Artistry Jazz Group - Tribute!

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz

Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 70:31
Size: 162,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:50)  1. Palo Alto
(4:04)  2. Shirley Steps Out
(5:14)  3. Last Night When We Were Young
(4:08)  4. Bijou
(3:02)  5. Up an' Atom
(6:08)  6. Lost in a Summer Night
(2:55)  7. The Bad and the Beautiful
(2:44)  8. Undercurrent Blues
(5:13)  9. The Man that Got Away
(3:57) 10. Fantasy
(6:34) 11. As You Are
(6:58) 12. The St. Vitus' Dance
(5:31) 13. Changing My Tune
(6:00) 14. Lotus Blossom
(4:06) 15. Boplicity

An absolute gem, featuring some of the best players in Scandinavia in an extremely well thought-out program of music, paying tribute to "musicians and artists who shaped new sounds and ideas." It's the brainchild of independent record producer Torgil Rosenberg and pianist Jan Lundgren. Three top Swedish musicians, Peter Asplund on trumpet, Klas Lindqvist on alto sax and clarinet, and Janne Bengtsson on flute, join Lundgren's already all-star Artistry group, filling out the sound on selected numbers. The choice of musicians and composers receiving tribute is highly eclectic, ranging from alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, pianist Horace Silver, trumpeter Miles Davis and big band leader Stan Kenton to singer June Christy, Swedish composer/pianist Nils Lindberg (paired with US bassist Red Mitchell, who lived in Sweden for many years) and composers George Gershwin and Billy Strayhorn. The album opens with reed multi-instrumentalist Jimmy Giuffre's arrangement of Lee Konitz's marvelous post bop piece, "Palo Alto," on which Lundgren solos superbly. It continues with Mel Powell's quirky "Shirley Steps Out," with reed man Klas Lindqvist taking solo honors.

Vocalist Vivian Buczek is a revelation, displaying full-fledged confidence and a maturity only hinted at in her previous recordings with the group. She performs great versions of Harold Arlen's bittersweet "Last Night When We Were Young" and George Gershwin's "Changing My Tune," switches with consummate ease from Queen of Cool June Christy to Judy Garland, albeit singing the best, bluesiest song in Garland's book, "The Man That Got Away," written by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin for the 1954 film A Star Is Born.  Buczek does her best with the rather dated "back to nature" lyrics of Lindberg and Mitchell's "As You Are" and turns in a fine wordless vocal on "Undercurrent Blues," by Chico O'Farrill whose arrangements ushered King of Swing Benny Goodman, somewhat unwillingly, into the bebop era.

She also chooses the closer, going for Miles Davis' "Boplicity" and handling Ray Passman and Holli Ross' high-speed "Bebop Lives" lyrics with great aplomb. Hollywood composer David Raskin's "The Bad And The Beautiful" is one of two outstanding solo outings by Lundgren. The other is a lovely, lingering interpretation of Billy Strayhorn's "Lotus Blossom."  Guitarist Jacob Fischer's solo does wonders for "Fantasy" by Prince of Pretension Stan Kenton (based on a piece by classical composer Maurice Ravel), while Hans Backenroth plays some terrific bass on Horace Silver's "The St. Vitus' Dance." Only rarely do albums come any better than this.By Chris Mosey http://www.allaboutjazz.com/tribute-jan-lundgren-volenza-review-by-chris-mosey.php

Personnel: Jan Lundgren: piano;  Vivian Buczek: vocal;  Jacob Fischer: guitar;  Hans Backenroth: bass;  Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay: drums;  Peter Asplund: trumpet, flugelhorn;  Klas Lindqvist: alto sax, clarinet;  Janne Bengtsson: flute.

Tribute!

