"Atmosphärisch herausragende Aufnahmen" (STEREO)
"Surely the best Christmas jazz DVD ever!" (JAZZ REVIEW, UK)
With the Christmas With My Friends concert recording a long-time dream come true for me. I have always wanted to perform these songs of joy, but in my own way and with good friends as company, being able to concentrate on the music without any boundaries. It is with great pride and happiness that I am presenting this Christmas concert to you as listener and viewer. It is the Christmas I dreamed of as a kid and I kept on dreaming till I got the chance to fulfil it and now it´s here, right in front of me and you. I am as happy as a kid on Christmas Eve when the gifts are handed out (yes, that´s the way we do it in Sweden). The music on this DVD is a choice of songs that I have come across during all the years of dreaming of making this project. I have been searching all over the place and I have asked all my friends performing on this pr...
line upNils Landgren - trombone, vocals
Viktoria Tolstoy - vocals
Jeanette Köhn - vocals
Sharon Dyall - vocals
Ida Sandlund - vocals, piano
Bugge Wesseltoft - piano
Lars Danielsson - bass, cello
Johan Norberg - guitars
Ulf Wakenius - guitars
Anders Bromander - church organ
Walter Brolund Trombone Choir
Recorded live at Odensala Medieval Church, Stockholm-Märsta, Sweden on December 4, 2005
Music recorded, mixed and mastered by Lars Nilsson, Nilento Studio, Göteborg, Sweden
Assistant Engineer: Bo Savik
Filmed by Barracuda Film & Television AB
Coordination: Walter Brolund
Produced by Nils Landgren
PAL 16:9
Sound: Stereo PCM, Dolby Digital, dts
Regional Code: 0