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Item:354740047757M.RUFF @LIVE CD RARE Leslie Smith,Doobie Brothers,Abba,Ace Of Base WESTCOAST/AOR. M.RUFF - LIVE IN SWEDEN 2003 Ultra Rare. Awesome West Coast/ AOR USA; Feat. Abba/ Ace Of Base Members; Inc Beatles Cover !!! TRACKLIST 1.Intro 2.Show the world 3.Got me on my knees 4.Hanalei 5.Can't get you out of my mind 6.Wishing well 7.More than you'll never know 8.Come together 9.You don't love me like you used to 10.Outro MUSICIANS M.Ruff, Per Lindvall, Leslie Smith, Nils Landgren, Henrik Janson LINE-UP M.Ruff (David Sanborn/Brenda Russell/John Tesh/Eric Burdon/Kenny Loggins) Nils Landgren (Abba/Ace Of Base) Per Lindvall (Abba/A-Ha/Agnetha Faltskog/Morten Harket/Miguel Bose/Leif Strand) Henrik Janson (Ace Of Base/Roxette/Marie Fredriksson/Sanne Salomonsen//Neil Young/Backstreet Boys/Westlife/Blue) Leslie Smith (B.B. King/Stevie Wonder/Peabo Bryson/Quincy Jones/Manfred Mann/Brian Auger/The Average White Band/The Doobie Brothers/Rufus) ------------------------------ M.Ruff (failed to) grow up on the East coast, then moved to Los Angeles where he lived through the hairspray and ignorance of the'80's. More well-known among artists and musicians then in the mass music marketplace. M. stays close to his home of 20 years (Hawaii) rather than take time away from family for "career". M. works with many of the top international and Hawai'ian artists, writing, recording and producing music. A soulful singer, keyboardist and live performer, He has released twelve solo CDS worldwide. His worship songs have are, in a word, anointed. The music has a unique way of bringing people into the presence of God. He has written multi million selling songs for and with such artists as: Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Cole, India Arie, David Sanborn, Kenny Loggins, BeBe Winans, Kal David, Huey Lewis and the News, The Doobie Bros. and so many others. Has been musical director for, produced and/or recorded with: India Arie, Chaka, Lionel Ritchie, Bonnie Raitt, Rickie Lee Jones, David Sanborn, The Winans, Andre Crouch, Crystal Lewis, Carl Anderson, Brenda Russell, Kenny Loggins, Randy Brecker, Gino Vannelli, Jose Feliciano, Right Said Fred, Nancy Wilson, Diane Schuur, Eric Burdon, John Lee Hooker, Stevie Nicks, Cyril Pahinui, Hawaiian Style Band, Amy Hanaiali'i Gilliom, Eric Gilliom and many others. He is a gifted producer and engineer that will always focus on the song and artistic integrity. As a producer and songwriter,he has been associated with many Grammy Nominations, and has won and been nominated for multiple Na Hoku Hanohano awards (Hawaiian Grammys). His music is used often in Television and Movies. A dedicated husband and father, terrible golfer, not allowed near power-tools. Nils Landgren Birth name Nils Lennart Landgren Born 15 February 1956 Degerfors, Sweden Genres Jazz, R&B, funk Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Trombone Years active 1978–present Labels ACT Associated acts Ball of Fire, Nils Landgren Funk Unit Career Between 1972 and 1978 he studied classical trombone at the music college in Karlstad, Sweden and continued his education in the university in Arvika. After meeting the Swedish folk-jazz pioneer Bengt-Arne Wallin and trombonist Eje Thelin, Landgren was persuaded to move from his strict classical studies to improvisation and to begin the development of his own sound and approach to music.[1] After his graduation, Landgren moved to Stockholm to work as a professional trombone player. He was soon touring with the successful Swedish pop star, Björn Skifs.[2] Skifs's band, Blue Swede, recorded a number one hit song in the U.S. pop charts with "Hooked on a Feeling".[1][3] In 1981, Thad Jones invited Landgren to join his big band, called Ball of Fire, as the lead trombonist. Landgren has worked in many genres: jazz, rock, soul, hip hop, and big band. By his own reckoning, he has contributed to at least 500 albums by such international stars as ABBA, The Crusaders, Eddie Harris, Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, Wyclef Jean, and Herbie Hancock. In 1983, he recorded and released his debut album as a solo artist. Planet Rock[2] was followed by Streetfighter (1984), You Are My Number One (1985), Miles from Duke (1987) with Bengt-Arne Wallin, Chapter Two 1 (1987), Chapter Two 2 and Follow Your Heart (1989). Between 1985 and 1987, he performed as an actor, singer, trombonist, and dancer in over 360 performances of the Swedish "play of the year", SKÅL, and apperead in several TV-films as an actor.[3] In 1992, the first performances and recording of the Nils Landgren Unit took place. His breakthrough beyond Scandinavia occurred in 1994 at the Jazz Baltica Festival at Salzau, Germany. The "Unit" became the Nils Landgren Funk Unit. The album Live in Stockholm (ACT) was released that year and was the foundation for the collaboration with Siegfried Loch and his then nascent ACT label.[3] Awards and honors[edit] Jazz Award in Germany for Paint It Blue, 1997[1] Tore Ehrling Prize, Swedish Society of Popular Composers, 2002 Discography (in selection)[edit] Solo albums[edit] 1983: Planet Rock (Frituna/ACT) 1984: Streetfighter (Frituna/ACT) 1985: You Are My Nr. 1 (Frituna/ACT) 1990: Follow Your Heart (Caprice/ACT) 1992: Red Horn (Caprice/ACT) 1993: Ballads (ACT, 1993/98) 1996: Gotland (ACT) 2001: The First Unit (ACT) 2002: Sentimental Journey (ACT) 2016: Some Other Time – A Tribute to Leonard Bernstein (ACT) Nils Landgren Funk Unit[edit] 1995: Live in Stockholm (ACT, 1994–1995), with Maceo Parker 1996: Paint It Blue (ACT) 1998: Live in Montreux (ACT) 1999: 5000 Miles (1999) (ACT) 2001: Fonk Da World (ACT) 2004: Funky ABBA (ACT) 2007: License to Funk (ACT) 2010: Funk for Life (ACT) 2013: Teamwork (ACT) 2014: Eternal Beauty (ACT) 2017: Unbreakable (ACT) Collaborative works[edit] 1985: Skål! (Frituna/ACT), with Martin Ljung, Siw Malmkvist, Thomas Hellberg, Beatrice Järås, Örjan Ramberg & Sharon Dyall 1987: Miles from Duke (Phono Suecia/ACT), with Bengt-Arne Wallin 1987: Chapter Two 1 (ACT) with Johan Norberg 1989: Chapter Two 2 (ACT) with Johan Norberg 1991: Untitled Sketches (ACT), with Tomasz Stanko 1997: Swedish Folk Modern (ACT, 1997–98) with Esbjörn Svensson 2000: Layers of Light (ACT, 1999–2001), with Esbjörn Svensson 2003: I Will Wait For You (ACT), with Rigmor Gustafsson & Flæskekvartetten 2004: Close To You (ACT), with Rigmor Gustafsson & The Jacky Terrasson Trio – Celebrating Dionne Warwick 2005: Creole Love Call (ACT), with Joe Sample & Ray Parker Jr. 2005: Salzau Music on the Water (ACT), with Lars Danielsson & Christopher Dell 2006: Shapes (ATC), with Wolfgang Haffner, feat. Landgren & Lars Danielsson 