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Nils Landgren
Swedish Folk Modern

VÖ: 01.12.1998

Genre: Swedish Jazz

€17.50*

ACT 9428-2, 6 14427 94282 1

Nils Landgren - trombone
Esbjörn Svensson - piano

Recorded by Jan Ugand at Atlantis Studio, Stockholm, Sweden on August 9 - 11, 1997
#14 recorded live in Prague, February 17, 2001
Mixed by Jan Ugand
Produced by Siegfried Loch

Landgren's first duo album with pianist Esbjörn Svensson is a reimagining of traditional Swedish folk songs.

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.