MP3: Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz
As promised, here's some jazz to brighten up your Monday. Jonas Kullhammar Quartet operates in fairly standard territory on their most recent album "Son of a drummer" - the instrumentation is sax/piano/bass/drums and the compositions are fairly typical bebop. Play the head and let 'em rip, y'know? When the players are good, and they surely are, that's all you need. Music doesn't always need to be challenging to be good. This is especially true with jazz and I'm appreciating that more and more as I get older. If I have to read a treatise to care about the piece, chances are high it's not worth listening to. Listen to JKQ's take on the Swedish standard "Corny waltz" for instance. The music is warm, familiar and inviting. The performances are strong. Is it enough to make you happy? It is for me.
Jonas Kullhammar Quartet - Corny waltz