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

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 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. : Magic Moments 2 — The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. VII (2004) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    E.S.T. Esbjörn Svensson Trio–    O.D.R.I.P. (Radio Edit) 3:24
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – E.S.T. Esbjörn Svensson
Written-By – E.S.T.
2    Norah Jones / Joel Harrison–    I Walk The Line (Radio Edit) 3:45
Accordion – Tony Cedras
Guitar – Joel Harrison
Sampler – David Binney
Violin – Rob Thomas
Vocals – Norah Jones
Written-By – Johnny Cash
3    Gerardo Nuñez / Paolo Fresu / Perico Sambeat–    La Habana A Oscuras 5:17
Guitar – Gerardo Nuñez
Piano – Mariano Diaz
Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Trumpet – Paolo Fresu
Written-By – Gerardo Nuñez
4    Viktoria Tolstoy–    Dear Diary 3:43
Bass – Christian Spering
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Bror Falk
Vocals – Viktoria Tolstoy
Written-By – Svensson, Holknekt
5    T.L. Carrington / G. Osby / A. Rogers / J. Haslip–    Ethiopia 5:48
Alto Saxophone – Greg Osby
Drums – Jimmy Haslip, Terri Lyne Carrington
Guitar – Adam Rogers
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
6    Ramón Valle Trio–    Dilsburgh Morning Light 3:31
Bass – Omar Rodriguez Calvo
Drums – Liber Torriente
Piano – Ramón Valle
Written-By – Ramón Valle
7    Muriel Zoe–    Bye Bye Blackbird 3:27
Bass – Johannes Huth
Drums – Michael Verhovec
Guitar – Matthias Pogoda
Trumpet – Michael Leuschner
Vocals – Muriel Zoe
Written-By – Dixon, Henderson
8    Perico Sambeat / Brad Mehldau–    Mirall (Radio Edit) 4:19
Bass – Ben Street
Drums – Jeff Ballard
Piano – Brad Mehldau
Saxophone – Perico Sambeat
Written-By – Perico Sambeat
9    Rebekka Bakken / Julia Hülsmann Trio–    Same Girl 3:17
Bass – Marc Muellbauer
Drums – Heinrich Köbberling
Piano – Julia Hülsmann
Vocals – Rebekka Bakken
Written-By – Randy Newman
10    Richie Beirach / Gregor Huebner / George Mraz–    Chant (Radio Edit) 3:01
Bass – George Mraz
Piano – Richie Beirach
Violin – Gregor Hübner
Written-By – Palestrina
11    Huong Thanh / Nguyên Lê / Paul McCandless–    South Delta Song    4:07
English Horn – Paul McCandless
Guitar – Nguyên Lê
Vocals – Huong Thanh
Written-By – Nguyên Lê
12    Marsmobil / Roberto Di Gioia / Till Brönner–    Hand In Hand (Radio Edit) 3:32
Flugelhorn – Till Brönner
Keyboards – Roberto Di Gioia
Written-By – Roberto Di Gioia
13    Rigmor Gustafsson / Nils Landgren–    Makin' Whoopee 3:58
Bass – Lars Danielsson
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Piano – Roberto Di Gioia
Trombone – Nils Landgren
Vocals – Rigmor Gustafsson
Written-By – Walter Donaldson
14    Elbtonalpercussion / Christopher Dell–    Freak Taeb (Radio Edit) 2:28
Marimba – Christopher Dell
Percussion – Andrej Kauffmann, Jan-Frederick Behrend, Stephan Krause, Wolfgang Rummel
Written-By – Jan-Frederick Behrend
15    Jens Thomas / Christof Lauer–    Be Yourself 3:39
Piano – Jens Thomas
Saxophone – Christof Lauer
Written-By – Jens Thomas
16    Nils Landgren Funk Unit–    Thank You For The Music 6:52
Drums – Wolfgang Haffner
Guitar – Henrik Janson
Keyboards – Jesper Nordenström, Roberto Di Gioia
Trombone, Vocals – Nils Landgren
Written-By – Ulvaeus - Andersson

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT — 5000 Miles (1999) APE (image+.cue), lossless

