Dave James Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 (edited) Got this one the other day from Dusty Groove. I'm a big fan of the Swedish music scene from the '50's and '60's and I'm reasonably familiar with a lot of the players, but Lars Lystedt was a new one on me. I was yet again seduced by the siren song of the DG reviewer (God, make him stop) and took a flyer on this one. My first and continuing reaction to this one is that it's a European "Kind of Blue". Just a really, really nice set of creative and imaginative music. I bring it up because it's once again available from da bastids. Here's the pitch: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lars Lystedt -- Jazz Under The Midnight Sun (with bonus tracks) . . . CD . . . $26.99 Swedisk/Celeste (Japan), 1963/1964 Beautifully modern work from the Swedish scene of the 60s -- and proof that Scandinavian jazz was some of the freshest in Europe at the time! The album features incredibly evocative work from the sextet of trombonist Lars Lystedt -- a player who's clearly picked up a sense of shape and sound from Bob Brookmeyer, but who's also working here in a much more complicated approach to rhythms and tones! The work's never too far out, but is kind of an extension of 50s experiments in well-crafted horn charts and writing -- in a way that almost has a jazz soundtrack sort of feel, where the overall purpose seems to be more towards shaping a scene in sound, than it is pushing the individual egos of any one players. Lars' sextet have a talent for allowing space to create even more of a tension in their horns -- in a way that reminds us of the legendary JFK Quintet, but which is a bit looser overall. Other players include Lars-Goran Ulander on alto, Lief Hellman on tenor, and Berndt Egerbladh on piano -- and the CD features 5 bonus tracks added to the original album! Titles include "Bothnia", "Woodoo", "The Hammock", "Cook It", "Fanfar", and "Krypto". Up over and out. Edited March 8, 2006 by Dave James Quote
Free For All Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 Did Lars play slide or valve trombone? I was just wondering because the reviewer compares him to Brookmeyer. Quote
Free For All Posted March 7, 2006 Report Posted March 7, 2006 Found a pic. Looks like valve, unless he "goes both ways". Quote
Dave James Posted March 8, 2006 Author Report Posted March 8, 2006 All the pictures included with the CD insert only show Lystedt as a valve player. Up over and out. Quote
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