2017

Tropiques är Goran Kajfes nya grupp. En kvartett med lika delar jazz och minimalism som leker med vårt tidsbegrepp och försätter oss i musikalisk hypnos. Musiker förutom Goran är Johan Berthling, klaviaturgeniet Alexander Zethson och Johan Holmegard (Dungen). Skivan är inspelad i legendariska Atlantis-studion och mixad av Andreas Werliin (Fire!, Tonbruket).

Haffner Wolfgang: Kind of Spain 2017 [Digipack / CD]

Flerfaldigt firade jazzsångerskan och pianisten Diana Krall har på senare år varit mer inriktad på att skapa tidlös popmusik. Nu återvänder hon till jazzen och gör en ny djupdykning i den amerikanska sångboken med albumet "Turn Up the Quiet", som producerats av Tommy LiPuma.

Svensk jazzhistoria vol. 11/Jazz Cosmopolit är en box med fyra fullmatade cd-skivor och en 188-sidig bok om den svenska jazzen på 1970-talet.<br/> <br/>Här hörs musik av så vitt skilda namn som Alice Babs, Monica Dominique, Nannie Porres, Monica Zetterlund, Lars Gullin, Georg Riedel, Bernt Rosengren, Nisse Sandström, Janne Schaffer, Bobo Stenson, Eje Thelin, Per Henrik Wallin, Putte Wickman, Lennart Åberg och grupper som Egba, Iskra, Mount Everest, Oriental Wind, Rena Rama, Sevda, Solar Plexus, Radiojazzgruppen, Tintomara m.fl.

Under en längre tid har bandet haft en idé om att tolka och hylla en av husgudarna, det legendariska jazzfusionbandet Weather Report. De har valt ut låtar som inte är de mest uppenbara hittarna utan snarare musik som de kände både utmanade bandet och samspelade med det Oddjobska soundet och svänget. Musiken är hämtad från deras kanske mest kreativa period 1974-1978. nominerat till Grammis för bästa jazz 2017. Släpps på limiterad 10" färgad vinyl.

Line up:<br/>Lars Danielsson / double bass, cello, piano intro on 05 & 08, wah-wah cello & guembri on 09<br/>Grégory Privat / piano<br/>John Parricelli / guitars<br/>Magnus Öström / drums & percussion<br/><br/>Music must touch the emotions<br/><br/>For Lars Danielsson, that consummate craftsman of sound on both cello and bass, the power of music resides in melody. It is the heart from which everything else develops, and his Liberetto ensemble has stayed true to this principle again in its third album. The word 'Liberetto' which Danielsson coined for the name of the group also serves well as a descriptor of his art. 'Libretto' is a reference both to Western art music which is the source of his compositions, and to their lyrical, vocal character. But also hidden in the band's name is the Latin adjective 'liber' (free). That stands for improvisation, for how individuals can take lines and shapes and adapt them, but above all it refers to Danielsson's musical understanding which acknowledges no boundaries.<br/><br/>This third edition of "Liberetto" transcends more of those boundaries than ever before. The opening track of the album looks heavenward: "I wrote 'Agnus Dei' for my mother," Danielsson explains. "She sang in a choir - as I did later too. The spirituality and the ceremony of liturgical music left their mark on me." Following on from this gentle, almost classical hymn is "Lviv", a tune which is very differently wired: it's brisk, based on a simple poppish melodic hook and it has an uncommon sense of rhythmic forward propulsion. What follows is many-sided: "Sonata in Spain" the band toys with Spanish folklore, "Taxim By Night" has a waft of Turkish-Arabic scent, and "Gimbri Heart" has African charm and warmth. By contrast, "Mr Miller" is a touching ballad with a 'Nordic Sound' aesthetic.<br/><br/>All twelve tracks are compositions by Danielsson, and they sum up what 'Liberetto' is all about: through keeping structure and freedom in such a fine balance, the musical expression acquires an almost weightless sense of poise and easefulness. And binding it all together is the wonderful interaction of the musicians. Whether they are playing unison lines, solo-ing and accompanying, or engaging in interplay, the ball is generously and deftly passed from one player to another.

Ginsburg Amanda: Jag har funderat på en sak [Vinyl LP]