''Jazz på svenska'' ("Jazz in Swedish") is an album by the Swedish jazz pianist
Jan Johansson. It was issued in 1964 and consists of jazz arrangements of
Swedish folk songs
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
. All arrangements are very sparse, consisting only of Johansson on piano and
Georg Riedel on double bass. It went on to become the best selling Swedish jazz album of all time, selling a quarter of a million copies. Many of the tracks hold a distinct renown in Swedish society, especially the lead track "
Visa från Utanmyra
"Visa från Utanmyra" (English: Song from Utanmyra) is a traditional Sweden, Swedish folk song written as a melody to two separate texts. The first text, entitled ''O tysta ensamhet'' (translated: Oh Silent Solitude), was written by Olof von Dal ...
" (Song from Utanmyra).
In 2005 a remastered version produced by disc label Heptagon Records was released with four bonus tracks on the CD and the full recording sessions (109 minutes) in a
data section as
mp3 files.
Track listing
Personnel
;Main personnel
* Jan Johansson – piano, arrangements
*
Georg Riedel – double bass
;Additional personnel
* Olof Svembel – engineer
* Tor Alm – Artwork
*
Ingmar Glanzelius – liner notes
References
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1964 albums
Jan Johansson (jazz musician) albums
Swedish-language albums