2006: Christmas with My Friends (ACT) with Viktoria Tolstoy, Jeanette Köhn, Sharon Dyall, Ida Sandlund et al. 2008: Acoustic Shapes (ACT), with Wolfgang Haffner, feat. Landgren & Hubert Nuss[4] 2008: Christmas with My Friends II (ACT), with Jeanette Köhn, Jessica Pilnäs, Sharon Dyall, Ida Sand, Jonas Knutsson, Johan Norberg & Eva Kruse 2009: Chapter Two (ACT), with Johan Norberg 2011: The Moon, the Stars and You (ACT), with Richard Galliano, Lars Danielsson, Joe Sample, Michael Wollny, Rasmus Kihlberg, Steve Gadd and Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 2012: Christmas with My Friends III (ACT), with Sharon Dyall, Jonas Knutsson, Jeanette Köhn, Eva Kruse, Jessica Pilnäs, Ida Sand, and Johan Norberg[5] 2014: Christmas with My Friends IV (ACT), with Jonas Knutsson, Johan Norbert, Jeanette Köhn, Jessica Pilnäs, Sharon Dyall, Eva Kruse and Ida Sand 2016: Christmas with My Friends V (ACT) 2018: Christmas with My Friends VI (ACT) Swedish funk and jazz trombone player Nils Landgren spent his formative years at the music college in Karlstad and at the university in Arvika studying classical trombone. He discovered improvisation after a meeting with jazz legends Bengt-Arne Wallin and Eje Thelin and moved to Stockholm, after which he toured with Swedish pop phenomena Björn Skifs ("Hooked on a Feeling"). Since then, Landgren has appeared on some 500 albums, including collections from artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, ABBA, the Crusaders, and Wyclef Jean. He released his debut solo album (Planet Rock ) in 1983, followed by a string of successful titles including Streetfighter, You Are My Nr 1, Miles from Duke, Chapter 2, and Follow Your Heart. In 1992 he formed the Nils Landgren Funk Unit, which has released numerous recordings including Live in Stockholm, Fonk da World, 5,000 Miles, and Funky ABBA. All Credits Arranger Artistic Director Associate Producer Audio Production Brass Composer Featured Artist Finger Snaps Flugelhorn Group Member Guest Artist Guitar Guitar (Rhythm) Horn Kora Liner Notes Lyricist Main Personnel Member of Attributed Artist Mixing Performer Primary Artist Producer Soloist Trombone Trumpet Vocal Arrangement Vocals Vocals (Background) Whistle (Human) 2019 4 Wheel Drive Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner / Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny Primary Artist, Vocals, Trombone, Composer 2018 Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 6 Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2017 Carnival Donna E. Scott Soloist 2017 New Eyes on Martin Luther Jeanette Kohn / Nils Landgren / Magnus Lindgren Primary Artist 2016 Christmas with My Friends: The Jubilee Collection Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2016 Some Other Time Nils Landgren / Janis Siegel Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Trombone 2016 Unstatic Manu Katché Trombone 2015 Fritzenized Jonathan Fritzén Featured Artist, Trombone 2013 Teamwork The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Producer, Vocals, Trombone, Group Member 2012 Bar Buenos Aires Vocals, Trombone, Primary Artist 2012 Children of the Sun NDR Bigband / Joe Sample Producer, Featured Artist, Trombone, Soloist 2011 Cool Jazz Primary Artist 2011 Letters to Herbie Viktoria Tolstoy Composer 2011 The Moon, the Stars and You Nils Landgren Primary Artist, Producer, Liner Notes, Vocals, Trombone, Composer 2010 Funk for Life Nils Landgren / The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Trombone, Composer, Lyricist 2009 40 Største Hits Jahn Teigen Trombone 2009 Cool Tributes: The Chill-Out Session Primary Artist 2009 Magic Moments @ Schloss Elmau Primary Artist 2009 Round Silence Wolfgang Haffner Primary Artist 2008 Cheek to Cheek Anita Skorgan / Jahn Teigen Trombone 2008 Christmas With My Friends, Vol. 2 Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2008 I Love Jazz [Wagram] Primary Artist 2008 Skifs Hits Björn Skifs Kora 2008 The Jazzymental Softmix Primary Artist 2008 Wavemusic, Vol. 12 Composer, Primary Artist 2008 Wolfgang on My Mind Georg Riedel / Swedish Radio Jazz Gruppen Trombone, Soloist 2007 All Jazz Primary Artist 2007 Beneath My Skin Trine Rein Trombone 2007 Licence to Funk Nils Landgren Primary Artist, Producer, Audio Production, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Trombone, Composer 2007 Loungin at Redkliff: Kampengrooves Ive Mendes Primary Artist 2007 Magic Nordic Voices Primary Artist 2007 Up North Lennart Åberg / Norrbotten Big Band Soloist, Trombone 2006 Christmas Concert with My Friends Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2006 Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 1 Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2006 Creole Love Call Nils Landgren / Joe Sample Primary Artist, Producer, Arranger, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Vocals, Trombone, Vocals (Background) 2006 Jazz Pop [Ayia Napa] Producer, Primary Artist 2006 Vores Bedste Danser med Drenge Trombone, Soloist 2006 Wave Music, Vol. 10 Primary Artist 2005 Close to You Rigmor Gustafsson / Jacky Terrasson / Jacky Terrasson Jazz Trio Guest Artist, Producer, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Whistle (Human), Trombone, Vocals (Background), Finger Snaps 2005 Hot Pots, Vol. 1 Primary Artist 2005 Moreorless Jazz Primary Artist 2005 Pozytywne Wibracje, Vol. 7 Primary Artist 2005 The Complete Studio Recordings ABBA Brass 2005 Wave Music, Vol. 8 Primary Artist 2004 For Minnenas Skull 1978-1992 Eva Dahlgren Trombone 2004 Funky ABBA Nils Landgren / The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Primary Artist, Producer, Mixing, Liner Notes, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Trombone, Vocal Arrangement 2004 Shining on You Viktoria Tolstoy Guest Artist, Producer, Audio Production, Main Personnel, Trombone, Vocals (Background) 2004 Swedish Folk Modern Nils Landgren / Esbjörn Svensson Primary Artist 2004 Wave Music, Vol. 6 Primary Artist 2003 Fonk da World Nils Landgren / The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Primary Artist, Vocals, Flugelhorn, Trombone, Composer, Lyricist 2003 Voulez Vous/Super Trouper/Arrival ABBA Trombone 2002 Green Prints Lennart Åberg Trombone 2002 Sentimental Journey: Ballads, Vol. 2 Nils Landgren Primary Artist 2002 Urban Life The V.I.P. Club Trombone 2000 Jazz Goes to Hollywood Lalo Schifrin Guest Artist, Trombone 1999 5,000 Miles The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Producer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Trombone, Associate Producer, Group Member, Composer, Lyricist 1999 Live in Stockholm Nils Landgren Primary Artist 1998 Bravissimo, Vol. 2: 50 Years of NDR Big