05.12.2008
Nominations for SWEDISH GRAMMY 2009
After the fantastic news regarding the Grammy nomination in the US yesterday, we are happy to announce today that five ACT records are nominated for the Grammy in Sweden.
In the category ‚jazz’ four out of ten nominated albums are on ACT and e.s.t. is even nominated in four different categories:
e.s.t. LEUCOCYTE (ACT 9018-2)
”A brilliant summary of the trio’s legacy, an exuberant mixture of baroque, rock and mainstream modern jazz. The album captures the intuitive energy and experimentation of their best live gigs.” FINANCIAL TIMES
Oddjob SUMO (ACT 9472-2)
”The world awaits the quintet Oddjob who on their fourth album continue to work with their winning mix of juicy goove, genuine melody material and production of fine play with some retro tricks in the bag.”, ”On the whole very bracing.” Göteborgs-Posten
Ulf Wakenius LOVE IS REAL (ACT 9459-2)
“Ulf’s approach is to strip the tunes down to the melodic essence and embellish with tonal colour. Strings replace wood and ivory, and the self-styled radio.string.quartet.vienna create a magic aura on five tracks.” MEN
Viktoria Tolstoy MY RUSSIAN SOUL (ACT 9721-2)
“Viktoria Tolstoy’s fourth solo outing on ACT is a spectacular success. Only those possessing a heart stonier than the Great Wall of China will fail to be moved. Tolstoy’s most personal and ambitious work to date.” JAZZWISE
Jonas Knutsson & Johan Norberg SKAREN: NORRLAND III (ACT 9474-2)
“The delicate beauty and joyous optimism of his Norrland series is an ongoing musical love letter to Sweden’s northernmost region. Music that touches the head and heart, the body and spirit.” ALL ABOUT JAZZ
e.s.t. LEUCOCYTE (ACT 9018-2)
”Leucocyte is an album that’s like nothing the trio has released before, yet it possesses the unmistakable personality that caused the group to rise from obscurity in the mid – 1990s to rock star – like fame.” ALL ABOUT JAZZ
e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio
“Leucocyte pushes the inimitable e.s.t. sound – spiky, free, headbanging and shot through with pure lyricism – to new heights of creative abandon.” MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio
“This contemporary masterpiece reveals itself at its most profound in the way the exposition and development of theses spontaneously conceived compositions assume the kind of organic unity associated with formal composition.” JAZZWISE
The Award celebration will take place on January 7th, 2009 in Stockholm. You will find more informations about the Swedish Grammy at www.grammis.se Back to list | 
