Fredrik Kronkvist - Out of the Blue

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2025
Time: 77:12
File: MP3 @ 128K/s
Size: 74,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:38) 1. Blues on the Corner
(7:07) 2. Jinrikisha
(6:05) 3. Driftin'
(5:38) 4. Mahjong
(6:55) 5. Nica's Dream
(7:40) 6. Una Mas
(8:07) 7. Short Story
(6:46) 8. Oriental Folksong
(6:10) 9. The Kicker
(8:21) 10. Blue Bossa
(8:40) 11. Moanin'

The powerful and soulful altoman Fredrik Kronkvist is considered one of Europe’s finest alto saxophonists and takes charge whenever he is in the spotlight. Fredrik is an award-winning saxophonist and he has several albums out as a leader. Both his writing and improvisational skills are on display when he gives the audience his experience in drawing the heat from a tune with his big sound.

He is leading his own band where he presents a quartet, consisting of musicians from the vanguard of today. https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/fredrik-kronkvist/

Out of the Blue

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Fredrik Kronkvist Feat. Kathrine Windfeld - Open Gates

Styles: Saxophone Jazz, Bop
Year: 2024
Time: 48:44
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 112,3 MB
Art: Front

(4:05) 1.Devotion
(1:12) 2.Blackbird Mornings Intro
(4:20) 3.Blackbird Mornings
(5:20) 4.Mandala
(5:50) 5.Healer
(7:03) 6.Trane’s Temple
(1:11) 7.Golden Fields Intro
(4:55) 8.Golden Fields
(4:48) 9.Stealth Mode
(5:30) 10.River Indigo
(4:24) 11.Volcano

The powerful and soulful altoman Fredrik Kronkvist is considered one of Europe’s finest alto saxophonists and takes charge whenever he is in the spotlight.
Fredrik is an award-winning saxophonist and he has several albums out as a leader.
Both his writing and improvisational skills are on display when he gives the audience his experience in drawing the heat from a tune with his big sound.

He is leading his own band where he presents a quartet, consisting of musicians from the vanguard of today´s jazzscene. His strong, creative spirit combined with a profound knowledge of the instrument and jazz has made him into one of Sweden’s international jazz stars.
More...https://fredrikkronkvist.wordpress.com/bio/

Open Gates

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Miriam Aida & Fredrik Kronkvist - Live at the Palladium

Styles: Vocal, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 45:13
Size: 103,9 MB
Art: Front

(3:29)  1. It's a Wonderful World
(4:44)  2. Born to Be Blue
(3:39)  3. My Shining Hour
(4:13)  4. Senor Blues
(3:56)  5. Lamesha
(4:49)  6. So tinha de ser com voce
(4:24)  7. Right Here, Right Now
(4:01)  8. If You Go
(4:04)  9. Fun
(4:02) 10. Trav'lin Light
(3:47) 11. Too Close for Comfort

Miriam Aïda (born 24 September 1974) is a Swedish jazz singer. She has toured internationally, performing at the Blue Note in Tokyo, in London, Paris, Istanbul, Moscow, Helsinki, Oslo, Palermo, Berlin and across Sweden. She has appeared on Swedish national television. Aïda's music is influenced by many musical traditions, including Latin American, and she attained success with a Brazilian music-inspired album Meu Brasil. 

She performs with her partner, saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist, and has since her 2002 debut released five albums with Kronkvist and the Jan Lundgren Trio. She lives in Malmö, where she manages a jazz club named Monk. In 2017, she sang Brazilian music at the Uppsala International Guitar Festival in Sweden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiriamAida

Recorded live in front of a huge audience is this album a real powerhouse. Soulfull, straight-a-head jazz, and Bossa Nova with Sweden’s brightest young jazz stars. Singer Miriam Aïda and saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist deliver their message with powerful big band arrangements of great tunes such as “Senor Blues” by Horace Silver, Nat Adderleys “Fun” and also a big band version of their own tune Right Here, Right Now, first heard on their first appearance on the success record “Jan Lundgren Trio presents Miriam Aïda & Fredrik Kronkvist”.

