Magnus Lindgren - Stockholm Underground (CD)

Release Date: 08/25/17A homage to Herbie MannA re-connection with a musical icon or tradition - it is often the way something new, maybe even game-changing emerges. That was the idea in producer’s Siggi Loch’s mind when he suggested to Magnus Lindgren that he might look at re-tracing the footsteps of Herbie Mann. “Stockholm Underground” is a homage to the one of the greats of the jazz flute, and to his legendary 1969 album “Memphis Underground”, listed by Rolling Stone in the “100 Best Jazz Albums” of all time. The laid-back “sweet soul music” of Herbie Mann, has been brought into the present day. Mann’s rhythm n’ blues-imbued jazz was also underscored with latin, inspired by Mann’s trips to Brazil. And the fact that this tribute has come from Stockholm is no accident: alongside Paris and Copenhagen, the city was a place of refuge for American jazz and blues musicians in the 60s. Their presence continues to influence Swedish jazz, not least the players in the