Kjell Jansson / Jan Zirk Quartet - Chelsea Bridge (1999)
Tracks:
01. Upper Manhattan Medical Group 6.55
02. My Little Brown Book 5.34
03. Clementine 4.23
04. Blood Count 7.59
05. Isfahan 8.03
06. Three And Six 8.06
07. Johnny Come Lately 5.18
08. Chelsea Bridge 6.27
09. The Intimacy Of The Blues 6.23
Total playing time 59.29
Musicians:
Erik Norström - Tenor Saxophone
Jan Zirk - Piano
Kjell Jansson - Bass
Magnus Gran - Drums
All tracks composed by Billy Strayhorn
except "Isfahan" composed by
B.Strayhorn/D.Ellington.
Notes:
Studio 12, Sveriges Radio 20-21/6 1999.
Recording and mixning: Åke Linton
Reviews:
...”tenor sax hero Erik Norström is the force that drives this band to reach for
something beyond”... Drummer Magnus Gran -- with his exquisite brushwork
and skittering, dancing sense of rhythm (something Strayhorn loved in skin
men) -- is included, here are the makings of a formidable quartet”...
these Swedes have a solid handle on what interpretation really means: They
read these tunes through the prism of the present rather than ape them for
their former glory”.
Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
Photo by Rolf Ohlson ©
Studiopicture by Rolf Ohlson ©