NILS LANDGREN & JOE SAMPLE — Creole Love Call (2006) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Swedish trombonist and vocalist Nils Landgren joins forces with Joe Sample and friends in New Orleans for this studio session, which mixes up a hot gumbo of R&B, jazz, and Crescent City down-home fun. The play list draws from many styles, including works by local legend Allen Toussaint, Ray Charles, rocker Stephen Stills, and even Willie Nelson, as was as originals by Sample and one from jazz master Duke Ellington. The duet tracks are the most fun as Landgren shares the vocals with Ray Parker, Jr. ("Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay") and Charmaine Neville (on the funky "With You in Mind"). The guitar and percussion-heavy take of "Love the One You're With" leans more toward Stills' original conception than the Isley Brothers' overdone interpretation, though Sample's playful licks keep things loose and the heavy overdubs of the composer are missing in this version. The only dull track is the monotonous "I Can't Get Enough of Your Love," which wears out its welcome quickly. "Creole Love Call" adds the Piety Street Brass Band for a slightly modern twist on an early jazz favorite from the 1920s. When he's not singing, Landgren plays a mean trombone. Fortunately, this CD was completed several months before the unwelcome arrival of Hurricane Katrina. Ken Dryden

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The man with the red trombone is always on the look out for new challenges. This is what has made Nils Landgren one of the most creative, many-sided and also most successful artists to be currently found in the European jazz scene. Since 1994 he has been under contract to the ACT Label from Munich, releasing over this period 12 albums in his own name. Seven have received the golden German Jazz Award, with two even going platinum! Meanwhile, his role as producer of Swedish singers Rigmor Gustafsson and Viktoria Tolstoy has brought him two further gold awards.

With "Mr Redhorn" Nils Landgren, who "for a long time has been at the forefront of European jazz trombonists" (Spiegel), you don't only associate the frenetic celebrated concerts of his groovy Funk Unit, which has been ceaselessly on the road for the past year with the successful project FUNKY ABBA (ACT 9430-2). You also know him from his intimate duos with Esbjörn Svensson where they would rework Swedish folk songs, from his chamber concerts of religious music or from his collaborations with big bands.

One first came across Nils Landgren as the sensitive interpreter of ballads on his 1999 album Ballads (ACT 9269-2) from which can be appreciated his gentle and touching voice and "hypnotic charm" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung). Following this he released his platinum disc Sentimental Journey (ACT 9409-2) and produced the exceptionally successful album I Will Wait For You (ACT 9418-2) by Rigmor Gustafsson. In 2005 the journey has now taken him to the southern states of USA, leading him to New Orleans.

There are many reasons for this. Karl-Erik Landgren would habitually tell his young son: ”Listen to this music, it’s the real stuff”, whenever he took up his cornet to rehearse the swinging tunes from the New Orleans era with his band or played his shellac discs. The enthusiasm spread from father to son and the fascination for the sounds and rhythms of the cradle of jazz was passed on to the young Nils. It was a lifelong dream of his father to set foot in the hometown of jazz at least once in his life. Nils made the journey in his place in spring 2005, in order to realise a project devoted to the music of the American South. A project that could only be recorded in one town and with one man in particular: in New Orleans and with Joe Sample: Creole Love Call.

Born in Houston, Texas, Joe Sample grew up exposed to the usual Southern mix of jazz, blues and gospel. He is known above all as a founder member, pianist, keyboardist and composer of the legendary funk jazz band The Crusaders, with which he wrote musical history over the decades. So many of his songs became worldwide hits, such as "Street Life" sung by Randy Crawford in 1979. Many of these can be rediscovered on Creole Love Call. Since the late Seventies, Joe Sample has also followed a parallel career as solo pianist and accompanied stars such as Marvin Gaye, Tina Turner, B.B. King, Eric Clapton and Joe Cocker on numerous albums and tours.

Nils Landgren and Joe Sample have known each other for at least 20 years, from when Nils accidentally found himself in the middle of a recording session of The Crusaders in Los Angeles and then played together with Randy Crawford in Santa Barbara the following summer. Years later, after three of the original Crusaders got back together in 2003, Joe Sample invited Nils at the beginning of 2005 to join him on a major Japan tour - and thus Creole Love Call was sealed with a simple handshake.

The band which Nils and Joe specially put together for this album mainly consists of musicians from New Orleans. With a famous exception: the pop and soul star Ray Parker Jr., especially known for the title song for the Ivan Reitman film "Ghostbusters" (1984). Here he plays guitar and duets with Nils Landgren on the Otis Redding hit "Dock Of The Bay". The rhythm section includes bassist Chris Severin, who is known amongst others from many Dianne Reeves albums, Raymond Weber (drums), and Lenny Castro (percussion). Weber was in the 90s a member of Harry Connick Jr.'s Big Band and is to be seen on screen in the film "Ray" as the drummer in the band of Ray Charles. The busy percussionist Lenny Castro has worked together with greats such as Al Jarreau, Stevie Wonder, Barbra Streisand, Ricky Lee Jones, Diana Ross and Quincy Jones, and is also known for work with Joe Sample and The Crusaders.

Charmaine Neville, a member of the famous Neville Brothers clan, appears as "special guest", interpreting with Nils Landgren Allen Toussaint's classic "With You In Mind", which lyrics are written by her uncle Aaron Neville. Also appearing on Creole Love Call is one of New Orleans' most famous musicians, the sousaphone player Kirk Joseph, arguably the most important and most creative innovator of his instrument. Together with trombonist "Big Sam" Sammie Williams, leader of the New Orleans funk band "Big Sam's Funky Nation", he is a member of the legendary New Orleans' Dirty Dozen Brass Band. ACT
Tracklist :
1        Get Out Of My Life Woman 4:16
Written-By – Allen Toussaint
2        (Sittin' On The) Dock Of The Bay 4:31
Written-By – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
3        Nightlife 4:33
Written-By – Willie Nelson
4        Soul Shadows 5:15
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
5        The Brightest Smile In Town 6:21
Written-By – Barry de Vorzon, Ray Charles, Bob Sherman
6        Don't Take Your Love To Hollywood 3:13
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
7        One Day I Fly Away 4:00
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
8        With You In Mind 3:11
Written-By – Allen Toussaint
9        I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love 5:32
Written-By – Joe Sample
10        Love The One You're With 3:19
Written-By – Stephen Stills
11        Same Old Story 4:38
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
12        Creole Love Call 2:52
Written-By – Duke Ellington
Credits :
Nils Landgren – Trombone and Vocals
Joe Sample – Grand piano, Fender Rhodes
Ray Parker Jr. – Guitar and Vocals
Chris Severin – Acoustic Bass
Raymond Weber – Drums
Lenny Castro – Percussion

Special Guest:
Charmaine Neville – Vocals

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT — Raw 'Celebrating 30 Years (2024) FLAC (tracks), lossless

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The year 1994 marks the birth of the Funk Unit. When I got the offer from Siggi Loch to join his new label ACT, the first thing he did was to change the original band name Unit to Funk Unit. When I asked why, he answered: ”because you play funk” – and right he was. The rest is history. After 30 years of albums, touring and everything connected to it, I thought it would be great to go somewhere special for our 30th anniversary recording session. I happen to have a dear friend, Johan Lundgren, who used to be my trombone student lightyears ago, and he, together with another friend, Fredrik Thomander, built a fantastic Recording Studio in Palma on the island of Mallorca. Wouldn’t it be a great opportunity for us all, after all these years together, to record the album in a relaxed setting, being able to fully concentrate on our task? To make an album celebrating our 30-year history as a funk band from Sweden.

