Jazz Furniture

Magnus Broo/Per ”Texas” Johansson/Fredrik Ljungkvist/Esbjörn Svensson, Dan Berglund/Magnus Öström

Jazz Furniture was the name of a jazz group that spoke for themselves. They did this by, among other means, winning the 1994 Jazz i Sverige (Jazz in Sweden) award, which inclued a recording on Caprice Records.

Jazz Furniture included: Magnus Broo, trumpet; Per ”Texas” Johansson and Fredrik Ljungkvist, saxophones; Esbjörn Svensson, piano; Dan Berglund bass; and Magnus Öström drums.

Originating with the ambitious project, ”Swedish Jazz Future,” the group took the playful name, Jazz Furniture. The CD cover art shows what it is all about – Jazz Furniture crushes the old jazz furnishings, with great respect and finesse. With roots in the 1950s and 1960s, they set their very personal stamp on the music through their expressive playing style – reminiscent of the feeling one finds in rock music. Using rock’s terminology, it can be said that Jazz Furniture played a kind of ”trash jazz.”

Show playlist

- 1.
  
  Iceman Music: Magnus Broo
  
  8'58
- 2.
  
  Kristinas vals Music: Fredrik Ljungkvist
  
  6'55
- 3.
  
  Holon Music: Per ”Texas” Johansson
  
  8'34
- 4.
  
  A Happy A Music: Magnus Öström
  
  8'27
- 5.
  
  Wig Music: Magnus Broo
  
  6'19
- 6.
  
  February Music: Esbjörn Svensson
  
  7'35
- 7.
  
  Figures In Black Music: Dan Berglund
  
  5'54
- 8.
  
  I Hate All That Silence Music: Esbjörn Svensson
  
  6'26
- 9.
  
  Thrilla’ In Manila Music: Per ”Texas” Johansson
  
  7'17
- 10.
  
  Astor Music: Fredrik Ljungkvist
  
  4'54
Total playtime 71'41

Compact Disc // CAP 21449 // Jazz in Sweden // Jazz // Releasedate: 1 January, 1994