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Peter Asplund - All My Septembers

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2020
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 67:34
Size: 155,8 MB
Art: Front

(1:58) 1. Ozymandias Melancholia
(5:44) 2. Hermanos Del Alma
(9:01) 3. Le Grand Michel
(9:10) 4. All My Septembers
(5:33) 5. Viudo
(6:20) 6. Melancholia ll
(8:41) 7. She and Me
(5:28) 8. La Escogida
(9:48) 9. A Lotta' Love
(5:47) 10. Lullaby for Melina

Peter Asplund is one of Sweden's foremost trumpet players. Or why not say it like it is? He is one of Europe's or even the world's foremost trumpeters. Why draw a line when there is no need to? Jazz is not limited by any national borders. It has been written: "A fantastic musician who always plays straight from the heart" and to which we can all readily agree! Over the years he has developed his dynamic and energy-loaded, slightly melancholic and melodic trumpet style until he can express what he feels when he feels. This applies when he plays a standard by, say, George Gershwin, Cole Porter or Duke Ellington. And it also applies when he plays some of his own original compositions, tunes with a distinct accent on melody, "my own standards" he calls them. Of his new release, he writes: "I was born in September. There is something special about that month. The light, the air, the scent of nature. For many it is a beginning of something, for others, an end. You reminisce. You look forward in time. You pause and regard the present. Wherever you happen to be, September brings forth both feelings and thoughts on life. These are mine. "All my Septembers stay with me forever."http://www.cede.com/en/movies/?view=detail&aid=17095712

Personnel: Peter Asplund -voc, tpt, flh; Hans Andersson - b; Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay d; Lars Jansson - p; Joakim Milder - ts, ss; Isabella Lundgren - v; Asplund Big Band Horn

All My Septembers

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Jan Lundgren, Peter Asplund Quartet - California Connection

Styles: Piano And Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:35
Size: 147,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:24)  1. Au Privave - Studio
(4:28)  2. Att Angöra En Brygga
(5:48)  3. Swedish Pastry
(6:51)  4. What is This Thing Called Love
(5:08)  5. Södermalm
(3:22)  6. I Hear a Rhapsody
(5:08)  7. How Deep is the Ocean
(6:44)  8. Stockholm Sweetnin'
(6:34)  9. Indian Summer
(6:13) 10. There Will Never Be Another You
(4:33) 11. When It's Sleepy Time Down Sout
(4:20) 12. Cottontail

The “California connection” on this colorful studio date, recorded in January ’96, is scrupulously forged between two marvelous young Swedish musicians, Asplund and Lundgren, and a duo of long–time West Coast stalwarts, Carpenter and Kreibich. Although Asplund was only 27 at the time and Lundgren 29, they play with an awareness and maturity far beyond their years, while Carpenter (37) and Kreibich (40) balance the scales with the bright eyed energy and enthusiasm of callow apprentices. Asplund and Lundgren met and became friends in ’93 when Jan received Sweden’s prestigious Thore Swanerud Award for young swing/bop musicians (Asplund had earned the award in 1990). After Lundgren was named Sweden’s Jazz Musician of the Year in ’94, he and Asplund decided to record an album of standards. 

The result is California Connection, whose cast was assembled on behalf of Four Leaf Clover by veteran Los Angeles producer Dick Bank. The quartet connects at every conceivable level on eight of the twelve selections, and for variety Lundgren and Asplund play without the rhythm section on Swanerud’s best known composition, “Södermalm,” Lundgren and Carpenter alone interpret Irving Berlin’s “How Deep Is the Ocean,” Lundgren plays with Carpenter/Kreibich on the late Stan Hasselgaard’s “Swedish Pastry,” and Asplund does likewise on “I Hear a Rhapsody.” Asplund’s horn is muted on “Rhapsody,” “Cottontail” and “Stockholm Sweetnin’,” open the rest of the way (and sounds at times like a flugelhorn, even though there’s no mention of that in the notes). In any case, he displays uncommon resourcefulness and superior chops, as does Lundgren, who is beyond any doubt one of the most accomplished young post–bop pianists not only in Sweden, but anywhere in the world. Good as Asplund and Lundgren are, Carpenter and Kreibich have no trouble keeping pace with them, and this is about as commendable a session of modern mainstream Jazz as any quartet is likely to fashion.~ Jack Bowers https://www.allaboutjazz.com/california-connection-jan-lundgren-four-leaf-clover-records-review-by-jack-bowers.php

Personnel: Peter Asplund, trumpet; Jan Lundgren, piano; Dave Carpenter, bass; Paul Kreibich, drums.