I presented the idea to my fellow band members, and they all loved it. So did Andreas Brandis, head of the ACT label, my musical home where all my albums have been released since 1994 – twelve of them with Funk Unit, this one included. So now all I had to do was to book the flights, the studio, find accommodation for us all and figure out a way to finance the stay. Oh, there was one more little thing. We all had to write songs for the album. As we met for rehearsals before leaving for the island of Mallorca, no one knew what was written and by whom. I had worked hard in my spare time though, coming in with five songs. So anyway, we started from scratch, listening to each others’ demos and then went on making them sound like us. All of us contributed and it was really great to hear our own compositions come to life.

On landing in Palma on my birthday February 15th at 2 pm, we went straight to the studio to set up and get the sound ready for the recordings to start. We just could not wait. Much of the setup had already been done by the studio crew and a few devoted volunteers and sooner than anyone thought possible, we could start to record, with the amazing sound engineer Shades leading the whole operation. From that moment on, we all knew that this was going to be a special album. Everything fell into place. The vibe in the studio, the sound, how the guys in the band played, the food being served in the breaks, how the coffee on the rooftop tasted and the generous dinners after finishing up for the day. To finance the recordings, we had decided to give in-house concerts the last two evenings after recording. Although it meant even longer days for everyone, it was a wonderful feeling to get the chance to test some of the music we had recorded in front of a live audience sitting almost in our laps. It was so rewarding to get feedback from the people that came to our shows. On top of that, we had a film team lead by our dear friend Dan Sermand documenting the whole thing.

We all left the island February 20th with a sense of deep satisfaction, knowing that we had done our very best and that our best might be more than just good enough. Only one man stayed behind in Palma: Magnum. Aside from being a badass bass player and singer, he is also the one person at my side, who has experienced the whole Funk Unit journey from Live in Stockholm till today. We had decided to mix the album in the same studio and Shades was not available until a week later. I believe Magnum had a good time, both hangin’ and working with master Shades. The result is this album Raw. Our honest and simple way to create handmade music and to make it enjoyable for both body and soul. We are not just a band. We are Nils Landgren Funk Unit. ACT
Tracklist :
1        Raw 3:06
Written-By – Nils Landgren
2        If You Like It 4:14
Written-By – Petter Bergander
3        In Your Skin 4:50
Written-By – Andy Pfeiler
4        On the One 3:41
Written-By – Jonas Wall
5        Funky Feet 3:06
Written-By – Robert Ikiz
6        Bea's Bag 3:23
Written-By – Nils Landgren
7        Believe Everyday 4:37
Written-By – Magnum Coltrane Price
8        Slam Dunk 3:28
Written-By – Nils Landgren
9        Raspberry Jam 4:05
Written-By – Nils Landgren
10        Family 4:08
Written-By – Pfeiler, Price
11        Walker 3:08
Written-By – Jonas Wall
12        Los Olivos 3:11
Written-By – Nils Landgren
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone, Vocals
Magnum Coltrane Price - Bass, Vocals
Andy Pfeiler - Guitar, Vocals
Jonas Wall - Tenor Saxophone, bg vocals
Petter Bergander - Keyboards, bg vocals
Robert Ikiz - Drums, bg vocals

ACT FAMILY BAND — The Jubilee Concerts (2017) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Those who were fortunate enough to secure tickets for the grand ACT anniversary celebration at the Berlin Konzerthaus will not forget the evening. The British Jazzwise magazine said, "Everything pointed to a label at its zenith, embracing the new while respecting the old, nurturing both, and building stars; ACT is growing up—with a smile on its face and a proud pose." For those who missed this unique family gathering live, they can at least listen to it on CD now. ACT
Tracklist :
1        Send In The Clowns 5:12
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone, Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
2        Walk Tall 5:44
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Esther Marrow, James Rein, Joe Zawinul
3        Savannah Samurai 6:25
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Written-By, Bass – Dieter Ilg
4        Suffering 9:25
Bass – Dieter Ilg
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Piano – Iiro Rantala
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By, Cello – Lars Danielsson
5        Missing A Page 6:43
Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Written-By, Piano – Joachim Kühn
6        Quo Vadis 10:18
Bass – Dieter Ilg
Drums – Eric Schaefer
Piano – Joachim Kühn
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Written-By – Zbigniew Seifert
7        B&H 12:15
Piano – Michael Wollny
Saxophone – Emile Parisien
Voice – Andreas Schaerer
Written-By, Accordion – Vincent Peirani
8        Dodge The Dodo 7:25
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Noa Svensson
Flute, Arranged By – Magnus Lindgren
Guitar – Ruben Svensson, Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Iiro Rantala
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Written-By – Dan Berglund, Esbjörn Svensson, Magnus Öström
9        We Are Family 5:34
Accordion – Vincent Peirani
Bass – Dieter Ilg, Lars Danielsson
Drums – Morten Lund, Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Nguyên Lê, Ulf Wakenius
Lead Vocals – Ida Sand
Piano – Jan Lundgren, Michael Wollny
Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Joachim Kühn
Saxophone – Emile Parisien, Magnus Lindgren
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Violin – Adam Bałdych
Vocals – Andreas Schaerer, Cæcilie Norby, Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers

RIGMOR GUSTAFSSON AND THE JACKY TERRASSON TRIO — Close To You > Celebrating Dionne Warwick (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Wondrous transformation of well-known soul classics into sparkling fresh jazz songs." - (JAZZTHING) ACT
Tracklist :
1        Close To You 4:01
Written-By – Bacharach/David
2        Walk On By 2:42
Written-By – Bacharach/David
3        Move Me No Mountain 3:36
Written-By – Brockman, Ragovoy
4        So Amazing 4:12
Backing Vocals – Sean
Backing Vocals, Finger Snaps, Whistling – Eric, Jacky, Nils
Finger Snaps, Whistling – Rigmor
Written-By – Luther Vandross
5        I'll Never Fall In Love Again 4:09
Written-By – Bacharach/David
6        Much Too Much 3:55
Written-By – Diane Warren
7        Odds And Ends 2:39
Written-By – Bacharach/David
8        Alfie 4:09
Written-By – Bacharach/David
9        What The World Needs Now 3:37
Written-By – Bacharach/David
10        Windows Of The World 4:52
Written-By – Bacharach/David
11        Always Something There To Remind Me 2:21
Written-By – Bacharach/David
12        Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head 3:06
Written-By – Bacharach/David
13        I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself 3:46
Written-By – Bacharach/David
14        World Of My Dreams 3:33
Written-By – Creed, Bell
Credits :
Rigmor Gustafsson - Vocals
Jacky Terrasson - Grand Piano & Fender Rhodes
Sean Smith - Doublebass
Eric Harland -Yamaha Drums, Percussion
Nils Landgren - Trombone

VIKTORIA TOLSTOY — My Swedish Heart (2005) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Viktoria Tolstoy sings with dedication and warmth of heart." - (SPIEGEL) ACT
Tracklist :
1        Grandmas Song 4:08
Arranged By – Möller, Danielsson, Holknekt
Flute, Mandolin – Ale Möller
2        Mind If I 4:30
Written-By – Börje Fredriksson, Per Holknekt
3        From Above 4:30
Arranged By [Strings] – Lars Danielsson
4        Dialogue 3:11
Acoustic Bass – Christian Spering
Arranged By, Written-By – Esbjörn Svensson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Grand Piano – Bror Falk
Vocals, Trombone – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Per Holknekt
5        You Gave Me The Flow 4:23
Written-By – Jacob Karlzon, Per Holknekt
6        Den Första Gang 4:37
 - Traditional
Arranged By – Bengt-Arne Wallin
Orchestra – Bohuslän Bigband
7        Dannys Dreaming 4:21
Written-By – Lars Gullin, Lina Nyberg
8        The Morning Of You 3:24
Written-By – Esbjörn Svensson, Per Holknekt
9        Mayday 3:45
Written-By – Anders Jormin, Lina Nyberg
10        I Hope It's Spring For You 4:41
Written-By – Chan Parker, Lars Gullin
11        Jag Yet En Dejlig Rosa 4:55
 - Traditional
Arranged By – Ulf Wakenius
Credits :
Viktoria Tolstoy – Vocals
Jacob Karlzon - Grand Piano
Lars Danielsson - Accoustic Bass, Cello
Peter Danemo – Drums, Percussion
Ulf Wakenius - Accoustic Guitar
Nils Landgren - Trombone

Special Guests:
Ale Möller – Mandola, Flute
Christian Spering - Accoustic Bass
Wolfgang Haffner – Drums
Bohuslän Bigband

DANIELSSON | DELL | LANDGREN — Salzau Music On The Water (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

"This recording exudes a rare tranquility, with which one can encounter the constraints of everyday life in a beautiful way"-(JAZZTHETIK)

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What makes the installation “Music on the Water“ by Ilya Kabakov & Vladimir Tarasov, situated on the palace pond in Salzau so unique, is the way it captures the essence of music. It was exactly ten years ago, that the two artists created their idea of a visual “field of sound” in Salzau, and the pier in the pond that seems so raw and artless, has held a strange kind of magical attraction ever since. In the book about “Music on the Water”, Kabakov himself has said that “notes, sounds create a field of energy, a special ambience.” Music is experienced as something that happens in a space. “The notes arrange themselves in this ambience, and each of us wanders through a space on its energy map.”

What can the visitor expect? The construction itself seems unfinished; time itself seems to have stopped. A scaffolding has been put up, walls are missing, a stone thrown would find no windows. The distinction between inside and outside has been rendered meaningless. The place provides no cover. Steel wires span the beams that hold no roof, and from them hang various everyday objects such as knives and forks as well as some metal sound rods. The wind breathes through the pier and draws quiet sounds from the objects touching each other.

In all these years I have rarely experienced a summer festival in which this place didn’t attract visitors, enticing them to stay. It has a melancholy atmosphere; it draws us away from “the inevitability of everyday stress“ (Thomas Deecke in “Music on the Water“).

But not until the festival year 2005 did the JazzBaltica artists discover the installation as a place for their music. The initiative had come from Siggi Loch, who had been a regular visitor to the installation. And he knew about the magical atmosphere of the early morning hours at “Music on the Water“. It was exactly at 6 o’clock on the morning of Monday the 4th of July 2005, and after the festival and the session at the palace, that Lars Danielsson, Christopher Dell and Nils Landgren carried their instruments past the tents of the campers and set themselves up, just as the sun was rising. At first only a few guests were present as they sounded the first hesitant, restrained notes – soft like the morning dew. They were accompanied by birdsong, protesting swans on the pond and the sound of the morning wind in the web of knives and forks above the three musicians.

Rarely has music found its way back to its source in this way. It was an extraordinary example of musical silence. Kabakov und Tarasov would have enjoyed this space filled with sound playing a tangible leading role in their installation.

JazzBaltica itself has never ended more aptly than on this early morning in the Salzau palace gardens. ACT
Tracklist :
Salzau Music On The Water    
1        Part I    9:17
2        Part II    4:51
3        Part III    7:39
4        Part IV    6:54
5        Part V    2:45
6        Part VI    5:53
7        Part VII    6:18
8        Part VIII    1:48
9        Part IX    3:21
10        Part X    3:04
11        Part XI    10:50
Credits :
Lars Danielsson – Bass
Christopher Dell – Vibraphone, Speech
Nils Landgren - Trombone

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT — Live in Stockholm (1995) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

1    Traci 1:04
Written-By – Henrik Janson, Nils Landgren
2    Soundcheck 4:23
Written-By – Janson
3    Impressions 7:53
Written-By – John Coltrane
4    Cheyenne 4:57
Written-By – Bruce Swedien, Michael Ruff, Nadia Ruff, Landgren
5    Simple Life 3:53
Written-By – Landgren
6    The Chicken 6:21
Written-By – Alfred Ellis
7    Aint Nobody 4:02
Written-By – Landgren
8    So What 11:23
Written-By – Miles Davis
9    Mr. M 7:42
Written-By – Landgren
10    Red Horn 8:40
Written-By – Swedien, Landgren
11    Yo-Yo 10:16
Written-By – Janson, Mejlvang, Danielsson, Landgren, Lindvall, Sundqvist
Nils Landgren Funk Unit :
Nils Landgren - Trombone and Lead Vocals
Henrik Janson - Guitar
Jesper Mejlvang - Keyboards and Vocals
Lars DK Danielsson - Fender Bass
Per Lindvall - Drums, Percussion and Trumpet
Åke Sundqvist - Drums, Percussion and Trumpet
Jan Ugand - Sound Wiz

Special Guests:
Maceo Parker - Alto Sax, Vocals
Magnum Coltrane Price - Rap & Vocals

LANDGREN | WOLLNY | DANIELSSON | HAFFNER — 4 Wheel Drive (2019) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 "Four top-league jazz musicians who just enjoy playing and who love good pop music," was how ZDF Heute Journal (German national TV news) introduced a feature about 4 Wheel Drive. “A jazz Olympics four," wrote the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. The group’s studio album spent four months at the top of the official German jazz charts, and now a new live album is being released.