Band NDR Bigband Composer 1998 Cruel Summer Ace of Base Horn 1998 Flowers Ace of Base Horn 1998 Live Every Minute Oscar Brown Trombone 1997 Paint It Blue The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Producer, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Trumpet, Trombone, Composer 1997 Raga, Bebop & Anything Jan Wallgren Trombone 1996 Bernard Purdie's Soul to Jazz Bernard "Pretty" Purdie Trombone 1996 Little Magic in a Noisy World Nguyên Lê Producer, Trombone, Performer, Primary Artist 1996 Norrbotten Big Band: Impressions/Lament/Stonefree Norrbotten Big Band Arranger, Vocals, Trombone 1996 Shapes Josefin Nilsson Trombone, Vocals (Background) 1996 Sheffield Jazz Experience Trombone 1996 The Last Concert Eddie Harris Guest Artist 1996 The Sheffield Pop Experience Trombone 1996 Totta 2: Hjärtats Slutna Rum Totta Näslund Trombone, Composer 1995 Cafe International Ulf Adaker Trombone 1995 European Voices Lars Danielsson Trombone 1995 Funk Unit: Live in Stockholm Nils Landgren Primary Artist 1995 Live Swedish Jazz Trombone 1995 Raggruppamento Bobo Stenson / The Swedish Radio Jazz Group / Eje Thelin Trombone 1995 Regni Bosse Broberg Trombone 1994 Chapter 2 Nils Landgren / Johan Norberg Primary Artist, Vocals, Trumpet, Trombone, Composer 1994 Follow Your Heart Nils Landgren Primary Artist, Trombone 1994 Red Horn Nils Landgren Primary Artist, Trombone 1990 1939 Louise Hoffsten Primary Artist 1990 Jade Steve Dobrogosz Trombone 1979 Voulez-Vous ABBA Trombone 30 Jahre Bundesjazzorchester BuJazzO Composer, Trombone, Vocals 4 Kungar Och en Dam Bohuslän Big Band Primary Artist Act Family Band: The Jubilee Concerts ACT Family Band Primary Artist, Trombone, Vocals Balearic Electronic Composer, Primary Artist Batucada Jazz Magnus Lindgren Guest Artist, Trombone Best of Lounge Classics: 56 Electronic Chillout Primary Artist Big Band with Horace Parlan & Doug Raney Bernt Rosengren / Bernt Rosengren Big Band Trombone Big-5: Jahn Teigen Jahn Teigen Trombone Bistro-Jarl Primary Artist Christmas Island Jill Johnson Composer Christmas With My Friends, Vol. 5 Nils Landgren Primary Artist Christmas with My Friends, Vol. 4 Nils Landgren Primary Artist Christmas with My Friends, Vols. 1-3 Nils Landgren Primary Artist DPI Collection (Vol. 13) Primary Artist DPI Collection, Vol. 11 Primary Artist DPI Collection, Vol. 12 Composer, Primary Artist Don't Fence Me In: The Music of Cole Porter Bohuslän Big Band / Nils Landgren / Colin Towns Primary Artist, Guest Artist, Producer, Vocals, Trombone, Artistic Director, Soloist Eternal Beauty Nils Landgren Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals, Trombone, Composer Fahrt ins Blaue II: Groovin' in the Spirit of Jazz Primary Artist Fragile at Schloss Elmau Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny Primary Artist Funky Abba [Kultur Spiegel Edition] Nils Landgren Primary Artist Gottlob + Ostendorf Present Private Pleasure, Vol. 2 Composer Jazzy Lounge: The Electro-Swing Session Primary Artist Magic Moments, Vol. 12 Primary Artist Magic Moments, Vol. 4: Jazz Is Cool Primary Artist MoreOrLess Christmas, Vol. 3 Primary Artist Nekoti Rock UMO Jazz Orchestra Primary Artist Own Style Rüdiger Baldauf Featured Artist, Soloist Pompöös Harold Glöckler Primary Artist School of Funk Deon Yates Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer Sentimental Journey Nils Landgren Primary Artist Smooth Jazz Lounge Mezzoforte / Sophie Milman Primary Artist Stockholm Underground Magnus Lindgren Producer, Trombone Studio Tan Daniel Fridell / Henrik Janson / Henrik Jansson / Per Lindvall Featured Artist, Trombone Supermusic UMO Jazz Orchestra Primary Artist Swedish Jazz: Live from the Swedish Jazz Celebration 2007 Arranger, Primary Artist The Jubilee Album: 20 Magic Years Composer, Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Trombone, Vocals The 75th Birthday Celebration: Live At Montreux 2008 Quincy Jones Guest Artist, Trombone The Getaway Magnum Coltrane Price Horn Twenty Five Magic Years: The Jubilee Album Primary Artist, Producer, Trombone, Vocals Unbreakable The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Producer, Vocals, Trombone, Group Member, Composer Upgraded in Gothenburg Julian Wasserfuhr / Julian & Roman Wasserfuhr Quartet / Roman Wasserfuhr Producer, Liner Notes, Trombone, Primary Artist Wheel Drive Live Lars Danielsson / Wolfgang Haffner / Nils Landgren / Michael Wollny Primary Artist Similar To Alabama 3 Geoff Tate Steve Harris Deep Banana Blackout Gordon Downie Stefan Lessard Hipbone Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews Influenced By Parliament John Coltrane Miles Davis Associated With Joe Sample Ray Parker, Jr. Herbie Hancock ABBA The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Wyclef Jean Collaborated With Lennart Åberg Per Lindvall entered the ABBA picture relatively late. His youth had something to do with this: he was only 21 when he made his ABBA debut on the session for Super Trouper (the song) in October 1980. Per had been touring as a drummer since he was 13, and started working as a session musician in 1978. The following year he became a member of Janne Schaffer’s band Hörselmat, and it was probably through Janne’s recommendation that he ended up on the Super Trouper session. A highly regarded drummer ever since, Per ended up playing drums on two tracks on ABBA’s last album The Visitors (Soldiers and the title track) in 1981. With the exception of The Day Before You Came, he was the only drummer used on the last group recordings in 1982. Together with Rutger Gunnarsson and Lasse Wellander, he also formed the core unit of musicians used by Björn and Benny on the Chess concept album, the two Gemini albums, and the Josefin Nilsson album Shapes. All Credits Additional Music Additional Personnel Bateria Composer Drum Breaks Drum Overdubs Drums Hi Hat Main Personnel Member of Attributed Artist Musician Overdubs Percussion Primary Artist Slagverk Vocals 2019 Dusk to Dawn, Pts. 1-3 Mr. Tophat Drums 2018 Dancing Queen Cher Drums 2018 Global Griot Eric Bibb Drums 2018 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Drums 2014 Engelbert Calling Engelbert Humperdinck Drums, Percussion 2013 A Agnetha Fältskog Drums 2013 Centre Stage Kimberley Walsh Drums, Percussion 2011 Fra Lippo Lippi Fra Lippo Lippi Additional Music 2011 My Life II...The Journey Continues (Act 1) Mary J. Blige Drums 2011 Songs from Before Fionnuala Sherry Drums 2010 20: En Jubileumssamling Lisa Nilsson Drums, Percussion 2010 Free...Plus/Body & Soul...Plus Rick Astley Drum Overdubs, Drums 2010 Magi Hedvig & Selma Drums 2010 Under My Skin Play Drums 2009 Helt Nära Dig: Samlade Album Ted Gärdestad Slagverk 2009 Strålande Jul Sissel