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Tomas Janzon • Experiences


By Jim Santella
July 21, 2011

Hanging out with straight-ahead jazz from a veteran quartet is like vacationing in an out-of-the-way place where there are no cares for weeks on end. This place would lead to feeling good and being rested for a long time. Both jazz and vacation offer rare qualities without interference, and both provide stimulating forces from the inside out.

Guitarist Tomas Janzon leads his quartet on Experiences, where jazz standards receive the respect due them and improvisation serves as the focus. As the album title suggests, Janzon sweeps guitar lines up, down and around as he feels them, releasing soulful sounds along the way. "Moanin,'" "Here's That Rainy Day," "Billie's Bounce" and Wes Montgomery's "Full House" provide clear examples, as gentle memories sway back and forth.

Janzon's fluid attack and seamless approach allow melodies to glide like seasoned ballroom dancers, effortlessly in a continuous swirl where the senses are asked to share in appreciation. With his 1959 Gibson L7 archtop guitar, the leader interprets seven standards, two originals and one Swedish folk song.

Originally from Sollentuna, a suburb of Stockholm, Janzon lived in Los Angeles for 18 years and earned a master's degree in classical guitar from The University of Southern California before moving to New York. Recorded in Pasadena, CA, this quartet features local pianist/organist Art Hillery, who continues to swing with spontaneity; bassist Jeff Littleton who rocks a mighty fine foundation and solos with authority; and drummer Albert "Tootie" Heath, who underpins the rhythm section quite well. All told, this ensemble captures the essence of straight-ahead jazz and updates matters thoroughly with a refusal to play it as has been done before.

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Por Jim Santella
21 de julio de 2011
Salir con un cuarteto veterano de jazz es como ir de vacaciones a un lugar apartado donde no hay preocupaciones durante semanas. Este lugar llevaría a sentirse bien y a descansar durante mucho tiempo. Tanto el jazz como las vacaciones ofrecen cualidades raras sin interferencias, y ambos proporcionan fuerzas estimulantes de adentro hacia afuera.

El guitarrista Tomás Janzon dirige su cuarteto en Experiencias, donde los estándares de jazz reciben el respeto que se les debe y la improvisación sirve de foco. Como sugiere el título del álbum, Janzon barre las líneas de guitarra arriba, abajo y alrededor según las siente, liberando sonidos conmovedores por el camino. "Moanin", "Here's That Rainy Day", "Billie's Bounce" y "Full House" de Wes Montgomery son claros ejemplos, ya que los suaves recuerdos se mueven de un lado a otro.

El ataque fluido de Janzon y su enfoque sin fisuras permiten que las melodías se deslicen como bailarinas de salón, sin esfuerzo en un remolino continuo donde se pide a los sentidos que compartan su apreciación. Con su guitarra de arco Gibson L7 de 1959, el líder interpreta siete estándares, dos originales y una canción folclórica sueca.

Originario de Sollentuna, un suburbio de Estocolmo, Janzon vivió en Los Ángeles durante 18 años y obtuvo una maestría en guitarra clásica en la Universidad del Sur de California antes de mudarse a Nueva York. Grabado en Pasadena, CA, este cuarteto cuenta con el pianista/organista local Art Hillery, que sigue tocando con espontaneidad; el bajista Jeff Littleton, que toca una base muy fina y hace solos con autoridad; y el baterista Albert "Tootie" Heath, que apuntala bastante bien la sección rítmica. En conjunto, este conjunto captura la esencia del jazz directo y actualiza los asuntos a fondo con una negativa a tocarlo como se ha hecho antes.
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Tracks:

1 - Here´s That Rainy Day - 5:37
2 - Theme From Mr. Broadway - 6:01
3 - Float - 5:36
4 - En Dejlig Rosa - 2:54
5 - Moanin´ - 5:12
6 - Full House - 4:50
7 - Blue Bee - 4:00
8 - Billie´s Bounce - 5:12
9 - Polka Dots & Moonbeams - 5:54
10 - Messin´ Around - 5:48
11 - En Dejlig Rosa (Swedish Folksong) - 1:45


Credits:
    Bass – Jeff Littleton
    Design – Christopher Drukker
    Drums – Albert Heath
    Guitar – Tomas Janzon
    Photography – Tomas Janzon
    Piano, Organ – Art Hillery
    Producer – Tomas Janzon
    Recorded By – Nolan Shaheed

Notes
Recorded Feb. 26 and May 9,2010 at Nosound, Pasadena; Track 11 recorded live Nov. 19, 2002 at Jazz Club Fasching Stockholm

Label: Changes Music ‎– CM 113
Released: 2010
Genre: Jazz
 

 






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