Personnel:  Miriam Aida - Vocal; Fredrik Kronkvist - Saxophone; Monday Night Big Band

Live at the Palladium

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Fredrik Kronkvist - Altitude

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2018
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:23
Size: 141,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:38)  1. Zenith
(4:38)  2. Litet Grann Från Ovan
(6:16)  3. Desert Night
(4:54)  4. Yemaya
(6:02)  5. Leo
(5:54)  6. Family Business
(6:00)  7. Instinct
(6:36)  8. Isis (Egyptian Goddess)
(5:41)  9. Kronk's Monk
(5:04) 10. Theme for Ernie
(4:36) 11. Close Race

There's a thriving jazz community in Sweden, some of whose roots are planted firmly in the bop idiom, and young alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist's quartet, which follows that path, is about as accomplished as any you're likely to hear in this country. Kronkvist himself comes from a line that began with Bird, continued through the Sonnys Criss and Stitt, Jackie McLean, Phil Woods, Lou Donaldson, Cannonball Adderley, Charles McPherson, Herb Geller and Frank Morgan to such younger contemporaries as Gary Bartz, Bobby Watson, Kenny Garrett, Vincent Herring, Jesse Davis and others. He produces a handsome sound, closest perhaps to Criss, Morgan or Garrett, and has a formidable technique to match. The other principal soloist, pianist Daniel Tilling, also has great chops and, like Kronkvist, a flowing stream of impressive ideas that may not be innovative but seldom fail to please. The program consists of eight original compositions by Kronkvist and one each by Fred Lacey (the entrancing ballad "Theme for Ernie") and Lasse Dahlqvist ("Litet Grann Från Ovan," which must translate in English as "Three O'Clock in the Morning," as its melody is precisely the same as that old American standard). Kronkvist's tunes sound much like those one would have encountered on any number of Blue Note recordings from the '50s or '60s in sessions led by McLean, Art Blakey, Lee Morgan, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Benny Golson, Gigi Gryce, Red Garland, Freddie Hubbard, Blue Mitchell, Bobby Timmons . . . the list goes on.  Kronkvist, Tilling and their colleagues, bassist Martin Sjöstedt and drummer Daniel Fredriksson, work quite well as a unit, blending the proper amounts of energy and finesse to construct an album that stands up well when exposed to the strong winds of analysis. ~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/altitude-fredrik-kronkvist-sittel-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php

Personnel: Fredrik Kronkvist, alto saxophone; Daniel Tilling, piano; Martin Sjöstedt, bass; Daniel Fredriksson, drums.

Altitude

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Fredrik Kronkvist - Afro-Cuban Supreme

Styles: Saxophone, Flute And Clarinet Jazz
Year: 2017
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 77:57
Size: 179,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:32)  1. Intro - Tierra Africana part 1
(5:31)  2. A Love Supreme - Acknowledgement
(5:48)  3. A Night in Tunisia
(7:10)  4. Caravan
(1:29)  5. Interlude No.1
(4:22)  6. Afro Blue
(5:40)  7. Satellite
(6:36)  8. Manteca
(0:51)  9. Interlude No.2
(5:14) 10. Naima
(0:32) 11. Interlude No.3
(4:59) 12. Gillespiana
(4:26) 13. Be-Bop
(1:55) 14. Tierra Africana part II
(5:30) 15. On Green Dolphin Street
(0:42) 16. Interlude No.4
(4:40) 17. Yemaya
(1:33) 18. Interlude No.5
(6:12) 19. Eternal Light
(2:03) 20. Outro - Acknowledgement