Kyrkjebø / Odd Nordstoga Drums 2008 Bronk Bronk Composer 2008 Jørn Hoels Beste: Æ Så Mæ Tilbake Jørn Hoel Percussion 2008 Letter from Egypt Morten Harket Drums 2008 Mamma Mia! [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Meryl Streep Drums 2008 The Ultimate Collection Rick Astley Main Personnel 2007 Beneath My Skin Trine Rein Drums, Percussion 2007 Inside I'm Singing Secret Garden Drums 2007 Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur Drums 2007 Savoy Songbook, Vol. 1 Savoy Drums, Musician 2007 The Very Best of Trine Rein Trine Rein Drums, Percussion 2006 I Keep My Cool Rebekka Bakken Drums 2005 Analogue a-ha Drums 2005 Is That You? Rebekka Bakken Drums 2005 The Complete Studio Recordings ABBA Additional Personnel, Drums 2005 The Definitive Singles Collection: 1984-2004 a-ha Drums 2004 A Family Affair Eric Bibb / Leon Bibb Drums 2004 All Good Things Sissel Drums 2004 Five Anders Holst Drums 2004 Funky ABBA Nils Landgren / The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Member of Attributed Artist, Drums 2004 Seafarer's Song Ketil Bjørnstad Drums 2004 The Art of How to Fall Rebekka Bakken Drums 2004 White on Blue Crossfade Drums, Percussion 2003 How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head a-ha Drums 2003 Strings Attached [Video] Ian Hunter Drums 2003 Strings Attached: A Very Special Night with Ian Hunter Ian Hunter Main Personnel, Drums 2002 2002 Latin Grammy Nominees Bateria 2002 Collection 1991-2002 Louise Hoffsten Drums 2002 Lifelines a-ha Drums 2002 Lifelines [Single] a-ha Drums 2002 Uncovered Too Smokie Musician 2001 Remembering the Times Danniebelle Hall Drums 2001 Sereno Miguel Bosé Bateria 2001 Solid Ether Nils Petter Molvær Drums 2001 Un Porto Nel Vento & Boys in Time Ron Drums 2000 Heartland Henning Kvitnes Drums 2000 Minor Earth Major Sky a-ha Drums 2000 Once Bitten Twice Shy Ian Hunter Drums 2000 Queen of Bad Excuses Cæcilie Norby Drums 2000 Sannes Bästa, Vol. 2 Sanne Salomonsen Drums 2000 Selected Signs, Vol. 2 Drums 2000 Spirit Tales Stephen Simmonds Drums, Percussion, Primary Artist 2000 The Best of Sissel Sissel Drums 2000 The Feeling of Romance Gheorghe Zamfir Drums 1999 Best of Steve Dobrogosz & Berit Andersson Steve Dobrogosz Drums 1999 Greatest Hits Mikael Rickfors Drums 1999 Mountains of Time Savoy Drums 1999 Without Vertigo Glen Scott Drums 1998 Once Maneras de Ponerse Un Sombrero Miguel Bosé Drums 1997 Happy Man Don't Kill Mikael Rickfors Drums, Percussion 1997 Me to You Eric Bibb Drums 1997 The Artful Dodger Ian Hunter Drums, Percussion 1996 Kim Larsen & Kjukken Kim Larsen & Kjukken Hi Hat 1996 Little Magic in a Noisy World Nguyên Lê Drums 1996 Shapes Josefin Nilsson Drums, Percussion 1996 Sheffield Jazz Experience Drums 1996 The Sheffield Pop Experience Drums 1996 Totta 2: Hjärtats Slutna Rum Totta Näslund Slagverk, Composer 1996 Vorrei Incontrarti Fra Cent'anni Ron Drums 1995 Wild Seed Morten Harket Drums 1994 And She Closed Her Eyes Stina Nordenstam Drums, Percussion 1994 Brusa högre lilla å Björn J:son Lindh Percussion 1994 Chess in Concert [1994 Swedish Concert Cast] Drums, Percussion 1991 Free Rick Astley Drums, Overdubs 1990 Jade Steve Dobrogosz Drums 1990 Moonroom Matz Nilsson & Hawk on Flight Member of Attributed Artist, Drums 1990 The Year Leif Strand Drums, Percussion 1990 Zodiac Leif Strand Percussion 1989 Utanfor Murarna Ulf Lundell Drums 1989 Wunder Gescheh'n Nena Drums 1988 Get Here Brenda Russell Drums 1986 Traffic Janne Schaffer Vocals, Drums, Percussion 1985 Love Hurts Elaine Paige Drums, Percussion 1984 Chess [Original Cast Recording] Drums, Percussion 1984 Livet i regnskogarna Electric Banana Band Composer 1983 Thank You for the Music ABBA Drums 1983 Wrap Your Arms Around Me Agnetha Fältskog Drums 1981 The Visitors ABBA Drums 1981 Wet Wings Björn J:son Lindh Drum Breaks 1980 Super Trouper ABBA Drums Bronk, Vol. 2 Staffan Astner / Per Lindvall / Sven Lindvall Primary Artist CWF Champlin Williams Friestedt / Bill Champlin / Peter Friestedt / Joseph Williams Drums, Percussion Forever Not Yours [Demo] a-ha Drums Great Big Change Jamie Meyer Drums Hey You! SKO / Torp Drums Jule Hulubulu Drums Julekalendersange Drums Katharsis/Earmeal/Presens Janne Schaffer Drums, Percussion, Vocals Southward Bound B.B. Driftwood Drums, Percussion Stockholm Underground Magnus Lindgren Drums Studio Tan Daniel Fridell / Henrik Janson / Henrik Jansson / Per Lindvall Primary Artist, Drums, Percussion Stämningfullt: En Vinterresa Janne Schaffer Slagverk Unplugged Sanne Salomonsen Drums Unpolished Søren Sko Drums, Percussion Collaborated With Agnetha Fältskog Åke Sundqvist Janne Schaffer Lasse Wellander Rutger Gunnarsson Lars Danielsson Birth name Lars Danielsson Born 5 September 1958 (age 61) Gothenburg Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Bassist, Composer, Record producer Instruments Cello, Double bass , Electric upright bass Labels ACT Lars Danielsson (born 5 September 1958) is a Swedish jazz bassist, composer and record producer. Biography Danielsson was born in Smålandsstenar, and was educated at the music conservatory in Gothenburg. He plays double bass, electric bass and cello. In 1985, he formed a quartet with saxophonist Dave Liebman, pianist Bobo Stenson and drummer Jon Christensen that sometimes used Danielsson's name, producing several albums. He also worked with big bands. He played and recorded with, among others, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette, Mike Stern, Billy Hart, Charles Lloyd, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leszek Mozdzer, Joey Calderazzo, Gino Vannelli and Dave Kikoski. Since 1980, he has released eight solo albums with the Lars Danielssons Quartet. In these albums, Alex Acuña, John Abercrombie, Bill Evans, Kenny Wheeler, Rick Margitza and Niels Lan Doky were featured. As a producer, Danielsson has been responsible for productions with Cæcilie Norby and the Danish radio orchestra among others. Discography Year recorded Title Label Notes 2018 Summerwind ACT Music With Paolo Fresu 2017 Liberetto III[1] ACT Music With Gregory Privat, John Parricelli and Magnus Öström 2016 Lars Danielsson Songbook[1] ACT Music Solo piano/bass 2016 Sun Blowing[1] ACT Music With Marius Neset and Morten Lund 2014 Liberetto II[1] ACT Music With Tigran Hamasyan, John Parricelli and Magnus Öström 2012 Liberetto[1] ACT Music With Tigran Hamasyan, Magnus Öström, Arve Henriksen and John Parricelli 2009 Tarantella[2][1] ACT Music With Leszek Mozdzer, Mathias Eick, Eric Harland and John Parricelli 2007 Pasodoble[1] ACT Music With Leszek Mozdzer 2006 Mélange Bleu[1] ACT Music With Bugge Wesseltoft and Nils Petter Molvær 2005 The Time Outside Music With Leszek Mozdzer and Zohar Fresco 