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  | EJE THELIN ~ 1966
DRAGON 366 (Barcode: 7391953003662) ~ SWEDEN ~ Jazz
Recorded: 1966 Released: 2003
This is an archival album by Swedish trombonist / composer / bandleader Eje ThelinFind albums by this artist, recorded with French saxophonist Barney WilenFind albums by this artist. The album presents two sessions, the first (four tracks) recorded by Swedish Radio, featuring Thelin, Wilen, pianist Lars SjostenFind albums by this artist, bassist Erik LundborgFind albums by this artist and drummer Rune CarlssonFind albums by this artist and a ten-piece brass section, which sounds quite like a Big Band recording, and the second (five tracks) recorded in a club, featuring Thelin, Wilen, bassist Palle DanielssonFind albums by this artist and Carlsson. Thelin composed the music on seven of the tracks, one is a standard and one is a traditional tune. The music was superbly remastered and the sound quality it truly sensational.
The music is an excellent example of the Swedish Jazz scene in the mid-1960s, mostly influenced by American Bebop, but already showing early signs of the new European approach, especially in Thelin’s brilliant soloing and his advanced compositions. He was one of earliest European Jazz Avant-Gardist, not yet fully committed to the new path at the time, but sensitive ears can already clearly feel the direction.
Swedish Jazz scene was one of the strongest and most developed in Europe at the time, which is plainly audible here, with many superb and well trained instrumentalist and active ensembles and Big Bands, which produced many excellent recordings, which are certainly worthy of being re-discovered. The DragonFind albums on this label Records label made a great effort of preserving that musical tradition and bring it back to life.
Overall, this is a splendid piece of the European Jazz history, with brilliant music superbly performed by these instrumentalists, which sounds completely fresh today and definitely deserves an honorable place in any serious Jazz records collection.
| | Updated: 05/11/2026Posted: 04/11/2026 | CD 1 Remastered Recommend To A Friend |
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