Janne Schaffer - Katharsis (2015) [Hi-Res]

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Artist:
Title: Katharsis
Year Of Release: 1977 / 2015
Label: Legacy Recordings
Genre: Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [192kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 45:14
Total Size: 1.62 GB
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Tracklist:

1 Bromma Struttin' 05:30
2 Stocking Suite 09:27
3 The Blue Gate 07:09
4 Dimbaa Jullow 05:05
5 Ramsa 02:37
6 Atlanta Inn 2419 08:37
7 The Red Gate 04:25
8 Wintergreen 02:05

Personnel:

Janne Schaffer, guitar, vocals
Lars Jansson, keyboards
Lennart Aberg, soprano saxophone
John 'Rabbit' Bundrick, piano
Mats Glenngard, electric violin
Matz Nilsson, bass
Stefan Brolund, bass
Peter Sundell, drums
Lars Beijbom, drums
Malando Gassama, percussion, conga, drums

„Katharsis: purification by shock or fear. Few albums have a less well selected title, for if there is one thing that Janne Schaffer's Katharsis is not, this would be it. Katharsis is extremely well played and smoothly produced, and mixes African and Arabic influences with jazz fusion. Most of it is guitar-based, but never to the extent where it verges on masturbation, Schaffer is too disciplined, and maybe too humble, to fall into that trap. This mix could have been exciting and funky. It could even have been shocking, though that isn't necessary. But instead, the entire album is very harmless. Not bad, not for example like when Schaffer, in a collaboration with Björn Jason Lindh in the late '80s, produced something that could be branded Muzak. It is just so very non-disturbing. There is attitude in some songs, or soul if you prefer, but you have to look deep down, beneath the production and probably even beneath the intention: Buried so deep down, the attitude may be a leftover from Schaffer's first two solo albums, because on these he was something more than just nice. Niceness may not be the worst of traits, but in Schaffer's case there seem to be corresponding curves through his career, where increasing kindness is followed by decreasing quality.“ (Lars Lovén, AMG)

Recorded December 1975 - March 1976
Engineered by Leif Allansson, Leif Mases
Mastered by Peter Strindberg
Co-producer by Lasse Samuelson

Digitally remastered


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Fantastico, absolutely - both JS albums have been quite difficult to find... and now both albums in [Hi-Res]. A dream come true. Awesome fusion / rock-jazz from the Sweden's true guitar hero Janne Schaffer!