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Jan Johansson (September 16, 1931 – November 9, 1968) was a Swedish jazz pianist. He is little known outside Scandinavia, and his records are not widely available, though Jazz på svenska (Jazz in Swedish) has sold more than a quarter of a million copies, and is the best selling jazz release ever in Sweden.
Johansson was a native of Söderhamn, in the Hälsingland province of Sweden. Studying classical piano as a child, he would also go on to master the guitar, organ and accordion, before turning on to swing and bebop as a teenager. He met saxophonist Stan Getz while at university. He abandoned his studies to play jazz full time, and worked with many American jazz musicians, becoming the first European to be invited to join the Jazz at the Philharmonic package.
The years 1961 to 1968 produced a string of classic albums, which would help define his style of re-imagining traditional European folk tunes via jazz and the avant garde. These included Jazz på svenska and Jazz på Ryska (Jazz in Russian) which are both available in an expanded form on CD. Jazz på Ungerska (Jazz in Hungarian) together with Danish Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen is the third album in that series. Jazz in Swedish comprises variations on sixteen Swedish folk songs with Georg Riedel playing acoustic bass. During this period, Johansson also made several recordings with Radiojazzgruppen.
Johansson was a native of Söderhamn, in the Hälsingland province of Sweden. Studying classical piano as a child, he would also go on to master the guitar, organ and accordion, before turning on to swing and bebop as a teenager. He met saxophonist Stan Getz while at university. He abandoned his studies to play jazz full time, and worked with many American jazz musicians, becoming the first European to be invited to join the Jazz at the Philharmonic package.
The years 1961 to 1968 produced a string of classic albums, which would help define his style of re-imagining traditional European folk tunes via jazz and the avant garde. These included Jazz på svenska and Jazz på Ryska (Jazz in Russian) which are both available in an expanded form on CD. Jazz på Ungerska (Jazz in Hungarian) together with Danish Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen is the third album in that series. Jazz in Swedish comprises variations on sixteen Swedish folk songs with Georg Riedel playing acoustic bass. During this period, Johansson also made several recordings with Radiojazzgruppen.
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LENNI-KALLE TAIPALE TRIO: Nothing to Hide
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Jan Johansson is my favorite.
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Dagenoth wrote:
thank youuuu mikael akerfeldt [3]
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PhoenixToEmber wrote:
Excellent music.
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Immat wrote:
Ibland, ibland...kan man få höra var ens rötter finns. Tack Jan Johansson.
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Sorarryy wrote:
thank youuuu mikael akerfeldt [2]. I've discovered this music through mike too ! :D
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gakko wrote:
There´s no music by Jan Johansson here. I wonder why that lousy album by finnish band LENNI-KALLE TAIPALE TRIO is tagged with Jan Johnasson?
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ajbiggs wrote:
thank youuuu mikael akerfeldt
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jormaa wrote:
www.jonmagnusson.se
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PandaGetSad wrote:
absolutely epic, just so so epic
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baxodrylen wrote:
visa från utanmyra ^^, den är grym med monica zetterlund också (:
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innovativename wrote:
Visa från Utanmyra är fantastisk.
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musicdish wrote:
Fans of Jan Johansson should also check out Bethany & Rufus...
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byrv wrote:
Noen som vet om Jan har spilt inn Gammal Febodpsalm?
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roomx wrote:
one of my top 10 favourite artists..
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Cyanax wrote:
truetrue
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Chiaroscurist wrote:
I kinda dig it. ;-)
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Fresh_Garbage wrote:
I love this man. Beautiful music!
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NNNAAAMMM wrote:
att en skapare av så vacker musik har skapat något som skapar raka motsatsen..(hammerfalls trummis.)
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Kimpaz wrote:
finns inte mycket musik som lugnar mig som Jans musik
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trolllover wrote:
amen @my fanny
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