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Lars Gullin Vol 9 – Summertime 1954/1956

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A mix of very rare and more familiar work from the legendary Lars Gullin – really showing a lot of growth here in the mid 50 scene in Sweden! The first four tracks on the album are especially great – some very unusually-titled tunes cut for Metronome Records – with a modern-styled septet that features Ake Persson on trombone, Putte Wickman on clarinet, Bjarne Nerem on tenor, and Bengt Hallberg on piano – working through some killer Gullin compositions that have lots of corners and angles – tunes that include "Primula Veris", "Laburnum Vulgare", "Lotus Corniculatus", and "Galium Verum". Next are a handful of tracks also done for Metronome, but issued in the US by Atlantic – although on records that are quite rare anyway – septet, quintet, and octet material that includes "Fedja", "Ma", "How About You", "So What", "Always", and "Perntz". And last up are some tunes that have Lars working with the group of Gosta Theselius, but which don't appear to be ones issued on the more-familiar Swedish Jazz album of 1956 – cut during the same year, though, on titles that include "Summertime", "Lover Come Back To Me", "Yesterdays", and "A Foggy Day". 14 tracks, and nearly 80 minutes of music!  © 1996-2013, Dusty Groove, Inc.