Jazz Vol. 1 Gustav Lundgren, Jorge Rossy & Doug Weiss

• 1 Invitation 05:45
• 2 All the Things You Are 05:35
• 3 On Green Dolphin Street 05:35
• 4 How About You? 04:04
• 5 Gone with the Wind 06:12
• 6 Triste 06:35
• 7 They Say It´s Wonderful 06:19
• 8 Where Are You? 06:25
• Total Runtime 46:30

Info for Jazz Vol. 1

"If the truism holds that Jerome Kern’s timeless standard “All The Things You Are” is a prime test of a jazz player’s mettle and vitality in the pursuit of “playing changes,” Swedish guitar master Gustav Lundgren passes with flying colors on his latest album. With his masterful sense of touch, fluid phrasing and an inventive blend of single line work, chordal moves and register leaps, Lundgren easily seizes our attention and keeps us tuned in.

“Things” arrives as the second of seven tracks on this calmly bedazzling album, between the inviting prowess of “Invitation” and another Bronislaw Kaper tune, “On Green Dolphin Street.” Songbook choices also include “Gone With The Wind,” an uptempo take on Jobim’s “Triste” and Irving Berlin’s “They Say It’s Wonderful.” We’ve heard these standards countless times by now, but are reminded of their renewable power to move in able hands.

Yes, this is literally a jazz standards session with an almost dogmatic self-descriptive title and a declarative statement of straightahead, clean-toned jazz guitar. But the album teems with fluid virtuosity and, more importantly, a centering sense of musicality. This is volume one of two, recorded in mostly one take, in one day, last spring in the Spanish village of Begues. Lundgren has spent time living in Spain, and worked in various settings with Spanish drummer Jorge Rossy for several years now, with tasteful and agile bassist Doug Weiss being a newer ally. But the threesome gets along famously, in ways both relaxed and fit to burst with musical intensity." (Josef Woodard, DownBeat)

Gustav Lundgren, guitar
Doug Weiss, double bass
Jorge Rossy, drums

Gustav Lundgren
was born in Stockholm 1980. He started to play guitar when he was 12 years old. For the first 3 years of his musical career Jimi Hendrix was his biggest role model. At 15 years of age Gustav began studying at Södra Latin in Stockholm. Södra Latin is a school that has a program for young jazz musicians and many of Sweden's prominent musicians started their careers here. During this period he met some of the most talented young players in Swedish modern jazz such as Jonas Kullhammar, Andreas Öberg, Fredrik Lindborg, Andreas Kleerup and Carl Bagge. During this period he listened to guitar players like: Pat Matheny, Max Schultz, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Bireli Lagrene and most of all the great John Schofield.

Doug Weiss
was born in Chicago and raised musically in New York City. Over a 30 year career, I have supported and elevated the performances of:

Al Foster, Eddie Henderson, George Coleman, Lee Konitz, Clifford Jordan, Harold Mabern, Eric Alexander, The Birdland Big Band, David DeJesus, Chris Potter, Eli Degibri, Adam Birnbaum, Peter Bernstein, Brian Blade, Jorge Rossy, Kevin Hays, Mike Moreno, Timothy Hill, Fleurine, Paula West, Jeff Williams, Bill Stewart, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lew Tabakin, Walt Weiskopf, Lizz Wright, Joe Williams, and Pete Seeger.

"Einer der besten Bassisten der Welt" Brad Mehldau Raised in Chicago, Illinois, Weiss has lived and performed in the New York City jazz scene since graduating from the William Paterson College jazz studies program in1988. His first International travel was to Japan with the legendary singer Joe Williams in 1991. Joe announced Doug as follows: "He comes to us from a different Tribe; But he swings like one of us. Doug Weiss at the bass." In 1995 Weiss recorded the first of two critically acclaimed Blue Note records under the leadership of pianist Kevin Hays. His relationship with Kevin, both intuitive and visceral, continues to the present with 10 cds recorded and many appearances in the United States and abroad. In 1996 began Doug Weiss' association with legendary drummer Al Foster. Al's band has toured the world, playing more than 1000 concerts and recording 2 cds to date. Their performances have been reviewed favorably by DownBeat, Jazz Times, and the New York Times. In 2003 he was tapped by drummer and producer Brian Blade to record Lizz Wrights' critically acclaimed debut album "Salt' (Verve) and toured extensively in support of that project. He also toured Europe and played the Village Vanguard with Brian Blade and the Fellowship band. In addition to these bands he performs with guitarist Peter Bernstien's "Monk" project, with long-time friend and section mate Bill Stewart. Recently, Weiss was featured, along with Billy Drummond and John Scofield, on Eddie Henderson's release "For All We Know" on furthermore records. In 2010 he began working with pianist Marc Copland, touring Europe in trio format and with the collective band "Crosstalk", featuring Victor Lewis, Greg Osby, Copland, and himself. Their eponymous Cd has just been released on Piroutte records. He is also member of the band "Wayfarer", a collective featuring Timothy Hill, Jeff Haynes, and Brandon Ross. He continues to circulate in the New York club scene, with regular appearances at Smalls, Smoke, the Kitano, the Blue Note, Iridium, Birdland, and the Village Vanguard with the likes of Mike Moreno, Sam Yahel, Bruce Barth, Gerald Clayton, Chris Potter, Jim Snidero, and Francisco Mela. Doug Weiss has also performed and recorded with such notable figures as Toshiko Akiyoshi, Lee Konitz, Jacky Terrasson, Eddie Henderson, Lew Tabakin, Walt Weiskopf, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, and Joshua Redman. Weiss currently resides in the Hudson River Valley, and is engaged in creating a new work by folk legend Pete Seeger, which is being produced by percussionist Jeff Haynes. Their previous effort, "Tomorrow's Children", won a Grammy for best children's album in 2010. Weiss continues to be a popular attraction at the New School, where he has taught Ear Training, Theory and Performance, the Wayne Shorter Ensemble, and private lessons since 1995. In 2004 he was invited to join the Faculty at SUNY Purchase, where he teaches private lessons and Ensemble class.