Nils Landgren, Michael Wollny, Wolfgang Haffner and Lars Danielsson – any one of these four with his own band could have filled a concert hall such as the Prinzregententheater in Munich, the Alte Oper in Frankfurt or the Philharmonie in Berlin as part of an ACT JazzNights tour organized by Karsten Jahnke. So the combination of the four into a supergroup raised the kind of eager expectations that such encounters do not always fulfil, because great live performance is anything but a theoretical strategy game. Essentially, nothing is proven until it has actually happened in practice. And the extent to which this group really did come into its own in the concert hall can now be heard on "4 Wheel Drive Live", a recording of the last concert of the group’s eleven tour dates, on 19 April 2019, in front of a packed house at the Theaterhaus in Stuttgart.

Thomas Staiber of the Stuttgarter Zeitung was there and wrote: "In Stuttgart the supergroup exceeded all expectations. It was because the four were able to function so solidly with one another and to react with such instinctive understanding, that each of them had all the freedom he needed to stretch out fully as an improviser. [...] This musical four-cylinder engine with its four-wheel drive negotiated the rugged terrain of jazz and was equally at home in enjoyable pop music. They did both sensationally, and unleashed storms of genuine enthusiasm."

"The band just got better and better as it toured," says producer Siggi Loch, explaining the background to the release of this live CD as a follow-up to the original studio album. The original compositions plus cover versions of songs by Sting and Phil Collins took on a whole new identity on stage. As Oliver Hochkeppel from the Süddeutsche Zeitung stated enthusiastically after the Munich concert: "In the live context, the songs from their album gave these top-calibre jazz musicians just the right blank canvas to paint stunning pictures. […] And to witness how each musician picks up ideas from the others in a split second and creates new ones is to reach an understanding of why music is the most beautiful of all languages. Come to a concert like this feeling tired, and you will be enlivened by episodes when ferocity and sheer pace and power take over. And the special flair of these four is really evident in the rests, in the thoughts that are quietly interspersed, in filigree pianissimo tones and the gentlest of contact with the instruments."

When all of this coalesces, one experiences one of those very special concert evenings. And thanks to the live recording now issued as "4 Wheel Drive Live" this fleeting and precious moment will not be forgotten. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Polygon 3:44
Composed By – Michael Wollny
2    Another Day In Paradise 4:33
Composed By – Phil Collins
3    Lady Madonna 4:14
Composed By – John Lennon & Paul McCartney
4    Shadows In The Rain 3:53
Composed By – Gordon Sumner, Sting
5    Lobito 3:34
Composed By – Wolfgang Haffner
6    Maybe I‘m Amazed 3:46
Composed By – Paul McCartney
7    She‘s Always A Woman 5:44
Composed By – Billy Joel
8    Le Chat Sur Toit 5:28
Composed By – Nils Landgren
9    Just The Way You Are 4:00
Composed By – Billy Joel
10    If You Love Somebody Set Them Free 3:53
Composed By – Gordon Sumner, Sting
11    That‘s All 4:25
Composed By – Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks
12    4WD 3:26
Composed By – Lars Danielsson
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Michael Wollny - Piano
Lars Danielsson - Bass & Cello
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

LANDGREN | WOLLNY | DANIELSSON | HAFFNER — 4 Wheel Drive II (2023) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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Four is a winner: that was the unanimous opinion of critics and audiences alike on the first album from German-Swedish supergroup 4 Wheel Drive. The eponymous debut disc from this band of bandleaders went straight to the top spot as best-selling jazz album in Germany for2019. And the media didn’t hold back with their praise either: "Four first-league jazz musicians with pure joy of playing and a love of good pop music", said ZDF's “heute-journal” about this spirited and enjoyable group, which combines trombonist/singer Nils Landgren, pianist Michael Wollny, bassist/cellist Lars Danielsson and drummer Wolfgang Haffner. AllAboutJazz, a leading American jazz website, asked whether this album might be worth adding to a listener's collection, and answered the question succinctly:"4 sure".

The same is manifestly true of the quartet's second studio album (there was also a live concert recording "4 Wheel Drive Live" in between, released in October 2019). In "4 Wheel Drive II", it is evident that things have shifted up a gear right from the start, with the rocky, pulsating opening track "Chapter II", straight from Wollny's compositional workbench. Landgren likes to let his trombone roar like a sports car engine. In similarly dynamic vein are pieces like Danielsson's final track of the album "The Wheelers", which, thanks to Haffner's nimble brushwork, makes you think you're on a high-speed train, or indeed Wollny's powerfully swinging "Spring Dance".

Compared to the first album, there has been another change, an increase in the proportion of original compositions written by all of the participants, as Lars Danielsson, who has contributed a sensitive, poppy ballad to the new album "Just Another Hour", remarks. Interpretations of worldwide hit songs were a factor behind the huge success of the debut album, but the ratio to original compositions here is getting closer to 50:50. That said, the fuel powering 4 Wheel Drive has remained the same: this band is all about creating music from deep within, and with like-minded people whom you can absolutely and implicitly trust to be in the driving seat. "It just flows," enthuses drummer Haffner, "we're a group of close friends with nothing we need to prove, we can just go for it. I've had so many magic moments with this band, it really is incredible!"

4 Wheel Drive was officially born at the end of 2017, at a special winter concert of the Jazz Baltica Festival, and Nils Landgren has described its entire history as having been blessed by "mutual respect and mutual love.". In the new album "4 Wheel Drive II", listeners are treated to several new moments of pure magic, continuing 4 Wheel drive’s illustrious story. For example, their new instrumental version of the Simon & Garfunkel classic "Sound of Silence", has something mysteriously Nordic about it. Or their newly-cast version of the surprisingly infrequently covered Genesis ballad "Hold On My Heart" putting it into a jazz context. If there's anyone who can sing a Phil Collins number without it being embarrassing, it's Nils Landgren. That idea also applies to Elton John's "Your Song" or Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years". The courage to approach pop tunes that have become so ingrained in many people's minds from a completely different perspective pays off in full. Because within 4 Wheel Drive are four originals at work, each of whom can be recognised from the very first note they play or sing.

