Mats Gustafsson
Torturing The Saxophone
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2020 stock. 2014 release. One of the most celebrated folks in improvised music, Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson made three ultra-limited edition vinyl LPs, each featuring a different dedication to a favorite musician from the past. Released in batches of 99, these records found Gustafsson playing compositions by Duke Ellington, Albert (and his brother Donald) Ayler, and the important post-bop baritone player Lars Gullin. Long out-of-print, these priceless slabs of free music have quickly become sought after collector's items. Torturing The Saxophone compiles all three LPs, plus some extra material, featuring Gustafsson at both his most experimental and his most lyrical. He purrs his way through Ellington's "In a Sentimental Mood", then demolishes "Come Sunday". He draws out Gullin's "Danny's Dream", rendering it truly dreamlike, perhaps nightmarish. Gustafsson shared the LPs with his new friend R. Crumb, the famous comics artist and shellac enthusiast. Crumb's stunned response provides liner notes for the CD ("... I was kind of shocked at what a negative, unpleasant experience it was... "), and the perfect title. Only one way to hear what rubbed Crumb so hard the wrong way -- listen in to hear what pain and possible injury Mats Gustafsson inflicts upon his horns.
Release notes
1 – 5: recorded April 8th 2008 at Blue Tower Studios, Gärsnes | mixed April 9th 2008, Svinaberga 6, 7: recorded and mixed June 16th 2009, Svinaberga 8: recorded and mixed June 12th 2011 at Okka Fest, Milwaukee 9: recorded and mixed May 6th 2011, Wien All recordings mastered July 2013, Garnison 7, Vienna Note: Tracks 1 - 5 are a reissue from "Mats G Plays Duke E" (QBICO epsilon); tracks 6 and 7 from "Mats G. Plays Albert A." (Qbico Lamdba); track 9 from "Mats G. Plays Gullin" (Sagittarius…
| 1 | In A Sentimental Mood | 4:13 | |
| 2 | I Never Felt This Way Before | 4:05 | |
| 3 | Come Sunday | 2:10 | |
| 4 | Blue Goose | 4:10 | |
| 5 | Sophisticated Lady | 5:20 | |
| 6 | Our Prayer | 7:10 | |
| 7 | Angels / Spirits | 13:29 | |
| 8 | Ghosts | 4:44 | |
| 9 | Danny's Dream | 22:30 |
- Mats Gustafsson
- Baritone Saxophone (6 to 9), Musical Box [Music Box] (6, 7), Producer (1 to 7, 9), Tenor Saxophone, Electronics [Live Electronics] (1 to 5)
- Emanuele Pinotti
- Executive-Producer (1 to 7, 9)
- Roberto Castelli
- Executive-Producer (1 to 7, 9)
- R. Crumb
- Liner Notes
- Martin Siewert
- Mastered By, Recorded By (9)
- Ola Glans
- Mixed By (1 to 7), Recorded By (6, 7)
- Bruno Johnson
- Producer [Festival Produced By] (8)
- Ken Vandermark
- Producer [Festival Produced By] (8)
- David Zuchowski
- Recorded By (8)
- Olof Madsen
- Recorded By (1 to 5)