The album was awarded the German Jazz Award and received an Echo nomination. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Da Fonk 4:48
Trumpet – Roy Hargrove
Vocals – MCP, NL
Vocals [Xtra] – JR, PRJ, RÖ, Siegfried Loch
Written-By – Magnum Coltrane Price
2    5000 Miles 8:12
Trumpet – Tim Hagans
3    Six Beauties On A Rooftop 5:39
Percussion – Åke Sundqvist
Trombone [Solo] – Fred Wesley
4    Sisters Of Arequipa 5:57
Flugelhorn – Roy Hargrove
Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Oberheim Obs] – ES
5    In A Fonky Mood    5:01
6    Stop By 4:31
Lead Vocals – MCP
Organ [Hammond] – RÖ
Vocals – NL
Written-By – Rashan Patterson
7    Roxane 5:31
Mixed By – Jan Ugand
Percussion – Åke Sundqvist
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Till Brönner
Vocals – Viktoria Tolstoy
8    Professor Longhair 5:04
Bass [Accoustic] – Dan Berglund
9    Venus As A Boy 5:00
Flute [Chinese], Percussion [Mallets] – PRJ
Written-By – Björk
10    Nasty 5:22
Trombone – Fred Wesley
Trumpet – Tim Hagans
11    Glen & Steve    5:30
Credits :
Design [Cover] – Petra Horn
The Funk Unit :
Nils Landgren - Trombone & Vocals
Per Ruskträsk Johansson - Saxes & Wooden Flute
Robert Östlund - Guitars & Hammond Organ
Esbjörn Svensson - Fender Rhodes, Grand Piano & Keybords
Magnum Coltrane Price - Fender Bass & Vocals
Janne Robertson – Drums
Guest Unit:
Henrik Janson - Guitar
Johan Norberg - Sitar Guitar
Åke Sundqvist - Percussion
Magnus Öström - Percussion
Dan Berglund - Accoustic Bass
Special guests:
Don Alias - Percussion
Till Brönner - Fluegelhorn
Roy Hargrove - Trumpet and Fluegelhorn
Tim Hagans - Trumpet
Viktoria Tolstoy - Vocals
Fred Wesley (BMF) - T

NILS LANDGREN FUNK UNIT — Paint It Blue 'A Tribute To Cannonball Adderley (1996) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

One of trombonist Nils Landgren's early inspirations was Cannonball Adderley's group. Paint It Blue is dedicated to Adderley with Landgren performing five songs associated with the altoist plus seven originals that pay tribute to Cannonball's bands. Some of the music is in the soul-jazz vein while other tunes (particularly the originals) are more modern, even incorporating a little bit of rap in a couple places. Landgren is a fine trombonist (sometimes a little reminiscent of Wayne Henderson) and he manages to keep up with Michael and Randy Brecker, who in this situation are superior supportive soloists. Without merely copying the past, Landgren expands on the legacy of Adderley quite successfully. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1    Walk Tall 5:17
Written-By – Nat Adderley
2    You Dig 6:13
Written-By – Janson, Price, Landgren
3    Why Am I Treated So Bad 5:24
Written-By – R. Staples
4    Brother Nat 4:18
Written-By – Nils Landgren
5    Inside Straight 3:55
Written-By – Nat Adderley
6    Cannonball 6:08
Written-By – Svensson, Landgren
7    Mercy Mercy Mercy 4:16
Written-By – Joe Zawinul
8    Mother Fonk 4:16
Written-By – Nils Landgren
9    Primitivo 7:06
Written-By – Julian Adderley
10    After The Party 4:53
Written-By – Nils Landgren
11    Love All, Serve All 4:08
Written-By – Price, Landgren
12    Julian 5:49
Written-By – Nils Landgren
Credits :
Guest [Plus], Bass Clarinet, Arranged By – Steffen Schorn
Guest [Plus], Drums, Arranged By – Bernard Purdie (tracks: 2)
Guest [Plus], Percussion, Arranged By – Airto Moreira (tracks: 6, 8, 9, 11), Marcio Doctor
Guest [Plus], Tenor Saxophone, Arranged By – Michael Brecker (tracks: 2)
Guest [Plus], Trumpet, Arranged By – Till Brönner (tracks: 9)
Guest [Plus], Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Arranged By – Randy Brecker (tracks: 2, 5)
Painting – Rolf Rose
Performer [The Funk Unit], Electric Bass [Fender Bass], Arranged By – Lars Danielsson
Performer [The Funk Unit], Guitar, Arranged By – Henrik Janson
Performer [The Funk Unit], Keyboards, Arranged By – Esbjörn Svensson
Performer [The Funk Unit], Saxophone [Saxophones], Arranged By – Per "Ruskträsk" Johansson
Performer [The Funk Unit], Trombone, Trumpet, Arranged By – Nils Landgren
Performer [The Funk Unit], Vocals, Synthesizer, Arranged By – Magnum Coltrane Price
Voice [Sample] – Rev. Jesse Jackson (tracks: 1)
Voice [Samples] – Cannonball Adderley (tracks: 3, 5, 7)

ROBERTO Di GIOIA'S MARSMOBIL — Strange World (2003) ACT : Nu Jazz Series | FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