Michael Wollny doesn't see the playing of popular hits as a burden in any way, but rather as a freeing-up. "Songs that are so well-known give you the opportunity to be completely open to the moment," says the pianist. "In this band, the song selection allows us great freedom. It's like our concerts, where anything can happen. Drummer Haffner agrees: "There's nothing wrong with interpreting a great song in your own way. If you do it with deep conviction, you are always going to connect with people." ACT
Tracklist :
1    Chapter II 3:05
Written-By – Michael Wollny
2    Still Crazy After All These Years 5:26
Written-By – Paul Simon
3    Hold On My Heart 5:17
Written-By – Mike Rutherford, Phil Collins, Tony Banks
4    The Sound Of Silence 5:43
Written-By – Paul Simon
5    Just Another Minute 3:46
Written-By – Lars Danielsson, Nils Landgren
6    Sunrise 4:14
Written-By – Nils Landgren
7    Spring Dance 3:01
Written-By – Michael Wollny
8    Fields Of Gold 4:46
Written-By – Gordon M Sumner, Sting
9    April Rain 5:22
Written-By – Wolfgang Haffner
10    Your Song 4:41
Written-By – Elton John & Bernie Taupin
11    The Wheelers 4:25
Written-By – Lars Danielsson
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Michael Wollny - Piano
Lars Danielsson - Bass & Cello & Guitar (on 5)
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT — Fonk Da World (2001) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Trombonist Nils Landgren covers a variety of funky styles on Fonk da World. There are a few throwaway vocals (the opening "Booty Rock" has some rap) but also some worthwhile soloing from Landgren, altoist Per Rusktrask Johansson, and the oversized rhythm section. Most of the songs are a bit lightweight (other than "Freedom Jazz Dance") and little unexpected happens so this set (which ranges from funky jazz to early fusion and soul-jazz) is not overly memorable. But used for background dancing or light listening, Fonk da World succeeds on its own limited terms. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Booty Rock 3:47
Written-By – Magnum Coltrane Price
2    Riders On The Storm 5:06
Written-By – The Doors
3    Mo Stuff 4:35
Written-By – Svensson, Landgren
4    Fonk Da World 4:55
Written-By – Svensson, Price, Landgren
5    Anytime Anywhere 5:54
Written-By – Svensson, Landgren
6    Rock It 2:53
Written-By – Hancock
7    Amtrak 4:29
Written-By – Price, Landgren
8    Freedom Jazz Dance 3:35
Written-By – Eddie Harris
9    Le Sunset 4:47
Written-By – Jesper Nordenström
10    What's Up, What's Up 4:46
Written-By – Niklas Gabrielsson
11    From Stockholm To Bejing 3:06
Written-By – Svensson, Landgren
12    New Morning 3:56
Written-By – Esbjörn Svensson
13    Calvados 6:16
Written-By – Robert Östlund, Ulf Engström
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone, Fluegelhorn, Vocals
Magnum Coltrane Price - Fender Bass, Rap and Vocals, Synthesizers
Jesper Nordenström - Fender Rhodes Piano, Hammond B3 Organ, Synthesizers
Robert Östlund - Guitars, Hammond B3 Organ solo on ''Calvados'', Synthesizer, Vibraphone
Niklas Gabrielsson - Drums, Vocals, Congas on '' Fonk da world''

Guest Unit :
Magnus Öström - Percussion
Per Ruskträsk Johansson - Alto saxophone
Esbjörn Svensson - Fender Rhodes piano on '' What's up, What's up'','' Booty Rock'' and ''New Morning''
Oscar Traugott - Handclaps on ''What's up, What's up''

ULF WAKENIUS — Love Is Real (2008) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

The Swedish guitar star Ulf Wakenius, supported by the radio.string.quartet.vienna, surprises with exciting adaptations and metamorphoses of the most beautiful compositions of the successful band e.s.t. Esbjörn Svensson Trio. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Seven Days Of Falling 6:39
Trumpet – Till Brönner
2    Dodge The Dodo 5:50
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Bernie Mallinger, Johannes Dickbauer
Composed By – E. Svensson
Electric Guitar – Eric Wakenius
3    Believe, Beleft, Below (Love Is Real)    4:28
4    Tuesday Wonderland 5:20
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Bernie Mallinger
5    Elevation Of Love    5:52
6    Pavane "Thoughts Of A Septuagenarian" 6:19
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Esbjörn Svensson
7    Good Morning Susie Soho 5:24
Trombone – Nils Landgren
8    Eighthundred Streets By Feet 6:23
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Johannes Dickbauer
9    When God Created The Coffeebreak    6:16
10    Shining On You    4:10
11    Viaticum 6:18
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Bernie Mallinger
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Credits :
Ulf Wakenius – Acoustic nylon guitar, Acoustic steel guitar, Electric guitar
Lars Danielsson - Acoustic bass, Cello, Effects
Lars Jansson - Acoustic piano
Morten Lund - Drums, Caron, Percussion
radio.string.quartet.viena

Special Guests :
Till Brönner - Trumpet
Paolo Fresu - Trumpet
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Eric Wakenius - Electric Guitar

IDA SAND — The Gospel Truth (2011) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Earthy and distinctive, gospel-infused, blues and soul-soaked: Ida Sand sings classics from Nina Simone to Bobby Scott. with Raul Midón, Joe Sample and Nils Landgren as guests, among others. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Eyes On The Prize    3:35
2    Ain't No Sunshine    3:45
3    He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother    4:12
4    A Change Is Gonna Come    4:32
5    Have A Talk With God    3:37
6    I Wanna Know What Love Is    4:50
7    Until The End    3:15
8    I Wish I Would Know How    4:14
9    Have A Little Faith In Me    4:21
10    It Is To Know    3:49
11    Like A Prayer    4:00
12    God Only Knows    4:16
Credits :
Ida Sand - Vocals, Piano & Keyboards
Mattias Torell - Guitars
Thobias Gabrielson - Bass
Anders Hedlund - Drums & Percussion

Special Guests:
Raul Midón - Vocals
Joe Sample - Piano
Steve Gadd - Drums
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Magnus Lindgren - Woodwinds
The ACT Jubilee Singers - Backing Vocals

RIGMOR GUSTAFSSON with NILS LANDGREN and THE FLESHQUARTET — I Will Wait For You (2003) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