California Connection

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Peter Asplund Quartet - Melos

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:33
Size: 141,5 MB
Art: Front

( 7:14)  1. Immel Touch
( 6:31)  2. W.S. and P. T.
( 9:54)  3. Alone Again
( 9:18)  4. Baldinavian Love Song
(11:00)  5. Leaving
( 9:15)  6. Take Care
( 8:17)  7. Hunter

Peter Asplund is one of Sweden's foremost trumpeters. Or why not say as it is? He is one of Europe's or even one of the world's foremost trumpeters! Why draw a line when you don't need to? Jazz is not felt at any national borders! "A fantastic musician who always plays straight from the heart" has someone written somewhere. And that's just to agree. Over the years, he has developed his dynamic and energy-laden, slightly melancholy and melodic trumpet games until he can say what he wants, whenever he wants. That's when he plays a standard song by George Gerschwin, Cole Porter or Duke Ellington. And that is when he plays any of his own slightly tense songs, songs where the melodic vein is strong, "my own standards" as he calls them.He has made eight CDs in his own name, nominated for Grammis and received Jazz Sweden's foremost award, Gyllene Skivan for both "Lochiel´s warning" and "Asplund meets Bernstein". Not for nothing is he one of the most sought after musicians in Sweden. He appeared on stage during the early 1990s. At the same time, soul music received a great revival and pop music began to be "jazzed up". Peter Asplund, "the lone trumpeter on the top of the alpine", became an invited soloist at just that spice on more than 200 plates.

This is completely in line with Peter Asplund's idea that you develop when you work and work hard. To be an artist you also have to be a craftsman. One feeds the other and somewhere along the way you find your personal voice and expression. Peter Asplund did so early. He was a wonderful child who quickly went from clarity to clarity. Since then he has only developed and refined what has always been there. It sounds easy and may have been. But it would not have happened without all the work. Constantly in demand by everything and everyone but first and foremost Peter Asplund is a jazz artist. He has been at the front of a number of his own groups. Perhaps he is best known for his successful years with his quartet with pianist Jacob Karlzon, bassist Hans Andersson and drummer Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay. With it and other groups he has toured in Sweden and abroad, he has played at small clubs, concert halls and festivals, traveled around the USA, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, Poland, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Ireland, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Japan and of course the other Scandinavian countries. But Peter Asplund has not only been at the forefront of his own groups and projects, he has also been a central member of Sweden's foremost big band for a long number of years, the Tolvan Big Band and the Stockholm Jazz Orchestra. And together with saxophonist Magnus Lindgren, he also leads the Blue House Jazz Orchestra, Stockholm's own big band. Today, jazz artist Peter Asplund is mainly a soloist with trios, big bands, orchestras, wind orchestras and choirs.

In 2007, Peter Asplund surprised the jazz world. He made his debut as a jazz singer and quickly sailed as one of Sweden's foremost jazz singers in Frank Sinatra's and Mel Tormé's swing-saturated footsteps. After a hot scat duet with singer Deborah Brown, she briefly stated that he should make a record - to show how male jazz singing really should sound. As if all this was not enough, Peter Asplund is also a sought-after and often hired educator with a unique ability to share his ever-growing knowledge. For several years he was a trumpet teacher at Kungl. Stockholm University College of Music and he regularly provides clinics throughout Sweden. Peter Asplund is also a responsive producer who is increasingly engaged in jazz recordings. Over the years, Peter Asplund has managed to play with most major Swedish musical names and an impressive crowd in the international elite: Patti Austin, Louie Bellson, Jerry Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Deborah Brown, Randy Crawford, Eddie Daniels, Sinne Eeg , Georgie Fame, Mike Gibbs, Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Mel Lewis, Dave Liebman, Ivan Linz, Joe Lovano, Jim McNeely, Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer, Veronica Mortensen, Silje Nergaard, Ceacilie Norby, Adam Nussbaum, Dick Oatts, Maria Schneider, Gary Smulian, Martial Solal, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Stan Tracey, McCoy Tyner, Jukkis Uotila, The Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Niels Henning Ørstedt Pedersen, Jan Allan, Alice Babs, Claes Crona, Lars Danielsson, Arne Domnérus, Rigmor Gustavsson, Lars Jansson, Nils Landgren, Magnus Lindgren,The Real Group, Esbjörn Svensson Trio (est), Bobo Stensson, Svante Thuresson, Victoria Tolstoy, Bengt-Arne Wallin, Putte Wickman, Monica Zetterlund, Lennart Åberg ... https://peterasplund.com/index.php?sida=bio&lang=s

