Saturday, February 10, 2018

Per Henrik Wallin / Mats Gustafsson / Kjell Nordeson - Dolphins, Dolphins, Dolphins (2018)


Recorded at Fylkingen, Stockholm, August 26th (1, 6, 10), 27th (2, 4) and 28th, 1991 
Released by Dragon, 1992

1. Korpo II 03:00
2. Nu Nu Och Då Nu Går Då Och Nu 06:13
3. Marodörerna Över Bagdad 03:31
4. Dolphins, Dolphins, Dolphins 04:27
5. J.W. 10:34
6. Haecuba 08:09
7. Min Elva Kan Kaste Alba 02:39
8. Du Går Den Ton 10:07
9. Viska 04:24
10. Döbeln 1981 04:04
11. Omvända Stycket 04:38
12. I Should Care 02:36

Mats Gustafsson - saxophones
Per Henrik Wallin - piano
Kjell Nordeson - drums, percussion

Aaly Trio - I Wonder If I Was Screaming (2018)


Recorded at Soundtrade Studios, Stockholm, March 30 & 31, 2000. 
Mixed at Nordstudios in Stockholm, September 18 & 19, 2000. 
Mastered at Cosmos Studios in Stockhom, September 20, 2000. 

This music is dedicated to Bengt "Frippe" Nordström (1937-2000) and Åke Hodell (1919-2000), two great Swedish pioneers and innovators. 

Released on Crazy Wisdom , 2000

1. 3 On 2 06:30
2. There Is A Balm In Gilead 08:12
3. In Between Films (for Bruce Conner) 10:09
4. Left To Right [for Henry Grimes] 07:55
5. Send (for Lucky Thompson) 09:10
6. Würzburg 10:39

Mats Gustafsson - tenor & alto saxophone (right channel)
Ken Vandermark - tenor saxophone ,clarinet (right channel)
Peter Janson - bass
Kjell Nordeson - drums

Aaly Trio & Ken Vandermark - Live at the Glenn Miller Café (2018)


Recorded live at the Glenn Miller Café, Stockholm on March 10, 1999
Edited and mastered at Airwave Studios, Chicago on May 18, 1999

1. Unit Character (for Jimmy Lyons) 09:00
2. Ghosts 17:47
3. Alva Jo 12:24
4. Idioms 11:55

Mats Gustafsson - alto, tenor saxophone
Peter Janson - bass
Kjell Nordeson - drums
Ken Vandermark - tenor saxophone, clarinet

Aaly Trio & Ken Vandermark - Stumble (2018)


Recorded live at Unity Temple January 17, 1998 
Released by Wobbly Rail 1998

1. Stumble (For Pee Wee Russell) 11:54
2. Umea 11:27
3. Hommage à Lillen 06:24
4. Song For Che 14:31
5. Why I Don't Go Back 13:37

Mats Gustafsson - tenor saxophone, fluteophone, flute
Peter Janson - bass
Kjell Nordeson - drums
Ken Vandermark - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet

Mats Gustafsson / David Stackenäs - Blues (2018)


Recorded 14 Nov 2003 at Atlantis, Stockholm
Mixed in 2004 at Inner Ear Studios
Mastered in 2004 at Silver Sonya
Released on Atavistic 2003

1. Shave 'Em Wet (To Memphis Minnie) 07:58
2. Bumble Jee Blues (To Ake Hodell) 06:01
3. Built To Do What You Did Last Night (To Howlin Wolf) 08:37
4. You Have To Get Low As A Toad Again (To Hound Dog Taylor) 09:27
5. Take Your Hand Off It (To Albert King) 04:56
6. Rotten Herring Blues (To Per-Ake Holmlander) 10:21

Mats Gustafsson - baritone saxophone 
David Stackenäs - guitar

Gush - Norrköping (2018)


Recorded on 5 May 2003 at Crescendo, Norrköping

Released on Atavistic 2005

1. Handpicked 18:47
2. Sava 13:42
3. Rhomb 26:36

Mats Gustafsson - soprano, tenor and baritone saxophone, fluteophone, alto fluteophone, french flagolet
Sten Sandell - piano, voice
Raymond Strid - drums

