Bernt Rosengren - Surprise Party (1983) [vinyl>flac]

Sweden's top saxophonist/composer/arranger/bandleader Rosengren (b. 1937) gained wide recognition through his work with Krzysztof Komeda in Poland and his performance in the soundtrack of Polanski's film "Knife In The Water" in 1962. Later he played with George Russell, Don Cherry and Lars Gullin. In the late 70s he formed a group with Doug Raney, who is appearing in this recording on one track as a guest player. ~ steeplechase.dk

SteepleChase Records, SCS-1177, 1983

Recorded 8^th March, 1983 At Easy Sound Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark

Musicians:

Bernt Rosengren - Tenor Saxophone

Horace Parlan - Piano

Doug Raney - Guitar (#B2,B3)

Jesper Lundgaard - Bass

Aage Tanggaard - Drums

Tracks:

A1. Solar {Miles Davis} (5:46)

A2. I Should Care {Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston} (8:07)

A3. Dr. Jackle {Jackie McLean} (7:36)

B1. Hip Walk {Bernt Rosengren} (6:29)

B2. Embraceable You {George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin} (8:02)

B3. Airegin {Sonny Rollins} (5:32)

Credits:

Producer, Photography - Nils Winther

Recording Engineer - Niels Erik Lund

Cover Design - Per Grunnet