Jonas Kullhammar

[Late]

I thought there was a thread on this guy already, but the search function didn't bring anything up when I tried it. At any rate, Jonas used to post, way back in the day, on the BNBB. I knew he was a tenor player, but I had no idea how accomplished, or how relatively young, he is. To my ears, when it comes to contemporary tenor players who favor "hard bop" or "post hard bop" or however one might label more mainstream playing, Kullhammar is hands-down one of the best playing on the scene today. And he's only 28!

For one, he absolutely nails Sonny Rollins ... let's say circa 1963 — but, more importantly, it's not just that his playing can imitate such a difficult-to-imitate master, it's that he can freely, and unabashedly, infuse his own sense of "soul" (or passion, or enthusiasm, or what have you) into his music. The result, to put it simply, is a lot of fun, and sometimes quite inspiring, music.

Check out his stuff on Moserobie (distributed by Dusty Groove). I'd personally recommend this one as a great starting point:

Some wailing big band charts on this set. Even better, the diversity of tunes (up, ballad, medium, even quasi-boogaloo) is especially attractive.

[relyles]

Here is the previous thread.

Kullhammar

Edited September 20, 2006 by relyles

[Late]

Thanks, Ronald. I must have misspelled Kullhammar when doing the search -- I guess? Anyway, I suppose now we have two threads.

Has anyone checked out his most recent recording?

[Kevin Bresnahan]

He used to post on the Blue Note bulletin board as Jonaskullhammar. I remember I used to think he was Jona Skullhammar.

[Late]

Anyone like his playing?

[relyles]

Anyone like his playing?

I have completely enjoyed what I have heard so far.

[JSngry]

As have I, which is why I stareted a thread about him.

[jostber]

Anyone one heard this new record with the man?

http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=pb294xw9y4&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3DJonas%2BKullhammar%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1%26amp%3Bformat%3Dall

[JSngry]

To what does this translate?

Fran Och Med Herr Jonas Kullhammar

[jostber]

This is pure Swedish and means "From and With Mr.Jonas Kullhammar".