スウェーデンのコンテンポラリー・ジャズ・シーン最前線。
Signal and Sound Recordsによる7thリリース。
2013年ラーシュ・グリン賞に輝いた女流テナー・プレイヤーElin Larsson Forkelid（84年生）、同じく注目を集める若手女流アルト・プレイヤーAnna Högberg (as, 85年生)、Niklas Barnö (tp)をフロント三管に立てたコンテンポラリー6tet「Oya Sextett」が、Dudu Pukwana、Chris McGregor、Louis Moholo、Mongezi Feza、Jonny Dyaniら、南アフリカ出身のミュージシャンのレパートリーに挑むライヴ録音。
LABEL: Signal and Sound Records, Sweden
Format: 2LP + CD (LTD 300) ／ SAS 007
ARTIST: Oya Sextett
TITLE: Live!
EAN: 7320470243824
Anna Högberg (alto sax)
Elin Larsson Forkelid (tenor sax)
Niklas Barnö (trumpet)
Sebastian Bergström (piano)
Ville Bromander (double bass)
Konrad Agnas (drums)
Recorded in October, 2019
Limited to 300 sets
w/Gatefold cover, insert and bonus CD
SIDE A:
01. Do It
SIDE B:
01. The Bride
02. You Ain’t Gonna Know Me ‘Cos You Think You Know Me
SIDE C:
01. MRA
02. Khanya Apho Ukhona / Shine Wherever You Are
SIDE D:
01. Sonia
02. Amaxeska Osizi
On this debut album, Oya Sextett celebrates music by South African exile musicians such as Dudu Pukwana, Chris McGregor, Louis Moholo, Mongezi Feza and Jonny Dyani – township riffs, spiritual jazz, swing and gospel come together in this cult repertoire.
«Somehow, these Scandinavian jazz folk of the 21st century manage the unique feat of capturing some of that Brotherhood of Breath, Viva-La-Black, Spirits Rejoice feel but all the while bringing in their own self and individuality, be sure to check this unit out!»
– Kei McGregor
