Inspired by the whole Vinyl Community movement and in need
for ideas other then just posting favorite videos I
decided to pick a vinyl from my small collection once in a
while.
To start off I would like to feature Swedish band Mwendo
Dawa. Mwendo Dawa is recording since the late seventies
and consists of three steady members:
Ove Johansson (sax),
Susanna Lindeborg (piano,keyboards) and
David Sundby (drums). Throughout the
years they have been joined by different bass players.
Amongst them Anders Jormin and
Lars Danielsson, the latter playing on
this album.
There's always been a mixed influence of hard bop, free
jazz and avant-garde in the music and later in the
development a lot of experimentation with electronics. The
electronics here are Lindeborg's keyboards who sometimes
go in unison with Johansson's sax line. However in those
years the music stays mainly composed and melodic.
This is a wonderful set, capturing the outstanding
musicianship of all members. I saw them live that same
summer and what strikes me after all these years is the
enormous maturity in Danielsson's bass playing at such an
young age. Only 25 at the time of recording, he composes
repertoire and drives the band, keeping things together,
leaving space for Sundby to stretch out and playing keys
as well.
Published on Dragon Records. Recorded at the North Sea
Jazz Festival, July 9th, 1983
A side:
- Metropol
- Snow Mills
B side:
- Seven Strings
- Cherokee/The Ninth One