Melos

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Peter Asplund Quartet - Asplund meets Bernstein

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:25
Size: 143,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:57)  1. Mass: A Simple Song
( 6:03)   2. Candide: Glitter and Be Gay
(12:23)  3. Wonderful Town, Act II: It's Love
( 4:35)  4. On the Town, Act II: Some Other Time
( 5:41)  5. Candide: It Must Be So
( 5:41) 6. West Side Story (arr. M. Halling): Act II: I Feel Pretty
( 5:41)  7. West Side Story (arr. M. Halling): Act II: Somewhere
( 5:41)  8. West Side Story (arr. M. Halling): Act I: Tonight
( 5:41)  9. Peter Pan, Act III: Never-Land

After two CD albums with the Peter Asplund Quartet: "Lochiel's Warning" (PCD 071) from 2004 and "As Knights Concur" (PCD 093) from 2008, in which we combined our own compositions with American standards, it is now time for an album with a specific theme and it feels quite natural to have chosen as that theme the music of Leonard Bernstein. The challenge to us as a jazz group is to succeed in playing Bernstein's music in our own way and thus even developing it for improvisation. It is now time for me to present my quartet, already a strongly knit unit, in a new light, this time together with a larger ensemble. For the purpose of interpreting Bernstein's music we chose to collaborate with a symphonic orchestra.To discover the essence in Bernstein's music, bring out the jazz oriented aspects, illuminate the special characteristics of the quartet and combine this in the most effective way with the symphony players, was the great challenge facing the arranger. 

The choice of arranger went to my good friend and trumpeter colleague, Mats Hålling.Dalasinfoniettan is the symphony orchestra of the Dalarna (Dalecarlia) region of Sweden and which makes up a section of the Musik i Dalarna regional organisation. It is a full-time professional ensemble consisting of 28 musicians and was formed in 1988.The reason that Dalasinfoniettan was the right orchestra with which to collaborate is best described by a quotation from out of the official presentation of the orchestra:"Our ambition is to be a many-sided, flexible and exciting orchestra with a broad program both in relation to the classical repertoire and in collaboration with musicians from other genres." https://peterasplund.com/index.php?sida=disco&coll=par&record=6

Personnel: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Liner Notes – Peter Asplund; Bass – Hans Andersson; Drums – Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay; Piano – Jacob Karlzon

Asplund meets Bernstein

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Peter Asplund Quartet - Lochiel's Warning

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 62:28
Size: 143,7 MB
Art: Front

(10:12)  1. In a Sentimental Mood
( 7:23)  2. 26 Steps
( 8:26)  3. The Boys from Syracuse: Falling in Love with Love
( 6:59)  4. I Loves You Porgy: Summertime
( 5:48)  5. Lochiel's warning
( 8:37)  6. Let's Face It: Everything I love
( 2:30)  7. Lose the blues
( 9:25)  8. Carpe noctem
( 3:04)  9. Beate

When record releases of 2004 were summarized, the album "Lochiel\s warning" (Prophone, PCD 071) by Peter Asplund Quartet was picked by many Swedish critics as the best jazz album of the year. Johannes Cornell, a music critic for Sweden's biggest daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter (DN), wrote that the album is "an instant classic" and one of the best Swedish jazz albums of all times. In addition to all the great reviews, Asplund as recently received two very prestigious awards. Peter Asplund Quartet is a dynamic and closely united group who represent some of the strongest voices to be found on the Scandinavian jazz scene today. With honest expressions, with respect for the tradition tastefully combined with a natural will of pioneering and with genuine charisma Peter Asplund Quartet manage to reach every single one in the audience. https://peterasplund.com/index.php?sida=disco&coll=par&record=4&view=about

Personnel: Peter Asplund (trumpet), Jacob Karlzon (piano), Hans Andersson (bass) & Johan Löfcrantz (drums)

