Live in Nürnberg 84
Bitter Funeral Beer Band
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“An absolute feast for the ear” – Free Jazz
By 1984 the Bitter Funeral Beer Band had further improved
their handling of the combination of the west african, nordic and improvisational elements in Bengt Berger’s music. . The band had been joined by Liselotte Norelius on percussion, Kalle Eriksson on trumpet, Thomas Gustafsson on saxophones and Thomas Huhn on electric bass and percussion.
Here is the concert video:
Musicians
Bengt Berger, Ko-Gyil (Lo-Birifor funeral xylophone), Atsimevu (Ewe master drum);
Anita Livstrand, Ko-Gyil, voice, percussion;
Liselotte Norelius, percussion;
Thomas Mera Gartz,percussion, tenor sax;
Sigge Krantz, acoustic and electric bass, guitar, percussion;
Thomas Huhn, electric bass, percussion
Matthias Helldén, cello, percussion;
Tord Bengtsson, violin, guitar, percussion;
Thomas Gustafsson, soprano sax, tenor sax, percussion;
Björn Hellström, bass clarinet, flute, percussion;
Ulf Wallander, soprano sax, tenor sax, percussion;
Jörgen Adolfsson, soprano sax, alto sax, percussion;
Tommy Adolfsson, trumpet, percussion;
Kalle Ericsson, trumpet, percussion
Tracks
1. Darafo
2. Funeral Dance – part 1
3. Bitter Funeral Beer
4. Funeral Dance – part 2
5. Gahu
6. Blekete
Soloists:
1 Kalle Eriksson, Thomas Gustafsson
2 Ulf Wallander, Sigge Krantz, Jörgen Adolfsson, Björn Hellström, Kalle Eriksson,
3 Anita Livstrand, Thomas Mera Gartz, Matthias Helldén
4 Matthias Helldén, Tommy Adolfsson, Tord Bengtsson, Thomas Gustafsson, Thomas Mera Gartz & Liselotte Norelius
5 Bengt Berger & Thomas Huhn, Atsimevu
6 Bengt Berger & Liselotte Norelius, Blekete master Drum
More Info
This is a live concert recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk for radio and TV in Nürnberg.
Recorded july 7 1984 in Nürnberg.
