. Stars in Your Eyes (Herbie Hancock/ Ray Erskine Parker / Gavin Christopher Wright) - 04:28;
09. Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends (Kristoffer Kristofferson) - 04:37;
10. The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb) - 04:45;
11. Holofotes (João Bosco / Antonio Cicero Civero/ Waly) - 05:27;
12. Lost in the Stars (Kurt Weill) - 07:22;
CD / DVD Set-2
01. Joe’s Moonblues Live (Nils Landgren) - 08:34;
02. Moonshadow Live (Cat Stevens) - 05:10;
03. The Moon, The Stars and You Live (Nils Landgren/ Michael Wollny) - 03:34;
04. Oh You Crazy Moon Live (Jimmy Van Heusen/ Johnny Burke) - 03:50;
05. The Moon’s a Harsh Mistress Live (Jimmy Webb) - 04:43;
06. Moon River Live (Henry Mancini) - 06:01;
07. Til’ There Was You Live (Meredith Willson) - 06:00;
08. Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends Live (Kristoffer Kristofferson) - 03:56;
09. Stars in Your Eyes Live (Herbie Hancock/ Ray Erskine Parker / Gavin Christopher Wright) - 06:13.
Nils Landgren: The Moon, The Stars and You
by AAJ Italy Staff
Dopo appena un anno dalla pubblicazione del disco di Nils Landgren The Moon, The Stars and You ne viene pubblicata una ristampa, completa di un DVD in cui il trombonista e vocalista svedese ed il suo quartetto sono ripresi live al Jazz Club Fasching di Stoccolma. Un tale successo di pubblico è più che meritato. Sulla ...
