Release Date: 11 December 2020
Label: Jazzland
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0687437792601
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Release Date: 11 December 2020
Label: Jazzland
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0687437792601
Genres: Jazz  Contemporary  
Description
After having collaborated with many of the most renowned musicians on the Swedish jazz scene, finally Viktor takes the leap and releases music under his own name. The music has been crafted in a basement in Hornstull, Stockholm where the process has been characterized by great care of detail.
"The music demanded that I put myself in a kind of receptive calm in the space between life with a baby daughter and late jazz gigs. It was a challenge requiring focus and reflection", says Viktor. But if the process required a great deal of calm the result is all the more intense - the music is full of life, unexpected movements, spontaneity and at times sharp edges. The band comprises some of Sweden's most prolific and interesting jazz musicians - and in the background echoes some of Viktor' s most important influences: Jan Johansson, Olivier Messiaen and Meshuggah, as well as, for example in the song Utgångsostinato, traces of music from the Balkans where Viktor has his roots.
"To create a context in which I didn't glance sideways, but in which I listened inwards was liberating, both musically and personally. To me the music on the album contains a lot of love and cheerfulness."
Tracklisting
Jan Bang
Rymden
Frode Haltli Avant Folk
Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang
Ivan Blomqvist
Lilja
JUNO
Magnus Ostrom Group
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
Jiem
Ant Law & Brigitte Beraha
Tom Green Septet
Patchwork Jazz Orchestra
Elaine Delmar
Ross McHenry
Open Thread (Peggy Lee, Julien Wilson, Theo Carbo, Dylan van der Schyff)