Artist: Hakan Brostrom & New Places Orchestra
Album: Cosmic Friends
Label: Naxos Sweden – Prophone Records
Year Of Release: 2023
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
01 – May night (9:29)
02 – Among The Stars (6:43)
03 – Do I Know You? (7:45)
04 – I Loves You Porgy (3:42)
05 – Cosmic Friends (7:02)
06 – Memories of You (4:35)
07 – Consequence (7:46)
08 – Childish Song (7:00)
Håkan Broström is one of Sweden’s most versatile saxophone players. Through the years he has played with bands like Tolvan Big Band, Mikael Råbergs Storband, Norrbotten Big Band, Stockholm Jazz Orchestra, Mats Holmqvists Stora Stygga and Radiojazzgruppen. Broström is also a prolific composer and arranger for both big and small constellations.”Cosmic Friends” is Håkan Broström’s tenth album, his third in the big band format when he is accompanied by New Places Orchestra. The band which was formed in 2010 engages several of Sweden’s best jazz musicians. The name comes from Broström’s album ”New Places” (PSCD169, Phono Suecia, 2006). All the music at ”Cosmic Friends” is composed and arranged by Håkan Broström except two standards, Benny Goodman’s “Memories of you” and George Gershwin’s ”I Loves you Porgy”.
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