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Trost RecordsAvailable Formats:
CD
Description
The album starts with two strong Sandell compositions, “Behind The Chords V” and “Behind The Chords VI”, two equally long tracks, excellent pieces, very much led and structured by the piano, and with Gustafsson again outperforming himself. The compelling compositions come from Sandell’s album “Behind the Chords”, which was just released then in 1998, when this live performance took place at Jazzclub Fasching in Stockholm. Both pieces are long enough to give each musician ample solo time, including a truly captivating percussion solo by Raymond Strid, halfway the first track. Sandell’s playing incorporates many styles, from subtle lyricism over grand chords to percussive powerplay.
The album ends with a near silent encore, just two minutes long, a kind of lullaby to calm our spirits after all the incredible tension. “
-Stef Gijssels, Free Jazz Blog
Mats Gustafsson – soprano and tenor sax
Sten Sandell – piano
Raymond Strid – drums
Released in:
2024