Björn Netz - Swedish Tenorist

[Big Beat Steve]

Jazz Hot mentions two tunes: "Amen", a solo vehicle for Netz, and "Lester Left Town" where Färnlöf was excellent.

But no mention of the rhythm section in either of them.

Update:

I did a search in my 1961 copies of Orkester Jornalen and there they are, picture and all (Sept., 1961 issue):

The rhythm section was Göran Lindberg (p), Sven Skantz (b) and Ulf Söderholm (dr).

Not to be outdone, OJ said they met with well-earned success (despite some initial nervosity) and the public was particularly impressed by Lars Färnlöf, but the scribe did not fail to mention some foreign critics had seen fit to find the sound too thin (see above ), but at any rate the originals were said to have made a nice change from all those groups who played nothing but covers ("evergreen-slentrianen", a word colorful not only in Swedish but also perfectly understandable in German too but would lose in any literal translation so I wont even try ).

Anyway, there you are ... no doubt you will be able to make more of those names than anybody else around here.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Big Beat Steve

[Daniel A]

Thanks again! No, I don't have those magazines. The tune 'Amen' was recorded by another Swedish group, "The Funky Five", in 1961. Maybe one of the rhythm players was common to both groups. It could have been Lasse Bagge at the piano, but I haven't seen this early pictures of him.

[Big Beat Steve]

My update crosed with your post. See above ...

It wasn't Lars Bagge.

As for "evergreen-slentrianen", well, let's call it "evergreen sloppiness" in English.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Big Beat Steve

[Daniel A]

I'd translate it as "the evergreen rut".

Interesting! No common members across the groups, and the Svensk Jazzdiskografi doesn't give composer's credits. The 'Funky Five' recording was made in October 1961.

One thing is curious, though. The reviews were in the September issues (the festival is during the summer, no?), but the video says the performance took place on November 18, 1961.

[Big Beat Steve]

No, I think that's when the footage was shown for the first time on some newsreel or so.

At any rate, the 1961 festival took place from 17 to 23 July.

Edited September 11, 2014 by Big Beat Steve

[Daniel A]

OK, that makes sense!