Jazz på svenska | |
Type: | Studio |
Artist: | Jan Johansson |
Cover: | Jan Johansson - Jazz på svenska.jpg |
Border: | yes |
Released: | 1964 |
Recorded: | 28 February 1962, 18 October 1963, 6 May 1964 (Stockholm, Sweden) |
Genre: | Jazz |
Length: | 33:46 |
Label: | Megafon / Heptagon Records (2005 reissue) |
Prev Title: | Rörelser |
Prev Year: | 1963 |
Next Title: | Jazz på ungerska |
Next Year: | 1964 |
Jazz på svenska ("Jazz in Swedish") is an album by the Swedish jazz pianist Jan Johansson. It was issued in 1964 and consists of jazz arrangements of Swedish folk songs. All arrangements are very sparse, consisting only of Johansson on piano and Georg Riedel on double bass. It went on to become the best selling Swedish jazz album of all time, selling a quarter of a million copies.[1] Many of the tracks hold a distinct renown in Swedish society, especially the lead track "Visa från Utanmyra" (Song from Utanmyra).
In 2005 a remastered version produced by disc label Heptagon Records was released with four bonus tracks on the CD and the full recording sessions (109 minutes) in a data section as mp3 files.[2]