"Mit seiner Natürlichkeit zeigt Nils Landgren, wo man das Gemüt immer am zuverlässigsten trifft: mitten ins Herz" (WELT)
Nils Landgren Sings BalladsDiana Krall, Jane Monheit, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and Natalie Cole - these are the stars that have caused a worldwide furore with their full-blown movement back to the "standards". It comes as no surprise that the interpretation of the well-known ballads that make up a large portion of "The Great American Songbook" has always been considered one of the highest disciplines in jazz.At first glance Nils Landgren might seem a bit out of place in the midst of this illustrious group of women. Landgren - isn’t that the guy with the fiery red trombone who continually brings the concert halls to the boiling point? Yah - that’s him. But God knows the Swedish jazz trombonist has more to offer than rock-hard, groovy funk. When it comes to ballads, Nils Landgren is an old hand. And Nils could sing practi...
BesetzungNils Landgren - vocals and trombone
Anders Widmark – piano
Lars Danielsson – bass
Wolfgang Haffner – drums
FleshQuartet:
Jonas Lindgren – violin
Örjan Högberg – viola
Mattias Hellden – cello
Sebastian Öberg - cello
Chrille Olsson - bass on “Everything must change”
Special Guests:
Esbjörn Svensson - fender rhodes
Rigmor Gustafsson - vocals on ''Fragile''
Viktoria Tolstoy - vocals on ''Be there for you''
Recorded and Mixed by Jan Ugand at Polar Studios, Stockholm, June 3 - 7, 2002
Flesh Quartet recorded by Chrille Olsson at Fleshland, Stockholm
Mastered by Klaus Scheuermann
Produced by Siegfried Loch with Nils Landgren
