Jan Johansson with Georg Riedel - In Hamburg - CD 2011 torrent

Jan Johansson in Hamburg, is an outstanding compilation of material recorded for the NDR between the years 1964 and 1968, including music from the legendary NDR workshops - ranging from some playfully improvised Swedish folk songs to versions of American standards and Georg Riedels own composition Sommar adjö. Our co-operation with the NDR was of great importance to us and we were there regularly. This was one of the main reasons why Swedish jazz was so famous in Germany at the time. Producer Hans Gertberg invited several European jazz musicians to the workshops and also many Swedish ones, recalls Riedel. The creativity over there was something truly extraordinary. Usually, we did not play songs out of our normal repertoire, but rather created something special for the workshops. The lineup was often especially put together for this occasion.
Shortly before his death Johansson wrote the music for the first Pippi Longstocking film - a demo tape with the melody of Här kommer Pippi Långstrump was all that was left after the accident. Riedel continued to work on the film music of Astrid Lindgrens books until the 1980s. The world-famous childrens song concludes the album as a tribute to its creator - a jazz legend who died long before his time. (amazon.co.uk)

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Jan Johansson with Georg Riedel - In Hamburg 1965-1968
(München Act 2011)

1. Visa från Utanmyra.
2. Nature boy.
3. Emigrantvisa.
4. Gånglek från Alvdalen.
5. Sommar adjö.
6. Polka från Jämtland.
7. Visa från Rättvik.
8. Yesterdays.
9. Fem.
10. Dimma i dag.
11. Vals från Delsbo.
12. 3,2,1 - go!.
13. Homage to Jan Johansson: Här kommer Pippi Långstrump


Jan Johansson, piano
Georg Riedel, bas
Rune Gustafsson, gitarr
NDR-Studioband - NDR Jazzworkshops