Gustav Lundgren - Plays Django Reinhardt 2011

Gustav Lundgren is one of Sweden's most prominent jazz guitarists right now. He was born in Stockholm 1980, started to play guitar at age 12. He studied music in Stockholm, Bollnäs and Svalöv between 1996-2000. Gustav started to play at clubs around Stockholm at age 16 and made his first tour to Spain with his own trio at age 19. Between 2000-2011 Gustav toured Japan, USA, Indonesia, England, Brazil, France, Syria, Turkey, Scotland, Slovakia, Spain, Italy, Latvia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway & Finland with different jazz groups. He has recorded over 45 CDs as a side man and 7 solo albums. Gustav Lundgren has been working with names like: Jimmy Rosenberg, Jorge Rossy, Lelo Nika, Dorado Schmitt, The Swedish House Mafia, Marian Petrescu, Rasmus Faber & Gustavo Bergalli.

Gustav Lundgren is well known within Jazz, Gypsy-Swing and House. He has also composed & recorded music for TV commercials (MTV, TV4) and produced CDs for artists like Jelena Jangfeldt and Hot Club de Suede. Gustav has performed in both TV and Radio in many different countries including the USA. In 2004 Gustav was honored with his own signature guitar model from AJL-Guitars. In 2005 he received the Louis Armstrong Scholarship. In 2009 & 2011 he was honored with grants from The Swedish Arts Grants Committee. (gustavlundgren.com)

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Django combined swing music with classical music and Roma music in a unique way that later became known as Jazz Manouche or Gypsy Jazz. Gustav has taken this further by arranging Django swing compositions in other rhythms from different parts of the world, elements of Spanish Flamenco, Cuban Son, Rumba, Bolero, Samba and Brazilian rhythms from North Africa and the Balkans. Of course there are also several swing numbers recorded. Gustav Lundgren himself plays 13 different instruments on the album. With him, he also has a number of distinguished musicians from Stockholm, Thomas Eby in eight tracks and the whole group Stockholm Swing All Stars in 'Nuages.' Gustav Lundgren Trio consists of Andrew Young - bass & Martin Widlund - Guitar. (exystence.net)

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Gustav Lundgren - Gustav Lundgren plays Django Reinhardt 2012
(Lundgren Music)

1. Impromptu
2. Place De Brouckere
3. Vamp
4. Blues En Mineur
5. Swing
6. This Kind Of Friend
7. Appel Indirect
8. Melodie Au Crepuscule
9. Vendredi
10. Nuages
11. Webster
12. Douce Ambiance
13. Swing 42
14. Anouman
15. Manoir De Mes Reves
16. Blues Clair
17. Volver A Estocolmo

Gustav Lundgren : Steel String Acoustic Guitar (AJL), Violao de sete cordas (Mayo P), Electric Archtop Guitar (Eastman), Drums, Cavaquinho, Acoustic Bass,Pandeiro, Agogo, Surdo, Tamborim, Cajon, Darbuka, Hand Claps.

Andreas Unge : Double Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14),
Thomas Eby : Congas, Timbales, Cajon, Darbuka, Maracas. (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14)
Martin Widlund : Steel String Acoustic Guitar (6)
Mattias Puttonen : Drums (10)
Karl Olandersson : Trumpet (10)
Klas Lindquist : Alto Saxophone, Clarinet (10)
Fredrik Lindborg : Tenor Saxophone (10)
Magnus Wiklund : Trombone (10)
Daniel Tilling : Piano (10)
Göran Lind : Double Bass (10)