Nils Landgren Christmas With My Friends V
The 5th edition of Landgrens celebrated Christmas music glistens like a starry Nordic winter night sky: the unique, bright, sparkling and festive atmosphere goes straight to the heart.
Fans of Nils Landgren will know him as Mr. Redhorn. This dare-devil Action Man drives his Funk Unit heroically from the front, sweat bejewelling his forehead. That, however is just one of the many sides of this popular and immensely likeable Swedish trombonist and bandleader. The master of the in-the-pocket groove also has a much softer, more romantic side. This sentimental mode found its most natural and effective method of expression in a thought he had exactly ten years ago. Landgren’s idea was not just a good one, it was a keeper: he would gather good friends around him, and they would celebrate Christmas together, through music.So, in 2006, on went the red satin dinner jacket for the very first time, and “Christmas With My Friends” was born. The concert in the ancient Odensala Church in Stockholm was recorded, and then issued as a...
Line up:Nils Landgren / trombone & vocals
Sharon Dyall / vocals
Jonas Knutsson / saxophones
Jeanette Köhn / vocals
Eva Kruse / bass
Jessica Pilnäs / vocals
Ida Sand / vocals, piano & school organ
Johan Norberg / guitars & kantele
Recorded at Atlantis studio, Stockholm, December 20 - 22, 2015
Recording engineer: Lasse Nilsson. assisted by Janne Hansson
Additional recordings by Johan Norberg at Krubaston studio
Mixed and mastered by Lasse Nilsson at Nilento studios, Kållered
Team Nilento Studios: Lasse Nilsson, Jenny Nilsson & Michael Dahlvid
Track List:
- Let The Stars Come Out Tonight ( Eva Kruse / Peter Liljeqvist)03:27
- Joy To The World ( Lowell Mason / Isaac Watts)02:39
- Baby It‘s Cold Outside ( Frank Loesser)02:31
- Everyday Is Christmas ( Roxanne Seeman & Philipp Steinke )03:21
- Go Tell It On The Mountain ( traditional)02:51
- Sleigh Ride ( Leroy Anderson / Mitchell Parish)03:05
- O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf ( traditional)05:27
- Auld Lang Syne ( traditional)03:06
- Love Is Born ( Gary Hines)03:30
- Gläns över sjö och strand ( Ivar Widéen)03:00
- Hosianna ( Georg Joseph Vogler)03:00
- Härlig är jorden ( traditional)02:42
- Seven Stains From Christmas Eve ( Johan Norberg)03:05
- Now The Time Is Here ( Ida Sand)03:46
- Bereden väg för Herren ( traditional)04:07