Quality: Bitrate:
FLAC
Scans - Artwork:
Full Scans
Total Size:
332 MB
Album Info & Personnel:
For more than two decades Åke Persson was widely recognized as Europe's
foremost Jazz trombonist, and indeed one of the world's leading players.
Persson's remarkable career ended in February 1975 when the 43'year'old
musician took his own life. These historic sessions document Persson's
early years (1951'57), before he became a member of the Harry Arnold or
Clarke'Boland Big Bands or sat in for various periods of time with
ensembles led by Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and
others. The musicians on these early sessions are European, with two
notable exceptions ' trombonists Rosolino and Burgess ' who appear on
the first version of 'Monotones' and the standard 'Don't Blame Me.'
Although known as 'the Comet from H'ssleholm' (his hometown), Persson
lacked the biting attack and prodigious technique of a Rosolino,
employing instead a softer and more urbane approach that nevertheless
served its purpose well. But Persson's technique wasn't wanting; he had
more than enough to accomplish any task. Persson does nothing here to
abridge his towering stature ' he seems quite at ease alongside the more
celebrated American duo, Rosolino and Burgess ' and on the last four
tracks he becomes, in an early example of overdubbing, an entire
trombone section ' and quite a good one, we should say. Of enormous
interest to this listener were the two tracks from January '57 ('Besame
Mucho,' Al Cohn's ''T Ain't No Use') with the legendary Swedish baritone
master Lars Gullin, on which sound quality makes an abrupt turn for the
better (most selections impart the dense, heavily muffled sound of
early''50s, pre'stereo recordings). But sound isn't the issue here;
these rare glimpses into the early career of one of Jazz's most
prominent mainstream trombonists would be of great significance had they
been recorded on an Edison cylinder. Recommended to those who
appreciate uncommon talent when they hear it. - Jack Bowers (AllAboutJazz)
�ke Persson (All Titles), Carl-Erik Lindgren (ts) 1.2.3.
Ingemar Westberg (p) 1.2.3. Simon Brehms (n) 1.2.3.
Sven Bollhem (dr) 1.2.3. Frank Rosolino, Bob Burgess (tb) 4.5.
Rob Pronk (p) 4.5. Don Bagley (b) 4.5. Stan Levey (dr) 4.5.
Arne Domnerus (as) 6.7.8.9. Bengt Hallberg (p) 6.7.8.9.10.11.
Gunnar Johnson (b) 6.7.8.9.10.11.15.16.17.18.
Jack Nor�n (Dr) 6.7.8.9. Hacke Bj�rksten (Ts) 10.11.
Kenneth Fagerlund (dr) 10.11.
Reinhold Svensson (p) 12. Georg Riedel (b) 12.
Nils-Bertil Dahlander (dr) 12.13.14. Lars Gullin (bs) 13.14.
Claes-G�ran Fagerstedt (p) 13.14. Bengt Carlsson (b) 13.14.
G�sta Theselius (p) 15.16.17.18. Egil Johansen (dr) 15.16.17.18.
Record Label: Four Leaf Clover Records
Tracklist:
LINKS:
AP-part 1AP-part 2