"Her voice touches the heart" - (DER SPIEGEL) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Empty Hearts 3:57
Written-By – McDonald
2    Is It A Crime 4:10
Written-By – Hale, Adu, Matthewman
3    If You Go Away 4:49
Written-By – Brel, McKuen
4    Makin' Whoopee 3:59
Written-By – Kahn, Donaldson
5    Fire And Rain 4:00
Written-By – Taylor
6    It Never Entered My Mind 5:46
Written-By – Rodgers/Hart
7    Fever 3:47
Arranged By, Alto Flute – Magnus Lindgren
Written-By – Cooley, Davenport
8    The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress 4:33
Written-By – Webb
9    I Will Wait For You 4:20
Written-By – Demy, Legrand, Gimbel
10    It's Been So Long 4:42
Guitar – Rigmor Gustafsson
Written-By – Nyberg, Gustafsson
11    Black Coffee 5:21
Written-By – Webster, Burke
12    The More I See 5:07
Written-By – Norberg
Credits :
Rigmor Gustafsson – Vocals
Nils Landgren – Trombone & Vocals
Roberto Di Gioia - Piano
Lars Danielsson – Bass
Wolfgang Haffner – Drums

Guests:
Staffan Svensson - Trumpet
The FleshQuartet - Strings:
Jonas Lindgren, Örjan Högberg, Mattias Hellden, Sebastian Öberg, Chrille Olsson

TORSTEN GOODS — Love Comes to Town (2013) FLAC (tracks), lossless

With "Love Comes To Town", young star Torsten Goods exceeds expectations as both composer and performer. Funky summer evening soundtrack meets smoky jazz club swing. ACT
Tracklist :
1    You Wind Me Up 4:17
Written-By – Jan Miserre, Torsten Goods
2    When Love Comes To Town 4:01
Written-By – Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen, Paul D. Hewson
3    Freedom Every Day 4:09
Written-By – Nick Whitecross, Torsten Goods
4    Put It Where You Want It 5:26
Written-By – Alan E. Gorrie, Joe Sample
5    Unlucky Like Me 3:50
Written-By – James Bryan, Torsten Goods
6    Right Here Waiting 4:06
Written-By – Richard Marx
7    Brutal Truth 4:40
Written-By – Ida Sand
8    Weekend At The A-Trane 4:21
Written-By – Jan Miserre, Torsten Goods
9    Someone Like You 5:05
Written-By – Adele
10    Summer Lovin 4:48
Written-By – Jan Miserre, Lars Vegas, Torsten Goods
11    Outa Here 3:32
Written-By – Pete Vettese, Torsten Goods
12    Night Life 5:34
Written-By – Willie Nelson
13    They Can't Take That Away From Me 2:56
Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin
14    Berlin P.M. 3:47
Written-By – Jan Miserre, Torsten Goods
Credits :
Torsten Goods - Vocals & Guitar
Jan Miserre - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
Christian von Kaphengst - Fender Jazz Bass, Acoustic Bass
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

Horns:
Till Brönner - Trumpet
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Magnus Lindgren - Saxophone, Flute
Ingolf Burkhardt - Trumpet on 4, 9 & 11

Ida Sand - Vocals on Vocals on 2 & 7
Viktoria Tolstoy - Vocals on 10 & 13
Felix Lehrmann - Drums on 14

NILS LANDGREN AND ESBJÖRN SVENSSON — Swedish Folk Modern (1998) ACT World Jazz Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Landgren's first duo album with pianist Esbjörn Svensson is a reimagining of traditional Swedish folk songs. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Hornlåt    3:24
2    Vallåt Från Jämtland    4:32
3    Lapp-Nils Polska    4:16
4    Free Esbjörn    1:38
5    Midsommarvaka From Swedish Rapsody No. 1 5:13
Composed By – Hugo Alfvén
6    Hymn: Morgon Mellan Fjällen    3:27
7    Halling    2:05
8    The Winters Tale (Epilogue) 5:04
Composed By – Lars-Erik Larsson
9    Vallåt Från Härjedalen    5:20
10    Gärdebylåten    5:14
11    Visa Från Leksand    4:16
12    Vaggvisa    3:00
13    Free Nils    3:14
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Esbjörn Svensson - Piano

NILS LANDGREN | ESBJÖRN SVENSSON — Layers of Light (2001) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

All music has its roots in folklore. In some playing styles this is easy to recognize. In others hundreds of years of cultural development and change have effectively sublimated those roots. Stripped of ornamentation and structural artifice, however, the foundation remains the same. The melodies and structures that affect and influence people in their day to day lives remain the basis of musical knowledge and experience. They are the blueprints of the collective consciousness and a challenge to the creative spirit. Individuality along with innovation in its surprising, unconventional workings emerge as a contrast to those folk origins. So is the secret art by which the balance between memory and fantasy, between folklore, tradition, and improvisation is weighed.

Nils Landgren was born in 1956 and grew up with the music of his father, a jazz cornetist, and the church music of his grandfather, a pastor. He never lost his strong affinity for his own musical heritage.

Esbjörn Svensson, born in 1964, didn't want to play folk music at first. At home with the music of Chopin, Ellington, or disco-pop groups such as The Sweet, the pianist had first found his place in the competitive music scene in Sweden. His trio was a success, and in his homeland he was voted jazz musician of the year in 1995 and 1996. The first sprinkling of jobs became a steady flow. Svensson proved himself in the bands of his friend Nils Landgren. The music was about funk and soul, occasionally pop, and in the main, classic jazz. But not folklore.

It was through the influence of Landgren and Svensson's former teacher Bengt-Arne Wallin, who recorded the landmark album "Old Folklore In Swedish Modern" back in 1962 (ACT 9254-2), that Svensson and Landgren were inspired to make a duo album centered around folk songs. In August 1997 both went into the studio and with only trombone and piano recorded Swedish Folk Modern (ACT 9257-2). Their improvised treatments of the classic songs of the folk culture not only impressed the public; it brought praise from the press. Svensson and Landgren had created more than just a few impressions in duo. Discarding any sort of large conceptual superstructure, they had continued what Jan Johansson's Jazz på Svenska and Bengt-Arne Wallin had begun in the early sixties and what has since become a major force within the inner workings of European jazz.

