Again and Again (vinyl edition)
Spjärnsvallet
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“The Gothenburg label Omlott has licensed Again and Again and released a vinyl version with their own cover art”
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The Gothenburg label Omlott has licensed Again and Again and is releasing a vinyl version with their own cover art on May 20 2015. On the same day we make the original album available on Spotify and other streaming sites. Spjärnsvallet played two release concerts in 2015, one at Rönells in Stockholm on May 19 and one at Folkteatern in Gothenburg on May 20. In both concerts we had the pleasure of having Goran Kajfes and David Stackenäs playing with us. In mid june we performed at the Psykjunta festival and on december 11 and 12 we will play in Aarhus and at Global in Copenhagen.
Unreleased material
Spjärnsvallet was formed when Berger, who had studied music in India (and was on his way to Ghana), met Bothén who had learned in Mali (and was on his way to Morocco) for a long collaboration with Don Cherry starting 1973 in New York where INNOCENCE is recorded. This was the starting point for the group with Nikke Ström and Kjell Westling. In 1975 we recorded the minor classic album Spjärnsvallet together. Some material that was not released then or was shortened to fit the LP format makes up the rest of this album plus a recording the three of us did just now: AGAIN – in remembrance of deceased multi instrument genius Kjell Westling, where we improvise around a couple of the tunes we used to play 40 years back .
Tracks
DJINNA MOSSOUW (Trad.arr Christer Bothén) 3:11
MALI DONSO N`GONI (Bothén) 3:44
POJKARNA PDL (Bothén) 5:23
BALASONG (Bothén) 2:52
THE JUNGLE Berger-Bothén-Ström-Westling) 5:56 (contains quotations from The Jungle is a Scyscraper by Ornette Coleman and an untitled original by Kjell Westling
HAGA (Bothén) 2:46
INNOCENCE (Berger-Bothén) 5:06
AGAIN (Berger-Bothén-Ström) 14:42 (contains quotations from 9 + 10 by Christer Bothén and Desireless by Don Cherry) Remembering Kjell
Total time 43:40
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Kjell Westling, flutes, ballani, bass clarinet, sopranino and alto saxophones
Christer Bothén, guimbri, donso n’goni, ballani, bass clarinet, tenor sax, piano
Nikke Ström, bass
Bengt Berger, drums, mridangam, calebash
All recorded 19750826 except AGAIN recorded at Studio Pannhuset 20140824 by Magnus Persson and INNOCENCE, recorded at Blue Rock Studios,N.Y. 1973
Mastered by Claes Persson, CRP Recordings
Photo Viktor Gårdsäter
Graphic design Jon Edergren ELECTRIC BOOOOOOOGIE
Produced by Bengt Berger
Thanks to Lars Westin
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