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Swedish saxophone maestro Jonas Knutsson has along all his other musical projects in jazz and world music studied swedish folk music since the eighties from many different sources, old fiddlers and other musicians as well as from notations and old recordings. On july first 2010 he recorded 31 melodies of traditional swedish folk music from different parts of Sweden on solo saxophone. Here is his unique and fabulous album!
Nominated for Swedish Grammy 2011!
"one of the finest albums made by any saxophonist in a very long time. Knutsson plays no less than 31 folk songs from a large swathe of Sweden—original music written for and almost never played on anything but the traditional fiddle and nyckelharp. Both instruments can be played with limitless glissandi and vibrato, because they are stringed instruments and require that the musician use only his fingers and hands, parts of the body that can be taught to play at various speeds, continuously, for a very long time. What Knutsson does here, however, is nothing short of miraculous, as he has commanded his body to breathe according to his whim and not involuntarily as most humans do." says Raul d'Gama Rose, in All About Jazz in one of the greatest reviews ever seen
Swedish reviews from Lira, SvD and Corren:
"Spelet slingrar som en melodikĂĄt orm mellan takterna."
- 1 Polska Efter Tommos Anders, Älvdalen, Dalarna

- 2 Köiklåten, Skarvsjöby, Lappland

- 3 Hinders Jerks Polska, Bingsjö, Dalarna

- 4 Hambraeuspolskan, Orsa, Dalarna

- 5 Polska Efter Junkas Jonas, Bingsjö, Dalarna

- 6 Polska Efter Karns Hans, Orsa, Dalarna

- 7 Polska Efter Mats Hansoo, Älvdalen, Dalarna

- 8 Lorikspolska Nr 1, Orsa, Dalarna

- 9 Lorikspolska Nr 3, Orsa, Dalarna

- 10 Jemsken, Älvdalen, Dalarna

- 11 Min levnads afton, Bingsjö, Dalarna

- 12 Polska Från Skog, Skog, Hälsingland

- 13 Polska Efter Per- Johan Arnström, Bäsksjö, Lapplan

- 14 Polska Efter Knuter Jon, Ore, Dalarna

- 15 Magdalenapolskan, Småland

- 16 Grins Hans Jässpödspolska, Rättvik, Dalarna2:36

- 17 Norrlandssommar, Åsele, Lappland

- 18 Låt Efter Taklax, Taklax, Korsnäs, Österbotten

- 19 Orsa Storpolska, Orsa

- 20 Gammal Polska E Bleckos, Orsa, Dalarna

- 21 Polska Efter Jon Marsen, Bäsksele, Lappland

- 22 Lappolska, Åsele, Lappland

- 23 Lillpolskan, Orsa, Dalarna

- 24 Polska Efter Pekkos Per, Bingsjö, Dalarna

- 25 Polska Efter Pers Olle, Rättvik, Dalarna

- 26 Snygg Olles Polska, Rättvik, Dalarna

- 27 Tokpolskan, Bingsjö, Dalarna

- 28 Forslundspolskan, Orsa, Dalarna

- 29 Polska Från Barsebäck, Barsebäck, Skåne

- 30 Om Dagen, Vilhelmina, Lappland

- 31 Baggbölebäckens Klagan, Umeå, Västerbotten

























































