Hans Loelv – Nostalgia (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 39:44 minutes | 403 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Do Music Records
Swedish multi-faceted pianist and composer Hans Loelv is back with another album after his two celebrated releases Fuerterico and Ballads And Dreams. Loelv has shown incredible talent in moving freely between music styles within the jazz idiom, be it blues, Latin American-vibes, bebop or cinematic folk music and melancholy balladry. For the new material, he has brought an armada of “friends”, top class musicians, to his aid, and as described in Loelv’s personal liner notes, the title Nostalgia was carefully chosen since the bulk of the music on here conjures up associations with the pianist’s past. But amid the musical retrospection, he presents something brand new: his prowess as a singer. Aside from his melodic originals, Loelv includes a range of jazz standards from the American Songbook by giants like Ellington and Van Heusen, but definitely presents them in a new light and with a twist. Recorded inside the well-equipped studio of ABBA-Benny Andersson and engineered by the sure hands of Roxette-producer Alar Suurna, we proudly present a Swedish locally produced album of the highest quality!
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Hans Loelv – Grand Piano (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:39 minutes | 270 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Do Music Records
Uppsala-based jazz pianist Hans Loelv continues his streak of impressive productivity by turning his full attention to his main instrument, the piano, and aptly titles the album Grand Piano. What we are treated to here is the fabulous Fazioli grand piano inside ABBA-Benny Andersson’s Stockholm studio, a coveted instrument that Loelv has already acquainted himself with on his recent albums, and so became the natural musical partner for this intimate solo outing. Loelv’s tasteful, balanced and evocative compositions as well as delicate phrasing and touch truly come to life on this amazing instrument, recorded by the equally amazing Roxette-producer Alar Suurna. Enjoy a creative musician’s inner musical journey through different moods, upbeat jazz, solemn blues, sweet romance as well as sadness and joy and introspection, through a set of original tunes that highlight the experience and undeniable talent that only years of playing can procure.
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