All Time High
Bengt Berger
Bengt Berger Old School: All Time High (Amigo AMCD 885) 1999
“combines jazz with everything from Arabic, Jewish and East European music to Swedish folk, blues and zydeco” – Alex Henderson, AMG
“”Country & eastern” is the amusing phrase that Bengt Berger used to describe All Time High. The country part is debatable–nothing on this CD sounds anything like Merle Haggard, Tom T. Hall or Patty Loveless–but the eastern part is certainly accurate. On this unorthodox, delightfully quirky effort, Berger fearlessly combines jazz with everything from Arabic, Jewish and East European music to Swedish folk, blues and zydeco. It might be hard to imagine that many different forms of music co-existing under the same roof, but in fact, Berger and his band the Bengt Berger Old School (which includes, among others, saxmen Jonas Knutsson and Thomas Gustafsson, bassist Mikael Fahleryd and vocalists Catherine Hansson, Mats Öberg and Pelle Lindström) see to it that all of their quirky experimentation is successful. Berger takes a lot of chances on this unpredictable CD, and they pay off handsomely.” – Alex Henderson, AMG
A review in Swedish by Anders Hvitfeldt in Aftonbladet
Tracks
| 1 | Kuplett | 5:15 | |
| 2 | Dagar, DjurLyrics By – Torkel Rasmusson | 6:12 | |
| 3 | Congo Square | 2:28 | |
| 4 | Grinding | 1:49 | |
| 5 | Sonett 93Lyrics By – W. Shakespeare*Translated By – Agneta Pleijel | 4:30 | |
| 6 | Morfars Schottis / Röros PolsWritten-By [Röros Pols] – Trad.* | 3:40 | |
| 7 | Narrvisa / All Time HighLyrics By [All …] – Niklas RådströmTranslated By [Narrvisa] – Jan MarkWritten-By [Narrvisa] – W. Shakespeare* | 7:35 | |
| 8 | Rambos Hambo | 1:17 | |
| 9 | Surt E’re HärLyrics By – Mats Nörklit | 5:12 | |
| 10 | EdithLyrics By – Bengt Berger | 4:45 | |
| 11 | På En Äng | 6:02 | |
| 12 | Gnogghs Blues | 4:01 | |
| 13 | MansvalsenLyrics By – Agneta Pleijel | 4:21 | |
| 14 | FrihetLyrics By – W. Shakespeare*Translated By – Bengt Berger | 2:12 | |
| 15 | Thums Up 7Lyrics By – Ale Möller | 3:44 | |
| 16 | Gurlai KoraLyrics By – Torkel Rasmusson | 5:21 |
Musicians
- Accordion – Bengan Jansson (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 7 to 9, 13, 14)
- Bass – Mikael Fahleryd
- Drums – Bengt Berger, Bosse Skoglund
- Music By – Bengt Berger (tracks: except 6b)
- Saxophone – Jonas Knutsson
- Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Thomas Gustafsson*
- Vocals – Ale Möller (tracks: 15), Catherine Hansson, Olle Persson (tracks: 13)
- Vocals, Harmonica – Pelle Lindström
- Vocals, Keyboards, Accordion, Harmonica – Mats Öberg
Recorded at SAMI, Park and Khabang autumn and winter 1998-1999.
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Other albums with Bengt Berger
Cool Funeral Beer – Day 1 – The Creation Of The Final Ancestor Shrine
[CEX37]
Inside Kalegala
[CEL 01]
Chapter Seven Live In Chicago 1990
[CEX38]
Kummelholmen Sustain Session
[CEX35]
Viltvarning – Live At Fasching 2002
[CEX33]
Live In Stockholm 1991
[CEX25]
Nicolai Dunger: Terror Och Tradition
[2018·537052]
Gothenburg
[CE41]
Gothenburg Live
[CEX23]
Live In Frankfurt 82 On Vinyl
[BS040]
Swedish Jazz History – Vol 11
[2017·CAP22067]
Miniatures
[2017·GLRLP0001]
Beches Indian Brew
[CE38]
Live In Stockholm 1969
[CE36]
Blue Blue
[CE34]
Again And Again (vinyl Edition)
[MLR008]
Again And Again
[CE31]
Sånger Under Natten
[CE28]
Beches Brew Bag
[CEX17]
Beches Brew Big
[CE27]
Music Is My Salvation
[CE18]
Be Five: Blues For E.d.
[2012·GAFCD 1114]
The Vedbod Tapes
[CE20]
More Vedbod Tapes
[CEX15]
Beches Brew
[CE13]
Rare Ragas And Talas – Stockholm 1986
[CEX12]
Live In Stockholm 77
[CE11]
Inside Information
[2007·PSCD172]
Another Swedish Christmas – Country & Easterns Julskiva
[CE12]
Live In Frankfurt 82
[CE09]
Live In Nürnberg 84
[CEX09]
Raag Charukesi: Copenhagen 1986
[CEX04]
Up Close
[CE04]
Up Close – Extra Takes
[CEX05]
See You In A Minute – Memories Of Don Cherry
[CE03]
See You In A Minute – the extra takes
[CEX01]
Arco Iris
[2003·IMPALA007]
Live Vol. 2 At Mosebacke
[2001·AMCD890]
All Time High
[2001·AMCD885]
Live Vol. 1 At Glenn Miller Café
[2001·AMCD889]
1999 Eilert Pilarm & Partybandet Live In Stockholm
[EPCD1]
Lennart Åberg: Green Prints
[1998·CAP1276]
Berger & Keijser: Off Spring
[1997·PSCD92]
Om Natten
[1997·AMCD880]
Enteli Live
[1997·AMCD738]
1996 Travelogue
[1996·ZTC-T-1]
1995 Sagan Om Ringen (lord Of The Rings)
[1995·SRSRPROF637]
Tarang
[1995·RUBCD12]
Enteli
[1994·PSCD77]
Vyer – View
[1992·CAP21426]
From Fasching With Love (swedish Jazz Live)
[1992·PSCD61]
Thums Up
[CAP21361]
Praise Drumming
[DRCD449]
Barrikadorkestern: Internationalen
[1984·URMAX 1]
Bitter Funeral Beer
[1982 ECM 1179]
Music In Sweden 7 – Alternative Instrumental Music (cap 1163)
[1980·CAP1163]
Nävgröt
[1980·MNW10F]
Anita Livstrand: Mötet
[1978·MNW 87P]
1978 Archimedes Badkar & Afro 70 Band – Bado Kidogo
[1978·MNW 91P]
1977 Tre
[1977·MNW 78P]
Archimedes Badkar Ii
[1976·MMNW 62-63P]
Spjärnsvallet
[1976·MNW57P]
Archimedes Badkar – Badrock För Barn I Alla Åldrar
[1975·MNW 53P]
Don Cherry: Organic Music Society
[1973·CAPRIKSLP44/50]
Rena Rama
[1973·CAPRIKSLP49]
Don Cherry: Eternal Now
[1973·SONET]
Nils Sandström: The Painter
[1972·CAP22067]
Staffan Harde
[1972·SJR-LPS-2]
Till Soluppgång Och Till Lycka
[1972-K3]
Arbete Och Fritid: Club Jazz – 6
[1972·SR]
Fickteatern: Allt Växer Tills Det Hejdas
[1971·MNW16P]
Sånger Om Kvinnor (songs About Women)
[1971·MNW23P]
Skäggmanslaget: Snus, Mus Och Brännvin
[1971·SONET SLP-2522]
Arbete Och Fritids Andra Lp
[1971·SLP2526]
Arbete Och Fritid
[1970·SONET]