Cirrus, by Bertil Strandberg Kvintett

Cirrus

by Bertil Strandberg Kvintett

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45 years has passed since the release and now Cirrus is finally available on vinyl again.

The remastered LP comes with booklet with liner notes and unpublished photos.

There's a lot to love in this universe and beautiful free spirit jazz from Sweden is but one of the great creative manifestations of LIFE and Strandberg's CIRRUS LP is at the top of the list. A rare-as-hen's-teeth masterpiece newly unwrapped for your sonic pleasure head!
- Thurston Moore

Terrific reissue
- Gilles Peterson

Cirrus represents stunning musicianship, strong personal compositions and arrangements, highly individual improvisations and is truly a collective jazz masterpiece. Every detail interacts with the overall form in the most creative and beautiful way.
- Mats Gustafsson

Includes unlimited streaming of Cirrus via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. ... more

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1.	Cirrus 10:21	buy track
2.	Glir 05:34	buy track
3.	Relik 00:36	buy track
4.	Intakt 04:56	buy track
5.	Cambodia 09:16	buy track
6.	Elegi 05:13	buy track

about

Look to the sky, Cirrus is here!

Frederiksberg Records is proud to announce the first vinyl / digital reissue of Bertil Strandberg Kvintett’s “Cirrus” album.
In 1973, a snowstorm almost prevented the band from making it to the studio to record this album. Cirrus, released in 1974 in tiny numbers, has since become a heralded object among jazz aficionados.

Cirrus is full of melancholy. Yet it is balanced with a curiosity and an awareness of the world. Named after a white, wispy cloudscape made up of ice crystals, one can almost picture the deep woods of Sweden as the backdrop to these six compositions.

The group, lead by trombonist Bertil Strandberg, recorded only this album. Bertil wrote the title track which gives you a hint at how he sees the world. Bertil’s brother, Göran Strandberg is on piano and wrote most of the songs on the album. American ex-pat Ed Epstein is on tenor. Ove Gustavsson and Bjarne Boman on bass and drums respectively. 45 years has passed since the release and now Cirrus is finally available on vinyl again.

This reissue is part of an emerging tradition for Frederiksberg Records, celebrating some of the finest Scandinavian jazz. Earlier examples include “For Friends and Relatives” by Christian Schwindt Quintet and “To You” by Carsten Meinert Kvartet.

credits

released September 23, 2019

Trombone, Percussion – Bertil Strandberg
Drums – Bjarne Boman
Bass – Ove Gustavsson
Guitar – Ove Gustavsson (tracks: B3)
Piano – Göran Strandberg
Tenor Saxophone – Ed Epstein

Design, Photography By – Len Luckhurst
Photography By [Back] – Christer Landergren
Engineer – Per Sörlin

Remastering - Greg Reierson
Booklet Design - Josh Dunn
Liner Notes - Mats Gustafsson
Produced for Reissue - Andreas Vingaard

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Frederiksberg Records New York

Frederiksberg Records was founded in New York in 2013 by Danish video journalist and music lover Andreas Vingaard.
The idea for the label emerged when Andreas befriended renowned Jazz saxophonist, Carsten Meinert. Committed to telling the story of Meinert’s music the right way, Andreas resolved to take full ownership of the To You re-release (2015). ... more

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