Lochiel's Warning

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Peter Asplund Quartet - As Knights Concur

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2000
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:07
Size: 138,2 MB
Art: Front

( 6:59)  1. In A Pensive Place
( 7:46)  2. Days of Wine and Roses
( 5:24)  3. Mexican Hayride: I love you
( 7:40)  4. Wonderyear
(12:17)  5. Where or When: Babes in Arms: My Funny Valentine
( 5:29)  6. The Prowlers
( 7:09)  7. Sunny
( 7:20)  8. On Green Dolphin Street

Peter Asplund is one of Sweden’s foremost trumpet players. Or why not say it like it is? He is one of Europe’s or even the world’s foremost trumpeters. Why draw a line when there is no need to? Jazz is not limited by any national borders. It has been written: "A fantastic musician who always plays straight from the heart" - and to which we can all readily agree! Over the years he has developed his dynamic and energy-loaded, slightly melancholic and melodic trumpet style until he can express what he feels when he feels. This applies when he plays a standard by, say, George Gershwin, Cole Porter or Duke Ellington. And it also applies when he plays some of his own original compositions, tunes with a distinct accent on melody, ”my own standards” he calls them.  He has made eight CDs in his own name, been nominated to a Swedish Grammis and received the most prestigious award one can achieve in Swedish jazz, Orkester Journalen’s ”Gyllene Skivan  Golden Record” for two of his albums ”Lochiel’s Warning” and ”Asplund Meets Bergstein”. For very good reason he is one of the most sought-after musicians in Sweden. He appeared on the scene in the early Nineties. At the same time soul music was experiencing a revival and pop music began to include elements of jazz. Peter Asplund was one of the obvious but few soloists to be invited to provide that flavour on more than 200 recordings. It is Peter Asplund’s philosophy that development comes from trial and hard work. To become an artist it is also necessary to be a craftsman. The one gives birth to the other and somewhere along the way one’s personal voice and manner of expression begins to appear.

In Peter Asplund’s case, this came early on. He was a young prodigy who quickly went from strength to strength. From there he has steadily developed and refined what has always been present. It sounds easy - and may have possibly been that, but it would not have happened without much diligent work. Although constantly in demand from many, first and foremost it is Peter Asplund jazz artist. He has been leader of several of his own groups. Of these, perhaps he is best known for the successful years with his quartet comprising pianist Jacob Karlzon, bassist Hans Andersson and drummer Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay. With them and other groups he has toured Sweden and abroad and played everywhere from small clubs to concert halls and festivals, toured around USA, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, Poland, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia, Romania, Ireland, Mexico, Argentina, South Africa, Japan, and of course the other Scandinavian countries. But Peter Asplund has not only fronted his own groups and projects, he has also been for many years a central member in two of Sweden’s foremost big bands - Tolvan Big Band and Stockholm Jazz Orchestra and, together with saxophonist Magnus Lindgren, he also leads Blue House Jazz Orchestra, the Stockholm Concert Hall’s own big band.

Today, jazz artist Peter Asplund is mainly working as soloist with trios, big bands, sinfoniettas, wind orchestras and choirs. In 2007 Peter Asplund surprised the jazz world when he made his debut as a jazz singer. He quickly advanced to become one of Sweden’s best jazz singers in the swinging footsteps of Frank Sinatra and Mel Tormé. After a dynamic scat duet with singer Deborah Brown, she suggested without hesitation that he should make a recording to show how a male jazz singer really should sound. As though this was not enough, Peter Asplund is also a sought-after teacher and pedagogue, busily- engaged with a unique ability to share his steadily increasing knowledge with others. For many years he was trumpet teacher at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and he regularly holds clinics over the whole of Sweden. Peter Asplund is also a keenly sensitive producer who is increasingly active for jazz recordings. 