2004 Libera Me[1][3] ACT Music With Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Christensen and Cæcilie Norby 1999 Time Unit Dragon Records With Anders Kjellberg [sv; de], Göran Klinghagen and Anders Persson [sv] 1997 Live At Visiones Dragon Records With Dave Liebman, Jon Christensen and Bobo Stenson 1997 Origo Curling Legs With John Abercrombie and Adam Nussbaum 1994 Continuation L+R Records With John Abercrombie and Adam Nussbaum 1995 European Voices Dragon Records 1994 Far North Curling Legs With Dave Liebman, Jon Christensen and Bobo Stenson 1992 Fresh Enough L+R Records With Jack DeJohnette, John Scofield, Bill Evans, Dave Liebman, Niels Lan Doky and Ulf Wakenius 1991 Poems Dragon Records With Jon Christensen, Bobo Stenson and David Liebman 1990 Nightlight Royal Music With Alex Acuña 1987 Tiá Diá Royal Music With Alex Acuña, Lars Jansson, Ulf Jansson and David Wilczewski 1986 New Hands Dragon Records With Dave Liebman, Bobo Stenson and Jon Christensen Also appears on Beginner's Guide to Scandinavia (3CD, Nascente 2011) Henrik Janson Henrik John Janson Born 11 March 1961 Origin Karlstad, Sweden Genres Pop, classical crossover, jazz, funk, R&B Occupation(s) Music arranger, guitarist, producer, songwriter Instruments Guitar, keyboards, cello, bass Years active 1980–present Associated acts Céline Dion, Pink, Britney Spears, Il Divo, Westlife Henrik Janson (born 11 March 1961) is a Swedish music arranger, guitarist, record producer and songwriter. Founding a band at thirteen, in 1974, Janson today works with both domestic and international artists. Career Early years Janson was born and raised in Hammarö, in the province of Värmland, Sweden. At the age of nine, he began taking cello lessons while three years later starting to learn how to play the guitar, today his main instrument. Before entering high school, where he studied music, Janson already had founded his own jazz-rock band, Mantra, in which he played the guitar and wrote all the music. The band was dissolved in 1981 when Janson decided to move to Stockholm, where he lives today. Settled in the capital, Janson became a coveted studio musician also frequently being engaged as a record producer and music arranger. In addition he worked as a guitarist on tours with artists such as Roxette, M.Ruff Band, Nils Landgren Funk Unit, Tomas Ledin and Ratata. In 1989 Janson recorded and released a solo album, Livingroom, for which he was nominated a Swedish Grammis Award, equivalent to the Grammy in the USA. String- and orchestra arranger In 1992 Henrik teamed up with his brother Ulf Janson starting to write music arrangements for orchestras, both also working as conductors. Through the years they have collaborated with The London Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. The opera crossover quartet Il Divo was formed by the music manager Simon Cowell in 2003. Their self-titled debut album was released in November the following year and went straight to number one in the UK and in seven other countries. Henrik and Ulf Janson arranged the orchestra and worked as conductors on parts of the album,[1] which they also did on the group’s following two UK number one studio albums Ancora and Siempre.[2] On each three records, Henrik also was engaged as a guitarist.[1] In June 2007, the British tenor Paul Potts was crowned winner of the first season of ITV’s talent show Britain’s Got Talent. Potts’ debut album One Chance, including Jansons’ arrangements for orchestra which the brothers also conducted,[1] came out a month later. Just like Il Divo’s first album it went to number one in the UK,[3] as well as in eight other countries. Two years later, in 2009, they returned working with Potts on his sophomore album Passione.[1] String arrangements by Janson are also found on seven UK Top 40 number one songs: "Hallelujah" with Alexandra Burke, the 2008 X Factor-winner[4] "That’s My Goal" with Shayne Ward, the 2005 X Factor-winner[5] "Evergreen" with Will Young, the 2002 Pop Idol-winner [6] "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)" with Gareth Gates, the 2002 Pop Idol runner-up [7] "If I Let You Go,"[8] "Fool Again"[9] and "My Love,"[10] all with Westlife, released in 1999-2000. Other songs including string arrangements by Janson are "Fuckin’ Perfect" and "I Don’t Believe You" (both with Pink), "Toxic" (Britney Spears), "The Call" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (both with The Backstreet Boys).[1] Songwriting Alongside arranging and producing music, Janson also writes songs within different genres, from pop and jazz to classical crossover, often in collaboration with other songwriters. Examples of songs co-written for artists by Janson: "You're Out Of My Life" (Darin), "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry" (S Club 8), "Fools" (Rachel Stevens), "Come Primavera" (Il Divo), "What You Believe In" (Take That), "Like Suicide" (Christian Walz), "The Queen" (Velvet) and "Discoteque" (Elin Lanto). Janson also has contributed with songs on Swedish artist Lisa Nilsson’s albums Små Rum and Viva and working as a guitarist on her albums Himlen Runt Hörnet and Till Morelia.[1] Collaborations Through the years, Janson has collaborated with artists such as Aqua, Backstreet Boys, Benny Andersson, Bernard Purdie, Brenda Russell, Britney Spears, Céline Dion, Cody Karey, Eddie Harris, Emilia Mitiku, Il Divo, Katherine Jenkins, Kelly Rowland, Maceo Parker, Max Martin, Michael Bolton, M.Ruff, Nils Landgren, Paul Potts, Peter Jöback, Pink, Randy Brecker, Robyn, Ronan Keating, Roxette, Take That, The Tenors, Toots Thielemans, Westlife and Arch Enemy.[1] Recent work On 5 December 2013 Céline Dion released the song "Breakaway" as a single in the UK. Her album, Loved Me Back to Life, also includes "Somebody Loves Somebody", both songs with string arrangements co-written by Janson.