WERNER/ ROSENGREN – HAPPYSOUNDS

Feb.02, 2012

LARS WERNER – BERNT ROSENGREN QUARTET – HAPPYSOUNDS IN SWEDEN, JET EP02, 45 rpm (SWE), 1960

limited ed…

This is a wild one… bizarre… and GREAT music ( at least half the record…).

This yellow and blue cover with its blue vinyl was probably given away by airline JET in the 60´s as a souvenir to tourists… what a gift! half of the very, very short tracks is by the amazing swedish combo Lars Werner / Bernt Rosengren Quartet – that recorded the mighty Bombastica on Jazzland! With the rhythm section from the first Albert Ayler recording: Torbjörn Hultkrantz on bass and Sune Spångberg on drums — and the other half of this insane 7″ is by some swedish folk combo whistling & singing cheesy  tunes… not really happening… BUT, the unlikely combination with the Werner / Rosengren… makes the whole production a TOTALLY rockin release! All the Werner / Rosengren tracks are unreleased… and exists only on this beautiful blue piece of vinyl!

Lars Werner… one of the most amazing composers in the Swedish jazzhistory! Together with the most kickin tenorplayer around…and the bass and drums… are just my all time fav – swedish pair.

 

this gem is not at all… easy to find….

but worth all the effort….. every tone by Rosengren is pure poetry… and the way the piano trio is handling the music, is something on its own! amazing ballads… amazing jazz….

 

Lars Werner – piano

Bernt Rosengren – tenor sax

Torbjörn Hultkrantz – bass

Sune Spångberg – drums