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Jan Joansson (1931-1968) belongs to a very special category in Swedish music of the 1950's and 60's. In many respects his jazz piano playing was and remains unsurpassed. His musical curiosity made him a true pioneer, leadin hm to shape extraordinary bridges between various musical genres and domains. The Best known of these are his sensitive renditions of folk music from Sweden and the sorld, a music that brought him listeners and admirers in every quarter and a development cut short by his all too early death at the age of 37. Jan Johansson's contributions to music embrace the whole spectrum from popular to concert generes and signal a new era of jazz. He wrote, arranged and played for jazz ballet, theatre, film and troubadours, as well as for mainstream jazz. His musical outlook was broad, based as it was on various musical experiences ranging from Beethoven through student and on to Stan Getz and Jazz at the Philharmonic, before exploring different musical territories with Arne Dimnerus, Georg Riedel, Run Gustafsson and other superb Swedish musicians. Jan Johansson's music is forturately preserved on a large number of recordings and forms an exceedingly valuable part of modern Swedish musical heritage. This book is the first longer study of Jan Johanssons life, career and music. It is intended for an international readership and contains a DC wit 20 Different numbers culled from various Jan Johansson records made between 1950-1968.
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Jan Johansson, Erik Kjellberg
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- 1998
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