The time after Swedish Folk Modern was hectic and exciting. Nils Landgren's Funk Unit advanced to the position of a celebrated festival act. Svensson's own trio, EST expanded beyond Scandinavia's borders, where the band's fortunes skyrocketed. Inundated with jobs, the musicians finally found the time to once again get together in December 1999 in Oslo's Rainbow Studio. It would be a meeting full of exceptional jazz energy. Even more than the first time, they would rely on the force of reduction. Moods would be suggested, left open. Melodies worked out in simple clarity. Delicate variations supplemented and amplified both the original and traditional motifs of the central musical im- pressions. Layers of Light is an affair of the hearts of two artists who went back to their roots. That makes their music truthful, direct, and authentic in a wondrous way. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Song From The Valley    3:33
2    Calling The Goats    3:37
3    Kauk    4:07
4    Kristallen    4:25
5    Mattmar    2:59
6    Lakk    4:32
7    Höpsi    2:53
8    Calling The Cows    4:16
9    Lullaby    3:21
10    Simple Song    3:03
11    Layers Of Light    5:04
12    Lonely At The Lakeside    3:38
13    Norwegian Fox Trot    4:21
14    Nils Walksong    3:57
15    The Farewell    3:34
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone
Esbjörn Svensson - Piano

NILS LANDGREN WITH JANIS SIEGEL — Some Other Time : A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein (2016) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Just in time for Nils Landgren's 60th birthday, the most elaborate project of his remarkable career was released. Featuring music from musicals like "West Side Story" and a lineup that includes his outstanding All-Star Band, over 18 members of the Bochumer Symphoniker, and singer Janis Siegel from the legendary "The Manhattan Transfer," Landgren, along with conductor and arranger Vince Mendoza, pays tribute to the jazz enthusiast and great composer of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Nils Landgren–    Overture: América 0:42
Soloist, Trombone – Nils Landgren
2    Nils Landgren Quartet, Janis Siegel, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    Some Other Time    5:17
3    Nils Landgren Quartet–    Cool    3:40
4    Nils Landgren Quartet, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    Maria    3:13
5    Nils Landgren Quartet–    Somewhere    5:06
6    Siegel, Landgren, Ilg, Haffner, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    The Story Of My Life    4:22
7    Nils Landgren Quartet–    One Hand, One Heart    4:27
8    Nils Landgren Quartet, Janis Siegel, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    Something's Coming    3:54
9    Nils Landgren Quartet, Janis Siegel–    Lonely Town    4:39
10    Nils Landgren Quartet, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    A Quiet Girl    7:09
11    Nils Landgren, Janis Siegel, Jan Lundgren–    Lucky To Be Me    4:22
12    Nils Landgren Quartet, Bochumer Symphoniker With Vince Mendoza–    A Simple Song    5:40
Credits :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Janis Siegel - Vocals
Jan Lundgren - Piano
Dieter Ilg - Bass
Wolfgang Haffner - Drums

Members of the Bochumer Symphoniker
Arranged & Conducted by Vince Mendoza

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNITY — Funky Abba (2004) APE (image+.cue), lossless

Nils Landgren isn’t a name only to be found among “the top rank of European jazz trombonists“ (Der Spiegel). He is also one of the wide-ranging set of artists to be found on the European jazz scene today. “A musical omnivore“ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and “a marvel of flexibility“ (Jazzthetik), whose interests and output cover many bases: whether the man with the red trombone is performing one of his frenetic concerts to enthusiastic fans with his grooving Funk Unit, singing with “hypnotic charm“ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), devoting himself, in collaboration with Esbjörn Svensson, to the reworking of Swedish folk songs, or celebrating kitschy chamber music or big band jazz – all reflect the many sides of the same person.

After a two-year self-imposed rest from performing funk, during which Nils Landgren has been busy producing and singing ballads on Sentimental Journey (ACT 9409-2) and on Rigmor Gustafsson’s album I Will Wait For You (ACT 9418-2), Mr Red Horn is now devoting his time once again to his Funk Unit, which ranks, quite undeniably, as “the best European funk band“ (Stereo Magazine).

Now, exactly 30 years after ABBA’s international breakthrough at the Eurovision Song Contest, he has undertaken a highly personal tribute to one of the greatest pop bands ever, working together with his grooving band, which “drives young people into a frenzy and yet also is taken seriously by the snobbish jazz lovers“ (Spiegel).

The new album is called FUNKY ABBA – and Nils can call it that with much justification, through his long-standing friendship with Benny Andersson. Twenty-five years ago, on the strength of his special trombone sound, Benny asked the fresh-faced Nils to join him in the studio to play on the ABBA song “Voulez-Vous“. This time it was the other way round: Benny couldn’t wait to take part on at least one track of FUNKY ABBA.

We’ll leave the rest to Nils Landgren to describe in his own words:
„When I first asked Benny Andersson for his blessing to make an album titled FUNKY ABBA’ he just said: ‚Is that possible?’
‚I think yes’ I replied.
‚OK, do it!’ Benny said with a smile and so ahead I went.
We booked the scene of the crime for this recording. The great Polar Studio A where all the ABBA songs were recorded to get the right vibe from that old tribe.
I tell you, it´s still in those walls:
all that great stuff that was once
produced in there.
What a challenge to dig
into this treasure, it was!
Thank you Björn & Benny for all the great songs!
If we succeeded to make them funky, it´s up to you friends
out there to decide. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Money, Money, Money 2:41
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
2    Knowing Me, Knowing You
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus, Anderson
3    Voulez-Vous 4:57
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
4    Thank You For The Music 3:27
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
5    Super Trouper 4:28
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
6    Summer Night City 4:52
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
7    Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! 4:10
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
8    The Name Of The Game 5:11
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus, Anderson
9    Dancing Queen 5:19
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus, Anderson
10    Take A Chance On Me 4:01
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
11    SOS 4:38
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus, Anderson
– BONUS TRACK –
12    When All Is Said And Done 3:41
Written-By – Andersson / Ulvaeus
Credits :
Artwork [Cover Art] – Max Neumann
Nils Landgren - Trombone and Vocals
Magnum Coltrane Price - Vocals, Microphone Poetry and Additional Synthesizers
Henrik Janson - Guitar
Jesper Nordenström, Roberto Di Gioia - Keyboards
Lars DK Danielsson – Fender Bass
Wolfgang Haffner - All Drums & Backing Vocals on SOS
Per Lindvall - Drums on #7, #11
Karl-Martin Almqvist – Tenor Saxophone

Special Guests:
Till Brönner - Trumpet and Additional Horn arrangement on #2
Sharon Dyall - Vocals on #3, #7
Viktoria Tolstoy - Vocals on #6, #12
Alex Papaconstantinou - Bouzouki on #3
Nimo - Co-flow on #8

