Magnus Lindgren - Stockholm Underground (2017)

A re-connection with a musical icon or tradition – it is often the way something new, maybe even game-changing emerges. That was the idea in curator/ producer’s Siggi Loch’s mind when he suggested to Magnus Lindgren that he might look at re-tracing the footsteps of Herbie Mann. “Stockholm Underground” is a homage to the one of the greats of the jazz flute, and to his legendary 1969 album “Memphis Underground”, listed by Rolling Stone in 2013 in the “100 Best Jazz Albums” of all time.The key figure in this project is evidently Magnus Lindgren, a stalwart of the Stockholm jazz scene, and known in the role he has had for many years, as a member of the Nils Landgren Funk Unit. Lindgren is not just a hugely gifted saxophonist, he is also probably the best jazz flautist in Europe. And he is offering this aspect of his artistry for the first...

Tracklist:

01. Magnus Lindgren, Till Brönner, Eric Bibb - Fluting
02. Magnus Lindgren - Penny Blue
03. Magnus Lindgren, Ida Sand - Chain of Fools
04. Magnus Lindgren - Winter Wisdom
05. Magnus Lindgren, Nils Landgren - A Whiter Shade of Pale
06. Magnus Lindgren, Eric Bibb - Good Stuff
07. Magnus Lindgren, Till Brönner - Message from Kaknäs
08. Magnus Lindgren, Nils Landgren - Theme for Laura
09. Magnus Lindgren, Ida Sand - Brutal Truth
10. Magnus Lindgren - Mr. Mann
11. Magnus Lindgren - Superboogie
12. Magnus Lindgren - Stockholm Underground