Janne Ersson Big Band - Live at the Stockholm Jazz Festival (2004)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 393.78 Mb | 58:13 | Cover
Swing, Big Band | Label: Sittel Records - SITCD9303
The world is full of dreamers, but few of them have the boldness and tenacity to make their dreams come true. From the moment he heard a recording of the Buddy Rich big band in 1966, Swedish drummer Janne Ersson decided he would one day lead a band like that himself. After years of paying his dues, Ersson became disenchanted with the music business and took a job at the post office, working there for years until the branch was closed and he was laid off with two years’ salary in advance. The time had come, he knew, to realize his dream. Finding musicians in Sweden who were interested in the music “was easy,” he writes; “finding guys who could play [it] well was another thing.” After a few years of struggle, Ersson decided to hire someone to rehearse the ensemble, and “after a year of hard work the band finally started to swing.” It hasn’t stopped yet, thanks in large measure to Ersson’s superlative drumming. As it turns out, Janne not only studied Buddy Rich’s agile and assertive style, he practically memorized it.