Alto saxophone star Fredrik Kronkvist delivers his eclectic mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Coltrane inspired jazz and in an adventurous and colorful musical experience. New views on Latin-Jazz gives us an explosive rhythm fiesta that touches both body and soul. Inspired by Dizzy Gillespie’s idea of bringing together people, music and rhythms from different continents and countries, the award-winning and Swedish Grammy nominated alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist has created a diverse mix of Afro-Cuban rhythms and Coltrane-influenced jazz with his new group Afro-Cuban Supreme. On the occasion of Dizzy’s 100-year anniversary in 2017 Fredrik Kronkvist releases the album Afro-Cuban Supreme with superstars Jason Marsalis(USA) on drums, conga virtuoso Eliel Lazo(CUB) and Miriam Aïda(MAR/SWE) on vocals. The music ranges from legendary songs like A Night in Tunisia, Afro Blue and Manteca in eventful arrangements to exciting original compositions with contemporary approaches to timeless Latin Jazz. https://fredrikkronkvist.wordpress.com/music-2/afro-cuban-supreme/

Personnel:  Fredrik Kronkvist – saxophones, flutes and bass clarinet;  Miriam Aïda – vocals;  Martin Sjöstedt – piano;  Johnny Åman – bass;  Eliel Lazo – congas;  Jason Marsalis – drums

Afro-Cuban Supreme

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Fredrik Kronkvist - Brooklyn Playground

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 53:10
Size: 121.7 MB
Styles: Saxophone jazz
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[0:50] 1. Come Out And Play
[8:06] 2. Playground
[4:58] 3. Epic Build-Up
[4:59] 4. Crescent Mantra
[5:24] 5. Open Air
[7:31] 6. Caravan
[4:20] 7. Flower Of Hope
[6:20] 8. The Basic Lowdown
[4:25] 9. One Finger Snap
[5:13] 10. The Fun Side
[0:58] 11. Until Next Time

Fredrik Kronkvist – alto saxophone, Martin Sjöstedt – piano, Petter Eldh – bass, Snorre Kirk – drums.

Fredrik and his quartet entered the studio in Brooklyn after a successful concert at the Scandinavian House on Manhattan and laid down some of the groups most inspired takes.

Brooklyn Playground mc
Brooklyn Playground zippy

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Fredrik Kronkvist - Monk Vibes (Feat. Jason Marsalis, Reuben Rogers & Gregory Hutchinson)

Size: 116,6 MB
Time: 50:36
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz
Art: Front

01. Skippy (3:45)
02. Misterioso (5:54)
03. Teo (4:13)
04. Brilliant Corners (5:29)
05. Trinkle Tinkle (6:09)
06. Round Midnight (6:18)
07. Evidence (4:52)
08. Kronk’s Monk (4:08)
09. Four In One (4:27)
10. The Virtue Of Patience (5:16)

Alto saxophonist Fredrik Kronkvist releases album with Thelonious Monk’s music along with three American superstars.

When Kronkvist releases his new album MONK VIBES he continues cooperate with some of the hottest names on the jazz scene with Jason Marsalis on vibraphone, Reuben Rogers on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums. This time they dedicate themselves to interpret the genius composer Thelonious Monk’s music and spirit.

“I played with drummer and vibraphonist Jason Marsalis for the first time at Copenhagen Jazz Festival when Jason was flown in to replace drummer Antonio Sanchez. We hit it off immediately and after a few tours and an album later the idea was born to record Monk’s music with Jason on vibes, “says Fredrik.

Fredrik started his collaboration with Reuben Rogers, Gregory Hutchinson and pianist Aaron Goldberg in New York. From the first note there was a strong intuitive communication between these great musicians and they have released two acclaimed albums New York Elements (2012) and Reflecting Time (2014).

With Reuben Rogers and Gregory Hutchinson joining the band the idea of playing Monk’s music with Jason on vibraphone could blossom and become a reality. The unusual constellation with alto saxophone, vibraphone, bass and drums create a different, challenging sound without the piano and gives the group wide open spaces for colorful improvisations

MONK VIBES reflects Thelonious multidimensional universe where simplicity and complexity come together in a beautiful, danceable and contrasting music.

The album contains wild conversations, humor, calypso beat, odd time signatures, blues, beautiful ballads and a tonal language that sounds as skewed as obvious

Monk Vibes

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