Very Special Guest:
Benny Andersson - Piano on #12

V.A. : GLOBAL MAGIC — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. V (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Esbjörn Svensson Trio–    Reminiscence Of A Soul 5:43
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – Esbjörn Svensson
Written-By – Svensson
2    Huong Thanh / Paolo Fresu / Nguyên Lê–    Two Sisters 3:45
Electric Bass – Etienne Mbappé
Instruments [Viet.instr] – Duong Chi Tam
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Vocals – Huong Thanh
Written-By – Lê
3    Jens Thomas / Triocolor–    Sakyi's Song 2:57
Bass – Stefan Weeke
Drums – Björn Lücker
Piano – Jens Thomas
Written-By – Thomas
4    Gerardo Nuñez / Renaud Garcia-Fons–    Un Amor Real 3:24
Acoustic Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Bass – Renaud Garcia-Fons
Written-By – Nuñez
5    Gilberto Gil / Trilok Gurtu / Toninho Ferragutti / Bugge Wesseltoft–    Tatá Engenho Novo 3:50
 - Traditional
Accordion – Toninho Ferragutti
Keyboards – Bugge Wesseltoft
Percussion – Trilok Gurtu
Vocals – Gilberto Gil
6    Richie Beirach / Gregor Huebner / George Mraz–    Around Dubrawuschka 3:56
Bass – George Mraz
Piano – Richie Beirach
Violin – Gregor Huebner
Written-By – Huebner, Beirach
7    Karim Ziad / Jean-Philippe Rykiel / Bojan Z. / Linley Marthe–    Alouhid 5:10
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Piano – Bojan Z.
Synth – Jean-Philippe Rykiel
Vocals – Karim Ziad
Written-By – Ziad, Lê, Takfarinas
8    Soriba Kouyaté / Didier Malherbe–    Diya 4:53
Arranged By – P. Gaillot
Bass – Linley Marthe
Drums – Joël Allouche
Flute – Didier Malherbe
Kora – Soriba Kouyaté
 - Traditional
9    Kudsi Erguner / Yunus Balcioglu / Nguyên Lê / Renaud Garcia-Fons–    Twins 3:43
Drums – Karim Ziad
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Ney – Kudsi Erguner
Vocals – Yunus Balcioglu
Written-By – Erguner
10    Paolo Fresu / Elena Ledda / Antonello Salis / Furio Di Castri–    Pregadoria From Sonos 'E Memoria 3:42
Accordion – Antonello Salis
Bass – Furio Di Castri
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Vocals – Elena Ledda
Written-By – Ledda, Palmas, Lobina
11    Peter Erskine / Nguyên Lê / Michel Benita–    Autumn Rose 5:02
Bass – Michel Benita
Drums – Peter Erskine
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Written-By – Erskine
12    Actronic–    Hamlet # Belleforest 2:13
Electronics – Bert Wrede
Written-By – Wrede
13    Frank Möbus / Der Rote Bereich–    Zambujeira Do Mar 1:47
Bass Clarinet – Rudi Mahal
Drums – John Schröder
Guitar – Frank Möbus
Written-By – Möbus
14    Nils Landgren Funk Unit–    Baby Let Me Kiss You 4:41
Bass Guitar – Lars Danmark Danielsson
Guitar – Henrik Janson
Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – King Floyd
15    David Binney / Chris Potter / Uri Caine / Scott Colley / Brian Blade–    The Global Soul 4:11
Alto Saxophone – David Binney
Bass – Scott Colley
Drums – Brian Blade
Guitar – Adam Rogers
Piano – Uri Caine
Tenor Saxophone – Chris Potter
Written-By – Binney
16    Sidsel Endresen / Bugge Wesseltoft–    I Think It's Gonna Rain Today 4:15
Piano – Bugge Wesseltoft
Vocals – Sidsel Endresen
Written-By – Randy Newman
17    Actronic–    Frontside Backside 3:50
Electronics, Bass – Bert Wrede
Written-By – Wrede
18    Eirik Hegdal's Dingobats–    Slowhymn 4:02
Bass – Mats Eilertsen
Drums – Sverre Gjørvad
Guitar – Thomas T Dahl
Saxophone – Eirik Hegdal
Tenor Saxophone – Njål Ølnes
Written-By – Hegdal

V.A. : Magic Moments 3 — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. VIII (2006) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Heinz Sauer, Michael Wollny–    Welcome To What You Hear 2:00
Music By – Heinz Sauer
Piano – Michael Wollny
Tenor Saxophone – Heinz Sauer
2    Ulf Wakenius, Lars Danielsson, Morten Lund–    Dancing
Acoustic Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Bass, Cello – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Morten Lund
Music By – Keith Jarrett
3    Viktoria Tolstoy–    From Above 4:24
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Guitar – Ulf Wakenius
Piano – Jacob Karlzon
Vocals – Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Lars Danielsson, Per Holknekt
4    Colin Steele, Dave Milligan–    Don Camillo's Revenge 4:18
Bass – Aidan O'Donnell
Drums – Stu Ritchie
Music By – Colin Steele
Piano – Dave Milligan
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Buckley
Trumpet – Colin Steele
5    Nils Landgren, Joe Sample–    Don't Take Your Love To Hollywood 3:12
Guitar – Ray Parker Jr.
Piano – Joe Sample
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Joe Sample, Will Jennings
6    Peter Apfelbaum & The New York Hieroglyphics–    Rainbow Sign 4:11
Music By – Peter Apfelbaum
7    Solveig Slettahjell–    What Is This Thing Called Love 5:03
Band – The Slow Motion Quintet
Vocals – Solveig Slettahjell
Written-By – Cole Porter
8    Jonas Knutsson, Johan Norberg–    Jämtpelle 4:01
Guitar – Johan Norberg
Music By – Johan Norberg, Jonas Knutsson
Soprano Saxophone – Jonas Knutsson
9    Kevin Hays–    You Are My Sunshine 4:54
Music By – Jimmie Davis
Piano – Kevin Hays
Vocals – Kevin Hays
10    Albert Mangelsdorff, NDR Bigband–    Mood Indigo 2:41
Music By – Duke Ellington
11    Rigmor Gustafsson, The Jacky Terrasson Trio–    Windows Of The World 4:52
Band – The Jacky Terrasson Trio
Lyrics By – Hal David
Music By – Burt Bacharach
Vocals – Rigmor Gustafsson
12    Elbtonalpercussion, Christopher Dell–    African Blues 3:50
Music By – Wolfgang Roggenkamp
Vibraphone – Christopher Dell
13    Muriel Zoe–    Have A Good Time 3:27
Bass – Johannes Huth
Drums – Michael Verhovec
Guitar – Matthias Pogoda
Trumpet – Michael Leuschner
Vocals – Muriel Zoe
Written-By – Paul Simon
14    Young Friends, Michael Wollny, Florian Trübsbach–    Dein Ist Mein Ganzes Herz 4:02
Alto Saxophone – Florian Trübsbach
Lyrics By – Fritz Löhner, Ludwig Herzer
Music By – Franz Lehár
Piano – Michael Wollny
Trombone – Johannes Lauer
15    Jazzindeed, Michael Schiefel–    Fahrn, Fahrn, Fahrn Auf Der Autobahn
Alto Saxophone – Jan von Klewitz
Piano – Bene Aperdannier
Vocals – Michael Schiefel
Written-By – Hartmut Goetze
16    e.s.t. Live In Berlin–    The Rube Thing 6:26
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – Esbjörn Svensson