Birka
Birka
Caprice (Sweden) 1978
CAP 1145 (LP) coated gatefold sleeve.
sleeve : NM-
media : EX/EX(some slightly noises.)
An album by the jazz quartet Birka, featuring Rune Carlsson, Nisse Sandström, Bronislaw Suchanek, and Anders Karlen, released in 1978 as part of Caprice's Jazz I Sverige series, which showcases emerging Swedish jazz musicians. This excellent work offers sophisticated, modal contemporary jazz with a distinctly Nordic softness. Highlights include track B1, where Karlen’s groove-filled guitar and Sandström’s tenor saxophone shine, and track B4, which blends a unique sense of style subtly woven into a bebop framework. A thoroughly enjoyable listen.
B1: Backflyt
B4: Song for Bass