The Thing with Otomo Yoshihide - Shinjuku Crawl (2018)


Recorded live at Pit Inn, Tokio, on 2nd October 2007
Mixed at Chicago Mastering Service on April 3rd, 2009
Mastered Chicago Mastering Service on April 11th, 2009
Released on Smalltown Superjazz 2009

1. Shinjuku Crawl, First Attempt 15:18
2. Shinjuku Crawl, Second Attempt 09:47
3. Shinjuku Crawl, Third Attempt 15:56
4. Uramado (Thank You Mr. Fukuoka) 05:01
5. Dori Dugout, Part 1 07:22
6. Dori Dugout, Part 2 13:09

Mats Gustafsson: Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Saxophone
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten: Bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: Drums
Otomo Yoshihide: Guitar

Bob Weston: Mastering 
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Bob Weston: Mix

Nash Kontroll - your left hand just exploded (2018)


Recorded april 28th 2004 at studio 3, swedish radio, Stockholm 

Released by Ideal 2005

1. In the presence of fucking god ... we are all the same 11:14
2. your left hand just exploded 18:28
3. passport to pork 22:23

Mats Gustafsson - prepared sax, baritone sax, alto fluteophone, electronics
Dror Feiler - sopranino, alto and contrabass sax, computer, cracklebox
Lasse Marhaug - electronics, computer, broken guitar

Mats Gustafsson / Agustí Fernández - Critical Mass (2018)


Recorded july 30th 2004 at Rosazul Estudi, Barcelona ,Spain 

Released on PSI records 2005

1. Critical Mass 1 06:02
2. Critical Mass 2 05:36
3. Critical Mass 3 04:30
4. Critical Mass 4 06:57
5. Critical Mass 5 04:50
6. Critical Mass 6 06:08
7. Critical Mass 7 03:24
8. Critical Mass 8 05:19
9. Critical Mass 9 06:17
10. Critical Mass 10 05:59

Mats Gustafsson - tenor and baritone saxophone
Agusti Fernandez - piano and preparde piano

Aaly Trio / DKV Trio - Double or Nothing (2018)


AALY Trio (Gustafsson, Nordeson, Flaten) on left channel.
DKV Trio (Vandermark, Kessler, Drake) on right channel.
Recorded September 23, 1999 at Airwave Studios, Chicago.

Released by Okka Disk, 2002

1. Left to Right (for Henry Grimes) 13:17
2. Angels 21:11
3. Awake Nu 17:07

Mats Gustafsson - Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Ken Vandermark - Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Kent Kessler - Double Bass
Hamid Drake, Kjell Nordeson - drums

Original Silence - The Second Original Silence (2018)


Pristinely recorded at a 2006 Italy performance, this is another outstanding work from Thurston Moore, Jim O'Rourke, and Mats Gustafsson's improvisational noise/jazz/rock ensemble.

1. Argument Left Hanging - Rubber Cement 07:34
2. A Sweeping Parade Of Optimism - Blood Streak 22:23
3. High Trees & A Few Birds - The Doll's Reflection 18:31
4. Crepescular Refractions - Mystery Eye 08:24

Mats Gustafsson: baritone sax, live electronics
Thurston Moore: guitar
Jim O'Rourke: electronica
Terrie X: guitar
Massimo Pupillo: electric bass
Paal Nilssen-Love: drums

Mats Gustafsson / Günter Christmann - one to (two) 2018


1. One to... 03:36
2. Two to... 04:09
3. Three to... 01:07
4. Four to... 03:29
5. Five to... 04:54
6. Six to... 02:26
7. Seven to... 01:38
8. Eight to... 05:32
9. Nine to... 01:51
10. Ten to... 03:41
11. Eleven to... 03:34
12. Twelve to... 03:42
13. Thirteen to... 02:44
14. Fourteen to... 05:01
15. Fifteen to... 03:48
16. Sixteen to... 02:25
17. Seventeen to... 01:16
18. Eighteen to... 06:59

Mats Gustafsson - saxophones
Günter Christmann - cello, trombone