Bengt, by Mats Gustafsson

Bengt

by Mats Gustafsson

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"Bengt is a solo recording by Mats Gustafsson and is dedicated to Bengt Nordström. Mats Gustafsson plays a plastic alto sax. A classic Grafton sax. The type of sax that was used by Charlie Parker, Ornette Coleman and Bengt Nordström. Nordström is best known having produced Albert Ayler´s first recording Something Different!!!!!! on his Bird Note imprint. It is in his own role as a sax player Bengt was truly inventive. Bengt was playing solo sax improvisation already in 1962 (!!!) Nordström mentored Swedish reedman Mats Gustafsson in addition to playing in a quartet with drummer Peter Uuskyla, bassist Bjorn Ålke, and violinist Lars Svantesson. Nordström died in 2000 at age 63. Bengt is a celebration of the music and the man behind it.

On this record you might not hear the Gustafsson you are used to, but this is the real Mats. This is the nucleus in his playing. These solo pieces are a wholeness, together forming a sounding essay about his music." -Utech Records, 2012
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released March 7, 2017

Mats Gustafsson: Alto Saxophone

Recorded and mixed April 2010 at Svinaberga.
Mastered July 2011.

Limited to 500 copies on white vinyl. LP includes cd version of the album.

Dedecated to Bengt Nordström (1936 - 2000)

Design by Utech
Liner Notes by Thomas Millroth
Mastered by Martin Siewert
Photography by Olof Madsen
Recorded & Mixed by Ola Glans

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Mats Gustafsson Vienna, Austria

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May 23

Druga Godba Festival

Ljubljana, Slovenia
May 27

Pardon, To Tu

Warsaw, Poland

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