Over the years Peter Asplund has played with the majority of great names in Swedish music and an impressive list of the international elite: Patti Austin, Louie Bellson, Jerry Bergonzi, Randy Brecker, Bob Brookmeyer, Deborah Brown, Randy Crawford, Eddie Daniels, Sinne Eeg, Georgie Fame, Mike Gibbs, Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Mel Lewis, Dave Liebman, Ivan Linz, Joe Lovano, Jim McNeely, Vince Mendoza, Bob Mintzer, Veronica Mortensen, Silje Nergaard, Ceacilie Norby, Adam Nussbaum, Dick Oatts, Maria Schneider, Gary Smulian, Martial Solal, Clark Terry, Toots Thielemans, Stan Tracey, McCoy Tyner, Jukkis Uotila, The Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny Werner, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Niels Henning Ørstedt Pedersen, Jan Allan, Alice Babs, Claes Crona, Lars Danielsson, Arne Domnérus, Rigmor Gustavsson, Lars Jansson, Nils Landgren, Magnus Lindgren, The Real Group, Esbjörn Svensson Trio (e.s.t.), Bobo Stensson, Svante Thuresson, Victoria Tolstoy, Bengt-Arne Wallin, Putte Wickman, Monica Zetterlund, Lennart Åberg... https://peterasplund.com/index.php?sida=bio

Personnel: Trumpet – Peter Asplund; Bass – Hans Andersson; Drums – Johan Löfcrantz; Flugelhorn – Peter Asplund; Piano – Jacob Karlzon

As Knights Concur

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Peter Asplund - Satch as such

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 2011
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:10
Size: 168,6 MB
Art: Front

( 1:58)  1. Satch As Such
(10:20)  2. West end blues
( 7:13)  3. I'm confessin' (that I love you)
( 8:48)  4. Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans?
( 8:41)  5. I can't give you anything but love
( 4:40)  6. Ain't misbehavin
( 9:37)  7. I cover the waterfront
( 7:19)  8. When it's sleepy time down south
( 7:29)  9. Hello Dolly
( 6:58) 10. What a wonderful world

Satch as Such is a music album from 2000 with Peter Asplund and his orchestra. The album is a tribute to the 100-year-old Louis Armstrong with Armstrong's most famous songs modernly newly arranged for big band and trumpet soloist. The events are written by Mikael Råberg , Helge Albin , Bo Sylvén , Göran Strandberg , Staffan Odenhall , Magnus Lindgren and Magnus Blom. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satch_as_Such

Personnel: Peter Asplund,Hans Dyvik,Patrik Skogh, Anders Gustafsson and Fredrik Oscarsson - trumpet;  Mikael Råberg , Dicken Hedrenius , Karin Hammar and Mattis Cederberg - trombone;  Johan Hörlen, Magnus Blom, Per "Texas" Johansson , Karl-Martin Almqvist , Magnus Lindgren and Alberto Pinton - saxophones;  Jacob Karlzon - piano;  Hans Andersson - bass;  Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay - drums;  Rigmor Gustafsson and Magnum Coltrane Price - song

Satch as such

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Vivian Buczek & Peter Asplund - Songs Of Our Lives

Size: 149,7 MB
Time: 64:00
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Songbook Of Our Lives (4:54)
02. The End Of A Love Affair (5:31)
03. Love Gets Stronger With Each Year (6:39)
04. Songs And Lullabies (6:24)
05. It's You Or No One (4:12)
06. Love Made A Fool Out Of Me (5:05)
07. The Lady Is A Tramp (2:57)
08. Love Came On Stealthy Fingers (6:10)
09. Just One Of These Things (3:18)
10. Mr C.C. (6:33)
11. Coisa Feita (7:52)
12. The Shining Sea (4:20)

Vivian Buczek was born in Malmoe, Sweden with Polish roots. She studied at Malmoe Academy of Music where she graduated in 2003. She already started performing and recording during her studies and has developed into one of Sweden’s foremost jazz singers today. She has a remarkable range and feeling for the jazz idiom and has made a number of appearances with both international and Swedish celebrities.

The press says:
”If nothing unexpected happens she will be foremost among our Swedish jazz singers for a long time. She has everything; phrasing, articulation, timing and great humor on stage”.

Vivian also appears as one of the members of the renowned vocal quartet Jazz Vocal Unit that consists of four Swedish top jazz artists, Svante Thuresson, Viktoria Tolstoy Vivian Buczek and Peter Asplund. The group presents a versatile show with new arrangements in the form of vocal quartets, duets and solo performances accompanied by a pianotrio with Claes Crona, Mattias Svensson and Rasmus Kihlberg.

