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Nils Landgren
Christmas With My Friends III

VÖ: 26.10.2012

Genre: Swedish Jazz, Christmas Jazz

€17.50*

ACT 9527-2, 614427952721

Nils Landgren / trombone, vocals
Sharon Dyall / vocals
Jonas Knutsson / saxophones
Jeanette Köhn / vocals
Eva Kruse / bass
Jessica Pilnäs / vocals
Ida Sand / piano, vocals
Johan Norberg / guitar, kantele

Produced by Nils Landgren
Executive Producer: siggi Loch
Recorded live in storkyrkan, stockholm, december 19 & 20, 2011.
Recording and sound design by Lars Nilsson.
Assistant Engineer: Michael Dahlvid
Mixed and mastered by Lars Nilsson, Nilento studio, Gothenburg

Together with singers such as Sharon Dyall, Jessica Pilnäs, Jeanette Köhn and Ida Sand as well as 1500 guests, Nils Landgren celebrated a musical Christmas devotion in December 2011 that was as intimate as it was joyful. "It was a magical evening for everyone involved. Our wish is to give listeners the same feeling we had during that concert, which eventually became this album." - Nils Landgren

Nils Landgren

For the words versatility and curiosity, there is a synonym: Nils Landgren. Virtuosically, "Mr. Red Horn" navigates from perspective to perspective, partly because he thrives on constant change. Two souls reside in his chest: When the audience experiences him with his "Funk Unit," the Swede reveals his distinctive, relentlessly groovy side and becomes the jazz action hero. But there's also a very gentle, melancholic, highly sentimental Nils Landgren. This side of him emerges, for example, during the Advent season when the instrumentalist and singer celebrates "Christmas With My Friends," or in his ballad projects. On the trombone, he intones with unparalleled smoothness, and his uniquely textured, fragile voice touches the heart and soul with its sensitivity.