Jorge Rossy
is internationally recognised as one of the most influential drummers of his generation. His sideman work includes over 180 recordings with renowned jazz musicians such as Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson, Kevin Hays, Albert Sanz, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jakob Bro, Enrico Pieranunzi and Steve Swallow, among many others. Jorge has also toured with some jazz greats including Charlie Haden, Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz, Carla Bley, and Joe Lovano.

Besides his work as a drummer, Jorge has a distinctive voice on the vibes, marimba and piano, and a unique sound as a composer and band leader. Since his first CD under his own name, Jorge Rossy Trio Wicca (Fresh Sound), recorded in 2006, Jorge has recorded over 30 albums as a band leader or co-leader, to critical acclaim from publications such as Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazz Around, and All About Jazz.

In 2015, Jorge recorded Stay There (Pirouet), his debut recording as a vibes and marimba player, leading a truly stellar band. Since then, Jorge has toured and recorded with different configurations of his band the Jordi Rossy Vibes Quintet and several co-led projects, including Passport Quartet, Rossy & Kanan Quartet, Beck/Landolf/Rossy, Fox + Chris Cheek and Rossy & Vercher Quintet «Filantropía», among others. His second vibes quintet album Beyond Sunday (Jazz&People) came out in 2018 and his first vibes trio album, Puerta, was released on ECM in November 2021.

All the bands that Jorge has led or co-led since 2015 are made up of outstanding musicians, collaborating to create a distinctive sound and an aesthetic full of intimate complicity. The long list of his bandmates includes Jeff Ballard, Robert Landfermann, Joe Chambers, Al Foster, Jimmy Wormworth, Joey Baron, Adam Cruz, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, Domenic Landolf, Pietro Tonolo, Javier Vercher, Chris Cheek, Mike Kanan, Kevin Hays, Michael Beck, Doug Weiss, Putter Smith, Nico Moreaux, Masa Kamaguchi, Marc Abrams, Pete Bernstein, Jaume Llombart, Pierre Perchaud and Vincent Peirani.

Jorge Rossy es reconocido internacionalmente como uno de los bateristas más influyentes de su generación. Su trabajo como acompañante incluye más de 180 grabaciones con reconocidos músicos de jazz como Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson, Kevin Hays, Albert Sanz, Mark Turner, Chris Cheek, Seamus Blake, Joshua Redman, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Jakob Bro, Enrico Pieranunzi y Steve Swallow, entre muchos otros. Jorge también ha estado de gira con algunos de los más grandes del jazz como Charlie Haden, Wayne Shorter, Lee Konitz, Carla Bley y Joe Lovano.

Además de su trabajo como baterista, Jorge tiene un sonido único y personal en el vibráfono, la marimba y el piano, y una estética particular como compositor y líder de sus formaciones. Desde su primer CD bajo su propio nombre, Jorge Rossy Trio Wicca (Fresh Sound), grabado en 2006, Jorge ha grabado mas de 30 álbumes como líder o co-líder de diversos proyectos, con aclamaciones críticas de publicaciones como Jazz Times, Downbeat, Jazz Around y All about jazz.

En 2015, Jorge grabó Stay There (Pirouet), su grabación debut, liderando una banda realmente estelar y tocando vibes y marimba. Desde entonces, Jorge ha estado de gira y grabando con diferentes configuraciones de su banda Jordi Rossy Vibes Quintet y Jordi Rossy Vibes Trio y varios proyectos co-dirigidos, incluyendo Passport Quartet, Rossy & Kanan Quartet, Beck / Landolf / Rossy, Fox + Chris Cheek y Rossy & Vercher Quintet «Filantropía», entre otros. El segundo album con su quinteto, Beyond Sunday (Jazz&People), se publicó en 2018 y su primer album tocando vibráfono en trio Puerta (ECM) en 2021.

Todas estas bandas están formadas por un destacado elenco de músicos, que colaboran para crear un sonido distintivo y una estética llena de complicidad íntima. La larga lista de compañeros de banda actuales de Jorge incluye a Al Foster, Joe Chambers, Jimmy Wormworth, Joey Baron, Adam Cruz, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joshua Redman, Domenic Landolf, Pietro Tonolo, Javier Vercher, Chris Cheek, Mike Kanan, Kevin Hays, Michael Beck, Doug Weiss, Putter Smith, Nico Moreaux, Masa Kamaguchi, Marc Abrams, Pete Bernstein, Jaume Llombart, Pierre Perchaud y Vincent Peirani.

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