Up North

Lennart Åberg & Norrbotten Big Band

Up North is the name of this album and it is the result of a unique collaboration between Bob Brookmeyer, one of the great legends in American big band jazz, and Lennart Åberg, who is without doubt one of the foremost among Sweden’s jazz musicians.

Bob Brookmaeyer, who for a long time had been fascinated by Lennart Åberg’s playing on the soprano saxophone, took the initiative already in the mid 1980s to compose for Åberg – and idea that  was finally realized after more than twenty years.

Among the pieces on this CD you will find Brookmeyer’s Suite for Soprano Saxophone and 16 Players, composed for Åberg, and Lennart Åberg’s big band suite In the Tradition.

Performers on the CD include soloists Nils Landgren, Tim Hagans, Daniel Karlsson et al. and the Norrbotten Big Band.

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    • In the Tradition Music: Lennart Åberg
      • 1.
        Straycats
        18'41
      • 2.
        NBBBlues
        7'11
    • Suite for Soprano Saxophone and 16 Players Music: Bob Brookmeyer
      • 3.
        Church Music
        2'50
      • 4.
        Harumph
        9'08
      • 5.
        Lost Ones
        8'23
      • 6.
        Knock Knock
        7'40
    • 4 Introductions Music: Lennart Åberg/Daniel Karlsson
      • 7.
        Intro I
        1'38
      • 8.
        Intro II
        1'28
      • 9.
        Intro III
        1'14
      • 10.
        Intro IV
        1'01
  • Total playtime 59'08

Compact Disc // CAP 21766 // Jazz // Releasedate: 21 March, 2007