"They weren't even as cunningly hip as the seventies themselves" - (RONDO) ACT
Tracklist :
1    Flowers 3:42
Vocals – Lisa Wahlandt
2    Hand In Hand 5:30
Flugelhorn – Till Brönner
3    Crazy 5 3:56
Lead Vocals – Lisa Wahlandt
Tenor Saxophone – Johannes Enders
Trombone – Nils Landgren
4    Strange World 2:59
Baritone Saxophone – Steffen Schorrn
Bass – Thomas Stabenow
Lead Vocals – Lisa Wahlandt
5    Silver Dreamer 4:03
Lead Vocals – Lisa Wahlandt
Tenor Saxophone – Johannes Enders
6    Love Contains All Human Spirit 4:15
Baritone Saxophone – Steffen Schorrn
Lead Vocals – Lisa Wahlandt
Strings – The FleshQuartet
Trumpet – Joo Kraus
7    Talam Mishra 5:11
Flute – Klaus Doldinger
8    Trust 4:48
Guitar – Frank Möbus
9    Ragha Sid 4:55
Tenor Saxophone – Johannes Enders
10    Sir Revival 4:31
Flute – Wigald Boning
11    Private Ocean 3:58
Bass – Dan Berglund
12    Yelloworange 4:15
Tenor Saxophone – Johannes Enders
Credits :
Roberto Di Gioia - Piano, Guitar, Wurlitzer, Fender Rhodes, Tables, Sitar, Sings and did all Bass and Drum programming
Specials Guests:
Lisa Wahlandt - Lead Vocals
Dan Berglund, Wigald Boning, Till Brönner, Klaus Doldinger, Johannes Enders, The FleshQuartet, Joo Kraus, Nils Landgren, Frank Möbus, Steffen Schorn, Thomas Stabenow, Staffan Svensson

V.A. — What’s Nu? Music Beyond (2003) ACT : Nu Jazz Series | FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist :
1    Gerard Presencer–    Chasing Reality (The Micatone Remix) 6:20
Bass – Jeremy Brown
Drums – Chris Dagley
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Geoff Keezer
Guitar – Adam Goldsmith, John Parricelli
Piano – Tommy Wadlow
Remix – Micatone
Trumpet – Gerard Presencer
Vibraphone – Joe Locke
Written-By – Presencer
2    Rebekka Bakken & Wolfgang Muthspiel–    It's OK (The Teddy But Remix) 6:16
Guitar – Wolfgang Muthspiel
Remix – Teddy Kumpel
Vocals – Rebekka Bakken
Written-By – Bakken
3    Christopher Dell With Elbtonal Percussion–    OgnoB GnoS 5:06
Drums, Percussion – Andrej Kauffmann, Jan-Frederick Behrend, Stephan Krause, Wolfgang Rummel
Marimba – Christopher Dell
Written-By – Behrend, Krause
4    Geffen With Frank Möbus–    Inner Noise 3:36
Acoustic Guitar – Stephan Bienwald
Guitar, Electronics – Frank Möbus
Producer – Guy Sternberg
Sampler [Sampling], Keyboards – Guy Sternberg
Vocals – Geffen Miron
Written-By – Möbus, Sternberg
5    Roberto Di Gioia, Marsmobil With Till Brönner–    Hand In Hand (The Radio Remix) 3:32
Flugelhorn – Till Brönner
Written-By – Di Gioia
6    Esbjörn Svensson Trio–    O.D.R.I.P. 8:19
Bass – Dan Berglund
Drums – Magnus Öström
Piano – Esbjörn Svensson
Written-By – Berglund, Svensson, Öström
7    Dirk Meissner's Jazz For Starships–    Light Years Frome Home 4:40
Drums – Andreas Proegel
Instruments [All Instruments Except Drums] – Dirk Meissner
Written-By – Meissner
8    Mc Jazz With Peter Weniger And Ingolf Burkhardt–    Cash 4:10
Bass, Programmed By – Anselm Kluge
Soprano Saxophone – Peter Weniger
Trumpet – Ingolf Burkhardt
Vocals – Anete Humpe
Written-By – Humpe, Kluge
9    Christoph Stiefel's Envelope Generator–    Envelope #4 5:04
Bass, Electronics – Björn Meyer
Drums, Percussion, Electronics – Marius Peyer
Piano, Electronics – Christoph Stiefel
Written-By, Electronics, Bass – Meyer
Written-By, Percussion, Drums, Electronics – Peyer
Written-By, Piano – Stiefel
10    Tim Hagans & Scott Kinsey–    Big Gig In Pajala 2:56
Electronics – Scott Kinsey
Trumpet – Tim Hagans
Written-By – Kinsey
11    Bert Wrede / Actronic–    Hamlet # Belleforest 2:57
Bass – Werner Dafeldecker
Instruments [All Instruments Except Bass] – Bert Wrede
Vocals – Louise Schumacher
Written-By – Wrede
12    Terri Lyne Carrington With Wallace Roney–    Jazz Is A Spirit 3:44
Drums, Programmed By – Terri Lyne Carrington
Guitar – Danny Robinson
Keyboards – Greg Kurstin
Percussion – Ed Barguiarena, Darryl "Munyungo”"Jackson
Trumpet – Wallace Roney
Voice [Spoken Word], Bass – Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Written-By – Carrington