Opposite Corner
Opposite Corner
Caprice Records (Sweden) 1976
CAP 1117 (LP) gatefold sleeve.
sleeve : VG+(SRW, wear on edge and corner.)
media : EX-/EX-(some slightly noises caused by slightly hairlines.)
The 1976 debut album by Opposite Corner, a Swedish jazz quintet featuring Ake Johansson (piano), Gunnar Fors (trumpet), Gunnar Lindgren (tenor saxophone), Lars-Urban Helje (bass), and Mats Hellberg (drums). Released as part of Caprice Records' Jazz i Sverige series, which showcases up-and-coming Swedish jazz musicians. Highlights include track B1, which transitions from an intro with Nordic folk-inspired melodies into expansive spiritual jazz, and track B3, a cool waltz jazz piece featuring a robust yet nimble rhythm section and a blowing tenor saxophone. This masterpiece of Swedish jazz blends straight-ahead modal jazz rooted in the U.S. tradition with subtle touches of Nordic sensibility, resulting in a work rich in spirituality and originality.
B1: Uvertyr till Anta Oumri
B3: Melodi fran Ghana