[1] The annual Nobel Prize Awards in 2013 were presented in Stockholm on 10 December. During the following banquet held at the Stockholm City Hall, the classical crossover composition "Anthem for all Mankind",[11] with music written and produced by Janson for the event, was performed by the Swedish opera trio Divine. All Credits Additional Music Arranger Arreglos Bass Cello Choir Arrangement Choir Conductor Choir/Chorus Composer Conductor Director Engineer Guest Artist Guitar Guitar (Acoustic) Guitar (Bass) Guitar (Electric) Guitar (Synthesizer) Guitars Horn Arrangements Horn Conductor Instrumentation Keyboards Klaviatur Mastering Member of Attributed Artist Mixing Orchestra Assembly Orchestral Arrangements Primary Artist Producer Programming String Arrangements String Conductor Strings Talk Box Various Instruments 2017 Will to Power Arch Enemy String Arrangements, String Conductor, Strings 2014 War Eternal Arch Enemy Arranger, Conductor 2013 Centre Stage Kimberley Walsh Guitar 2013 Loved Me Back to Life Céline Dion String Arrangements, String Conductor 2013 One Chance [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] Paul Potts Conductor 2013 The Essential Will Young Will Young Arranger, Conductor 2013 The Greatest Hits Paul Potts Arranger, Choir Arrangement, Choir Conductor, Conductor, Guitar, Orchestral Arrangements, String Arrangements 2012 Criminal Heaven We Are Serenades Conductor, String Arrangements 2012 Get Started David Lindgren Composer 2012 Heal Loreen Conductor, String Arrangements 2012 My Christmas Katherine Jenkins Conductor 2012 The Greatest Hits Il Divo Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements 2011 C'est La Rentrée 2011 Arranger 2011 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2011 Arranger, Composer, Conductor, Engineer, Programming, String Arrangements, Various Instruments 2011 Fra Lippo Lippi Fra Lippo Lippi Additional Music 2011 Mil Efter Mil: En Resa Med Totta 1945-2005 Totta Näslund Cello 2011 One Fine Day Katherine Jenkins Conductor 2011 Pure... Divas String Arrangements 2011 The Essential Celine Dion Céline Dion Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2011 Un Maxx de Tubes [Warner] Composer 2010 20: En Jubileumssamling Lisa Nilsson Arranger, Composer, Director, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Orchestral Arrangements, Producer 2010 A Thousand Different Ways/Measure of a Man Clay Aiken String Arrangements, String Conductor 2010 Bring Him Home Alfie Boe Guitar 2010 Canterò Amaury Vassili Composer 2010 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! P!nk String Arrangements, String Conductor 2010 Lovekiller Darin Composer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Producer, String Arrangements 2010 Painted Dreams Anders Ekborg Composer, Keyboards 2010 Wide Awake Joe McElderry Conductor, String Arrangements 2009 Essential Great Voices Arreglos 2009 Hop Bec, Vol. 7 Composer 2009 Hop Bec, Vol. 8 Composer 2009 Imprezka 2009 Same Hity, Vol. 2 Composer 2009 Imprezka 2009 Same Hity, Vol. 3 Composer 2009 Let's Talk About Love/A New Day Has Come Céline Dion Conductor, String Arrangements 2009 Overcome Alexandra Burke Conductor, String Arrangements 2009 Passione Paul Potts Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Guitar 2009 Stjernenat + Nogle gange... Søs Fenger Composer 2009 Super Driving Hits Composer 2009 The Canadian Tenors The Canadian Tenors Conductor, String Arrangements 2009 The Collection: Let's Talk About Love/Falling into You/A New Day Has Come Céline Dion Conductor, String Arrangements 2009 The Hits Will Young Arranger, Conductor 2009 Where We Are Westlife String Arrangements 2009 Zet Dance Party, Vol. 4 Composer 2009 Zet Sita Muzyki: Przeboje Na Lato 2009 Composer 2008 Bravo Hits: Zima 2009 Composer 2008 Festivalfavoriter (Utländska Hits På Svenska) Arranger 2008 Funhouse P!nk Arranger, Strings, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2008 För Kärlekens Skull Christer Sjögren Producer, Arranger, Klaviatur 2008 Hallelujah Alexandra Burke Conductor, String Arrangements 2008 My Love: Essential Collection Céline Dion Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2008 R&B Divas [Universal 1CD] Composer 2008 RMF Najlepsza Muzyka Zima 2008/09 Composer 2008 Ready to Fly Amy Pearson Arranger, Conductor 2008 Rhydian Rhydian Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements, String Arrangements 2008 Sanne Salomonsen [1985] Sanne Salomonsen Composer 2008 Unbeautiful Lesley Roy String Arrangements, String Conductor 2008 What You're On Rogue Traders String Conductor 2008 Årets Julkonsert Arranger 2007 Back Home Westlife Conductor, String Arrangements 2007 Beneath My Skin Trine Rein Arranger, Guitar 2007 Classical 2008 Conductor 2007 En Blekt Blondins Ballader 1980-2005 Eva Dahlgren Guitar 2007 One Chance Paul Potts Arranger, Conductor, Guitar, String Arrangements 2007 Rejoice Katherine Jenkins Conductor 2007 Set Me Free Marion Raven String Arrangements 2007 The Secret Marie Picasso String Arrangements 2007 The Very Best of Trine Rein Trine Rein Arranger, Guitar 2007 Through My Eyes Erica Baxter String Arrangements 2007 Under Vulkanen: 1972-2007 Ulf Lundell String Arrangements 2007 Who I Am Amy Pearson String Arrangements, String Conductor 2006 A Thousand Different Ways Clay Aiken String Arrangements, String Conductor 2006 Angelis Angelis String Arrangements 2006 Beautiful World Take That Composer 2006 Bianca Ryan Bianca Ryan String Arrangements 2006 Cirklar CajsaStina Åkerström Guitar 2006 Coast to Coast/World of Our Own Westlife Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements 2006 Fired Up Alesha Dixon Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Composer 2006 Limited Deluxe Box Il Divo Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), Orchestral Arrangements 2006 R&B Divas Composer 2006 R&B Divas [Universal] Composer 2006 Rose Westlife String Arrangements 2006 Roxbox 1981-2006 Roxette String Arrangements, String Conductor 2006 Sanne Salomonsen-The Hits Sanne Salomonsen Composer 2006 Shayne Ward Shayne Ward Conductor, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements, String Conductor 2006 Siempre Il Divo Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), String Arrangements, Orchestral Arrangements, String Conductor, Composer 2006 Stronger Agnes String Arrangements 2006 The Love Album Westlife String Arrangements, String Conductor 2006 Time of Our Lives, Pt. 2 [Maxi Single] Il Divo Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), Orchestral Arrangements 2005 Ancora Il Divo Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic) 2005 Face To Face Westlife Conductor, String Arrangements 2005 Gift Pack Il Divo Arranger, Conductor 2005 Gleda: Songs from Scandinavia Jesper Bodilsen / Stefano Bollani / Morten Lund Composer 2005 Here I Am Marion Raven String Arrangements 2005 Il Divo Il Divo Arranger, Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements 2005 One Elin Lanto Arranger, Conductor 2005 The Album Sanne Salomonsen Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Composer 2004 Best of Blue Blue String Arrangements, String Conductor 2004 Breathe Easy Blue String Arrangements, String Conductor 2004 Bringing You the Magic! Jay-Kid Conductor, Horn Arrangements 2004 For Minnenas Skull 1978-1992 Eva Dahlgren Guitar 2004 Funky ABBA Nils Landgren / The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Member of Attributed Artist, Guitar 2004 Listen C21 Arranger, Conductor 2004 Strip Music Strip Music Mastering 2003 Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys