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DMRCD 047
EKDAHL BAGGE BIG BAND
New Thing
Back in the fall of 2014, pianist Carl Bagge and drummer Per Ekdahl teamed up to form one of the Swedish jazz scene's most exciting big bands, first and foremost to provide a regularly performing top-notch backing group for prominent soloists such as Svante Thuresson, Bo Kasper, Simone Moreno and Sofia Karlsson, to name a few, but additionally in order to craft a high calibre jazz orchestra fully capable of voicing a unique and personal sound of its own. This sparkling debut New Thing no doubt showcases the latter, their personal jazz voice, delivered by personal compositions through personal interpretations, and goes to show the remarkable penmanship among its members. Captured with brilliant fidelity at the legendary Atlantis studios in Stockholm, the sound of Ekdahl Bagge Big Band here more or less sets a new standard for improvised collective jazz performance and sends the immediate message that they are and will be among the most thrilling big bands Sweden has to offer in years to come.
Karl Olandersson, trumpet
Nils Janson, trumpet
Elin Andersson, trumpet
Jonne Bentlöv, trumpet
Emil Strandberg, trumpet
Kristian Persson, trombone
Magnus Wiklund, trombone
Peter Fredriksson, trombone
Karl Frid, trombone
Kristoffer Siggstedt, trombone
Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson, sax/woodwind
Johan Christoffersson, sax/woodwind
Robert Nordmark, sax/woodwind
Linus Lindblom, sax/woodwind
Fredrik Lindborg, sax/woodwind
Carl Bagge, piano
Martin Sjöstedt, double bass
Per Ekdahl, drums
Recorded by Janne Hansson at Atlantis Grammofon in Stockholm in June 2016. Mixed by Per Ekdahl. Mastered by Jonas Kullhammar. Produced by Carl Bagge, Per Ekdahl and Daniel Lantz.
Official release date: May 27 2017.
Tracks:
1. Willkommen
2. Ask Me
3. Let's Hook Up!
4. Waltz For Walt
5. Three Colours
6. Oriental Express
7. New Thing
8. Before You Leave
9. Black Swan
Total time: 60 mins. approx.