Songs Of Our Lives   

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Jesper Bodilsen - Short Stories For Dreamers

Styles: Contemporary Jazz 
Year: 2009
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 57:08
Size: 135,8 MB
Art: Front

(6:47)  1. Caetano
(6:56)  2. One Of A Kind
(6:50)  3. Song For Her Being Here
(5:36)  4. Barcelona
(4:20)  5. Moon River
(6:45)  6. Marie
(7:58)  7. Estate
(5:25)  8. Pigen Der Floj (The Girl That Used To Fly)
(6:26)  9. A New Day

One of the major musical events of 2009 was the international breakthrough of Italian pianist Stefano Bollani's Danish trio with bassist Jesper Bodilsen and drummer Morten Lund. The release of Stone in the Water (ECM, 2009) underlined Bodilsen's unlimited potential, who not only played meticulously, but also contributed two of the album's most beautiful compositions, "Orvieto" and "Edith." On Short Stories For Dreamers, released on the Danish Stunt label, Bodilsen is on the top of the bill, but the album is far from a shallow display of instrumental virtuosity. Instead, it carefully constructs melodic motives that evolve into aural stories that captivate the ear with their sense of poetry and space. Part of the success of the album is due to its unusual lineup, featuring guitarist Ulf Wakenius, trumpeter Peter Asplund and vibraphonist Severi Pyysalo. Without the rhythmic pulse of the drums, they weave a finely textured carpet of sound where each melodic detail comes out with clarity. "Caetano," named after Brazilian guitarist Caetano Veloso, immediately sets the mild melancholic tone for the album, with Bodilsen and Wakenius playing a duet, recalling both the open landscapes of the Nordic countries and an empty beach in Brazil. In fact, each composition is given its own pictorial interpretation through the inclusion of the stunning photographs of Tove Kurtzweil. While Bodilsen contributes five of the album's nine compositions, there is also room for compositions by Wakenius, Henry Mancini and Bruno Martino. Martino's epic "Estate" is especially a revelation, wrapped as it is in Asplund's hushed brass sounds and in the warm wood of Bodilsen's bass. Talking of the intention of record, Bodilsen writes in the liner notes: "The keywords were simplicity and space: An opportunity for each musician to create a musical story in his own personal voice." Short Stories For Dreamers brings the personal narratives of the participants into a greater whole, creating a unique work of art. It is to be hoped that the success of Bollani's Danish trio will create an effect of synergy and thus lead listeners to this gem of a record. ~ Jakob Baekgaard https://www.allaboutjazz.com/short-stories-for-dreamers-jesper-bodilsen-stunt-records-sundance-music-review-by-jakob-baekgaard.php

Personnel: Jesper Bodilsen: bass; Ulf Wakenius: guitars; Peter Asplund: trumpet, flugelhorn; Severi Pyysalo: vibraphone, melodica.

Short Stories For Dreamers

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Vivian Buczek With Claes Crona Trio - Live At The Palladium

Styles: Vocal Jazz
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:58
Size: 135,4 MB
Art: Front

(6:46)  1. Tea For Two
(8:14)  2. Caravan
(6:48)  3. Dearly Beloved
(5:06)  4. It's Alright With Me
(4:56)  5. Lush Life
(4:36)  6. Social Call
(5:54)  7. O Bêbado e a Equilibrista
(9:37)  8. A Time For Love
(6:57)  9. A Night In Tunisia

Swedish vocalist Vivian Buczek has been on the Scandinavian jazz scene for over a decade, releasing her first album, Can't We Be Friends (Skandia Music) in 2003. Live At The Palladium is her fourth solo album, though she's also recorded with the Artistry Jazz Group. The Palladium in question isn't the world- renowned London theatre, it's the one in Buczek's home town of Malmö, but this concert sparkles with such energy and vivacity that it could readily have graced the venue's more famous British counterpart. The Claes Crona Trio Crona on piano, Hans Backenroth on double bass and Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay on drums provides empathetic backing throughout the album. Guitarist Elias Källvik makes two appearances and impresses with a warm-toned and fluid solo on "Bêbado E A Equilibrista" and his gently swinging rhythm which, in company with Ramsay's brush work, adds drive and groove to "Dearly Beloved."