String Arrangements 2003 Blame It On The Boogie Jay-Kid Horn Arrangements, Horn Conductor 2003 Funky Dory Rachel Stevens Guitar, Composer 2003 Go Your Own Way Gareth Gates Conductor, String Arrangements 2003 Guilty Blue Conductor, String Arrangements 2003 Turnaround Westlife Arranger, Conductor 2003 What My Heart Wants to Say Gareth Gates Conductor, String Arrangements 2002 ...Baby One More Time/Oops!...I Did It Again Britney Spears Guitar 2002 A New Day Has Come Céline Dion Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2002 Another You Another Me H & Claire String Arrangements, Orchestra Assembly 2002 Anything Is Possible/Evergreen Will Young Conductor, Orchestral Arrangements 2002 Cut the Circulation Off The Spitts Guitar, Choir/Chorus 2002 From Now On Will Young Arranger, Conductor 2002 Gold: Greatest Hits Steps Arranger, Conductor 2002 I Wish You Love Gloria Gaynor Guitar 2002 Karlekens Guld Marie Fredriksson Guitar (Synthesizer), String Arrangements 2002 Only a Woman Like You Michael Bolton Conductor, String Arrangements 2002 The Collection 98° Guitar (Acoustic) 2002 Unbreakable: The Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 Westlife Arranger, Conductor, String Arrangements 2002 Where the Bad Boys Rock Guitar 2001 All Rise Blue Conductor, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2001 Buzz Steps Arranger, Conductor, String Conductor 2001 Buzz [Single] Steps Arranger, Conductor 2001 More Than That Backstreet Boys String Arrangements 2001 Osannolikt Svenskt Primary Artist 2001 Små Rum Lisa Nilsson Composer 2001 The Hits: Chapter One Backstreet Boys Guitar 2001 Total Wilmer X Wilmer X String Arrangements 2001 Ultimate Collection Brenda Russell Guitar 2001 World of Our Own Westlife Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), String Arrangements, Choir Arrangement, Choir Conductor 2000 Black & Blue Backstreet Boys Guitar, String Arrangements, String Conductor 2000 Coast to Coast Westlife Arranger, Conductor, Composer 2000 Greatest Hits [Arista] Ace of Base String Arrangements 2000 No. 1 Hits & Rare Tracks Westlife String Arrangements 2000 Oops!...I Did It Again Britney Spears Guitar 2000 Revelation 98° Guitar (Acoustic) 2000 Sannes Bästa, Vol. 2 Sanne Salomonsen Guitar, Composer 2000 Spirit Tales Stephen Simmonds Guitar, Primary Artist 1999 5,000 Miles The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Guest Artist, Guitar 1999 Endless Night Weeping Willows Arranger 1999 Millennium Backstreet Boys Arranger, Conductor 1999 Singles of the 90s Ace of Base String Arrangements 1999 This Christmas 98° Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic) 1999 Twelve Months, Eleven Days Gary Barlow String Arrangements 1999 Westlife Westlife String Arrangements 1998 Big Big World Emilia Conductor, String Arrangements 1998 Cruel Summer Ace of Base Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Horn Conductor, String Conductor 1998 Flowers Ace of Base Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements 1997 Backstreet's Back Backstreet Boys String Arrangements 1997 Baladas en Español Roxette Arranger, String Arrangements 1997 Paint It Blue The Nils Landgren Funk Unit Guitar, Composer 1997 Robyn Is Here Robyn Guitar 1996 Little Magic in a Noisy World Nguyên Lê Producer, Guitar 1996 Shapes Josefin Nilsson Guitar (Electric) 1996 Sheffield Jazz Experience Guitar (Electric) 1996 The Sheffield Pop Experience Guitar (Electric) 1995 Don't Bore Us - Get to the Chorus! Roxette's Greatest Hits Roxette Talk Box 1995 Les Greatest Hits Army of Lovers Guitar 1995 Sex & Violins Rednex Guitar 1995 Totta Näslund Totta Näslund Cello 1994 Brusa högre lilla å Björn J:son Lindh Talk Box 1992 Fantasy Hotel Carl Anderson Composer 1992 GRP & KACE 103.9 FM Present: The Smooth Sounds of the Quiet Storm, Vol. 2 Composer 1992 Greatest Hits Brenda Russell Guitar 1991 Joyride Roxette Conductor, String Arrangements 1991 Memories of a Color Stina Nordenstam Guitar, Keyboards 1988 Get Here Brenda Russell Guitar 1986 Songs (Remixed) Fra Lippo Lippi Guitar 1986 Traffic Janne Schaffer Guitar 50 Stærke Danske Hits, Vol. 1 Mixing 50/50 Mats Ronander Composer Allt som ni gör kan jag göra så mycket Bättre Magnus Uggla Composer Forelsket I København Søs Fenger Mixing Great Big Change Jamie Meyer Guitar, Bass Ingen Engel Sanne Salomonsen Composer Nøglen Til Paradis Søs Fenger Mixing Stockholm Underground Magnus Lindgren Guitar, Composer Studio Tan Daniel Fridell / Henrik Janson / Henrik Jansson / Per Lindvall Primary Artist, Guitars, String Arrangements, Composer The Jubilee Album: 20 Magic Years Guitar, Guitar (Electric) Tokig Mats Ronander Composer You Are Not Alone X Factor Finalists 2008 String Arrangements Collaborated With Max Martin Uli Janson Leslie Smith Lester Abrams Born 1945 Genres Funk, rock Occupation(s) Musician Instruments Drums, vocals, organ, acoustic piano, percussion Lester Abrams (born 1945) is a singer, songwriter, musician and producer who has played with such artists as B.B. King, Stevie Wonder, Peabo Bryson, Quincy Jones, Manfred Mann, Brian Auger, The Average White Band, The Doobie Brothers, Rufus and many others. Two of his co-compositions appeared on the Grammy Award winning album "Minute by Minute". He has also composed songs for film and television; two of his works can be heard in the Oliver Stone-produced movie, "South Central". Lester Abrams was also a member of and/or associated with several other bands and people, including Leslie Smith, Arno Lucas, Rick Chudacoff, The Les Smith Soul Band, L.A. Carnival, Crackin' and more recently, Connie Price and the Keystones. Biography Lester's maternal grandmother moved the Abrams family from the Southwest to Omaha in the early 1900s; Lester’s multi-racial father met his bi-racial mother there. Lester was born in 1945, and, as a child, had serious problems explaining his cultural background, which included ancestry from both Native and Black America. Lester's introduction to music was sitting next to his grandmother at her piano. However, although he "tinkered around" with the piano, his instrument of choice was the drums. His skill was such that his junior high bandleader, Harold Smith, allowed him to play with the high school dance band. By the time he started at the Omaha Technical High School in 1960, he had been playing in the dance band for nearly two years.