A Letter to Eje Thelin Göteborg Jazz Orchestra & Nils Landgren

• 1 Raggruppamento I 02:55
• 2 Vision 05:33
• 3 Gumption 06:19
• 4 Things  05:57
• 5 Gloomy  06:39
• 6 Neoteny 04:03
• 7 Rain 06:10
• 8 Jumnien 03:41
• 9 Indeed  01:35
• 10 Poem  03:04
• 11 Raggruppamento II 02:33
• 12 A Letter to Eje Thelin 06:59
• Total Runtime 55:28

Info for A Letter to Eje Thelin

A Letter to Eje Thelin is a tribute by the Gothenburg Jazz Orchestra (GJO) to Swedish trombonist Eje Thelin (1938-1990). The focus is on his last suite, ‘Raggruppamento’, which is now being performed for the first time as it was intended – with the trombone as the lead voice. The soloist is Nils Landgren, who was himself a young musician when the work was premiered in 1989 and is now considered the most influential interpreter of Thelin's music. In addition to ‘Raggruppamento’, the double album includes the title track ‘A Letter to Eje Thelin’ by Georg Riedel, written especially for Landgren and the GJO – probably his last big band composition. The recordings were made in June 2024 and are supplemented by an interview with Nils Landgren and Eje's son John Thelin. The GJO is one of Sweden's most dynamic big bands. With its open approach, cross-stylistic collaborations and credo ‘Jazz is fun!’, it has quickly established itself in the jazz scene.

Göteborg Jazz Orchestra
Ralph Soovik, conductor

Gothenburg Jazz Orchestra
is a professional big band that is passionate about spreading and promoting jazz in Gothenburg and the whole country. We create jazz events that tell a story and stimulate new music. All the time with one foot in tradition, one in Swedish jazz history and one in the present. We want more people to discover jazz and big bands and we want to be a meeting place for all of this. We also want to be an inspiration for young aspiring musicians and music creators.

Since the start in 2018, founders Johnny Olsson and Mats Eklund have had their sights set high. Johnny with a background of running professional big bands in Stockholm and Mats background in the non-profit world in Gothenburg. Together they created the base for a very successful collaboration, as they both worked with other big bands and finally decided to combine their experiences and form a new band aiming for the top.

The venue Contast Public House was found early through friends, where the restaurateur, Christian Vikman, wanted to invest in a breadth of offerings. Through the concept ”first Monday of every month” as the base of the business, they were able to branch out and start collaborations with Nefertiti, Musikcentrum Väst, the Göteborg Artist Center, the Cultural Council, Kulturrådet, Göteborgs kommun, Högskolan för scen och musik, Sveriges Radio, etc. Everyone wants jazz!

They are very proud of the collaboration with Georg Riedel who likes the band and writes music for them. The band looks forward to many exciting musical adventures in the future.

This album contains no booklet.