Trumpeter Peter Asplund joins Buczek for a vocal duet on an up-tempo arrangement of Cole Porter's "It's Alright With Me" but, although he has a pleasant voice, he's not in Buczek's class. As a trumpeter, however, he's on great form, whether playing a boppish muted solo on "Tea For Two," a slinky lead line on "Caravan" which also features a punchy bass solo from Backenroth or a romantic slow tempo solo on "A Time For Love." Buczek's a joy to hear; lively, energetic and in tune with the stories these songs are telling, she also shows a willingness to test her own abilities, even in this live setting, with some tricky tempos and changes. Her talent shines brightest on her version of Billy Strayhorn's glorious "Lush Life." Her performance shows a superb combination of technical skill, range and a sensibility that brings the lyric to life all with spare, sensitive accompaniment from the excellent Crona. Buczek and Asplund's ambitious arrangement of Johnny Mandel and Paul Francis Webster's "A Time For Love" runs a close second; the singer and musicians meet its challenges with great success, from Backenroth and Buczek's interplay to Asplund's trumpet solo. Buczek has grown in confidence and skill from album to album over the past decade. Live At The Palladium is her most mature and vibrant recording so far, its live atmosphere capturing the intimacy and spontaneity of the performance. A stylish collection of songs, a great band and a terrific singer-all captured live in the heart of Malmö. ~ Bruce Lindsay  http://www.allaboutjazz.com/live-at-the-palladium-vivian-buczek-crown-jewels-review-by-bruce-lindsay.php

Personnel: Vivian Buczek: vocals; Peter Asplund: flugelhorn, trumpet, vocals; Claes Crona: piano; Hans Backenroth: double bass; Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay: drums; Elias Källvik: guitar (3, 7).

Live At The Palladium

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Peter Asplund - Aspiration

Size: 145,6 MB
Time: 62:49
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Jazz: Trumpet Jazz, Jazz Vocals
Art: Front

01. The Meaning Of The Blues (8:50)
02. The Song Is You (2:55)
03. A Sleepin'bee (7:07)
04. Waltz For Debby (4:43)
05. Get Happy (4:50)
06. My Way (6:26)
07. Someone To Light Up My Fire - This Happy Madness (5:10)
08. That Old Black Magic (7:00)
09. Yesterday I Heard The Rain (4:52)
10. Come Rain Or Come Shine (6:03)
11. Brotherhood Of Man (4:48)

Personnel:
Peter Asplund (SE): Trompete & Flügelhorn
Anke Helfrich (D): Piano
Hans Andersson (SE): Bass
Johan Löfcrantz Ramsay (SE): Drums

Peter Asplund, Swedish jazztrumpetplayer, singer and composer, born in 1969.

Peter got his education at the Royal academy of music in Stockholm, where he also has been teaching jazztrumpet and ensam- ble playing. After six cd's under his own name, Golden records and grammy nominations, Peter has developed a very personal approach to both his dynamic, energy-filled trumpet playing and his melodic compositions.He has been described as "a fantastic musician who always plays straight from the heart".

He has undertaken many long tours involving clubs, concert halls and festivals in Sweden, as well as playing in U.S.A, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, Poland, Switzerland, former Jugo- slavia, Romania, Ireland, Mexico, Argentina, and naturally, the rest of Scandinavia.
Peter can be heard playing not only with his own tributed group "Peter Asplund Quartet", as soloist with diffrent big bands and trios.Together with saxophonist Magnus Lindgren, he is also the leader of the "Blue House Jazz Orchestra, the Stockholm concert halls own big band.

Peter often appears as guestsoloist behind many popular Swe- dish artists both on stage and in the recording studios, especially with the Swedish popgroup Bo Kaspers Orkester. Well worth noting is also the project Peter Asplund – Martin Sjöstedt Dektet- te "Plays the music of Marty Paich and Mel Tormé, where Peter sings Mel Tormé.

Aspiration

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