Kjell Jansson - Ad Lib on Nippon - A Tribute to Duke Ellington  (2009)
 

Cover Art: Kjell Sjögren ©

Tracks:
01. Ad Lib on Nippon Part 1         Download!
      (D. Ellington) 2.48
02. Ad Lib on Nippon Part 2
      (D. Ellington) 7.41
03. Ad Lib on Nippon Part 3
      (D. Ellington) 2.43
04. Ad Lib on Nippon Part 4
      (D. Ellington) 8.46
05. The Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Pretty Girl)
      (D. Ellington/B. Strayhorn) 6.45
06. Take the Coltrane
     (D. Ellington) 9.30
07. In a Sentimental Mood
     (D. Ellington) 4.55
08. Take the ‹‹A›› Train
     (B. Strayhorn) 10.06
09. Sophisticated Lady
     (D. Ellington, I. Mills, M. Parish) 7.40

Total playing time 61.01 

Photo by Emelie Lager ©



Gilbert Holmström - tenor saxophone
Tommy Kotter - piano
Kjell Jansson - double bass
Göran Kroon - drums

Recorded live at Jazz Club Nefertiti, Gothenburg Sweden, 14 November 2008.

Recodring engineer: Michael Thorén
Mixing: Michael Thorén & Kjell Jansson.

…”Kjell Jansson is an exceptional bassist, and he and his quartet are always up to something good. With Ad Lib on Nippon they apply their outstanding individual and collective talent to several timeless gems from the Ellington library”...

…”The musicians proffer a good mix of playing homage to the music”... and giving it their own, modern take. Jansson and drummer Göran Kroon swing like mad, they play so well together. Add the masterful pianist Kotter to the mix and you’ve got a dream team of a rhythm section. The quartet is rounded out by the equally swinging and well-rounded tenorman Gilbert Holmström.

I might be blased, but the real joy of the album, In a Sentimental Mood, is performed as a bass feature with piano, and is beautifully played by Jansson”.
Chris Kosky, Bass World