[1] Career Early years Abrams first band was the El Doradoes, with Michael Hatfield on rhythm guitar, Louie Walker on lead guitar, Danny Williams on tenor sax and Greg Williams on baritone sax. Through his teen years he developed his own style of drumming, adding a funk rhythm to established riffs, and playing in clubs in Omaha's Near North Side. In his early twenties, he took the lead of The Fabulous Impacts, with Joe Olivo on bass, Dave “Barney” Barnhart on guitar, Ed Finney on organ, Harry Roberts on trumpet and sax and ex-El Dorado Mike Hatfield on lead vocals. Funded by Olivo’s father, and recorded at Sears Recording Studio by local label owner Eddie Haddad, the group crafted two 45s – the Abrams’ composed “A Thousand Years” b/w “Cry Cry” (both featuring Lester on lead vocals) and Allen Toussaint's "Get Out of My Life Woman" backed with “Tell Me”.[1] The Les Smith Soul Band As Lester was developing the "Fabulous Impacts" and a reputation as "the baddest drummer in town", Leslie Orlando Smith (born 1949 in Detroit) was attending North High School and singing lead in the band "Sights and Sounds" with, amongst others, schoolmate Ron Cooley on guitar and a bass player from Central High, Rick Chudacoff. After a series of personnel and name changes, including the addition of Arno Lucas, they became the Les Smith Soul Band. After some time, Leslie invited Lester to a performance at a local high school, and subsequently to sit in on a rehearsal. At the rehearsal, Lester joined in, and by the end of the sessions was part of the band. He immediately took over control of the band, and it went from being a soul band to being a funk band with the lineup: Lester Abrams – drums, vocals, organ, acoustic piano, percussion Arno Lucas – vocals, percussion Leslie Smith – vocals Rick Chudacoff – electric bass, backup vocals Ron Cooley – electric and acoustic guitar Geno DeVaughn – trumpet Percy Marion – tenor saxophone, flute Michael Patterson – alto saxophone In 1969 the band cut three tracks, all written by Abrams: the soulful “Blind Man”, the Arno Lucas lead “Bad Luck”, and an instrumental funk number, “Blues for LA”.[1] L.A. Carnival In 1969, Leslie Smith was drafted into the army and stationed in Seoul. Abrams changed the band’s name to L.A. Carnival (L.A. as in Lester Abrams). Vocal duties were assumed mainly by Arno, with Abrams singing backup from behind the drum kit. Under that name, they released only one single, "Blind Man" b/w "Color" on Skip Wilson’s Pacific Avenue label. Abrams arranged for an appearance in California on the Johnny Otis’ show, but Rick, Ron, and Percy had student deferments and couldn't leave Omaha. ("Had we left school in Omaha, we would have been drafted and sent to Vietnam.”[2]) By the time their single was released, the band members had other priorities. Leslie had returned from the army and signed on for HAIR’s nationwide tour, Rick and Arno were readying to join funk-rock outfit “Crackin’”, and Ron had joined a rock band called Pilot. As Rick Chudacoff recalls, "L.A. Carnival quietly faded away".[2] Crackin' In the mid-70's, Lester became involved with Crackin', who released 4 LPs between 1975 and 1978.[3] Lester played on the first three of these LPs. 1975 Crackin'-1 (Polydor PD6044) 1977 Makings of a Dream (Warner Bros. BS2989) 1977 Crackin' (Warner Bros. BS3123 ) 1978 Special Touch (Warner Bros. wb3235) Performers common to all four of the LPs were: Rick Chudacoff (bass), Leslie Smith (vocals), Arno Lucas (vocals and percussion), Bob Bordy (guitars), and George T. Clinton (keyboards). Lester Abrams (vocals & keyboards) performed on the first three, Peter Bunetta (drums) performed on the last three, and Brian Ray (guitars) on the last two. Rick Chudacoff and Peter Bunetta went on to produce many albums, among them[4][5][6] Often, Rick, Peter, Leslie, Arno, and Bob also performed on the albums.[7] Chudacoff has also been referred to as "Noted Nashville hitmaker Rick Chudacoff (The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Alison Krauss)".[8] On 30 September 2006, a performance at the Casino de Paris (in Paris) involved many of these artists.[9][10] The Doobie Brothers In the late-70s, Abrams moved to California and became involved with The Doobie Brothers 1979 Grammy award winning Minute by Minute album. He arranged "What a Fool Believes", which won two 1979 Grammy awards for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. He is credited with piano and vocals on the album. He co-wrote the "Minute by Minute" single with McDonald, and "Open Your Eyes" with McDonald and Henderson. 1980s 1982 Leslie Smith released his first album "Heartache" (Elektra) produced by Peter Bunetta and Rick Chudacoff, which contains cover versions such as Airplay's "Nothin' You Can Do About It" and Ned Doheny's "Love's A Heartache" [11] 1988 The song "Love Light", written, produced and arranged by Lester Abrams, appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 movie "The Party".[12][13] 1990s 1992 Leslie Smith releases "'LES' IS MORE" Polydor (POCP-1271).[11] 1992 Lester Abrams became involved with the film South Central. 2000s – Resurgence of L.A. Carnival In 2002, four of the members of L.A. Carnival reunited in Malibu Canyon, resulting in the complete set of L.A. Carnival / Les Smith Soul Band songs being re-released by Now-Again Records in 2003.[14] As part of that process, "Egon" (and friends) from Now-Again Records produced a 6-minute "feature film" on YouTube which includes an interview with Lester, and two partial renditions of "Flyin", one of which also includes Les Smith. Also in 2003, Abrams composed "Bring It On" as a charity single in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.[15] "On 30 May 2004, Abrams and Smith joined forces with young funkateers Connie Price and the Keystones to bring the L.A. Carnival sound back to life, with a live performance at the Independent in San Francisco".[16][17] Abrams and Smith appear on Connie Price and the Keystones 2004 album "Wildflowers".[18] In 2005, Lester, along with Arno Lucas and Leslie Smith, (ex-L.A. Carnival and Crackin' members), were inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame. Compositions 1967 "A Thousand Years" - performed by The Fabulous Impacts 1969-71: A dozen songs performed by L.A. Carnival and/or The Les Smith Soul Band: "Bad Luck", “Black Man’s March”, "Blind Man", "Blues for LA", "Can You Hum a Tune", "Color", “Flying”, “Pose A Question”, "Scratchin'", “Seven Lonely Steps” (also titled "7 Steps to Nowhere"), “The Klan” and “We Need Peace” (also titled "We Need Peace and Love") 1975-77: Over a dozen songs appearing on various Crackin' LPs, including: Wanna Dance, Fall in Line, Starring You, Turn It Over, The Force is Watching You (with Michael Omartian and Leslie Orlando Smith), Fallen Dancer, I Know You Can (with Rick Chudacoff and L. Lovingood), Do You Need More Time (with Arno Lucas and Leslie Orlando Smith), The World's A Fool for You. 1979 "Minute by Minute" (with Michael McDonald) Performed by The Doobie Brothers: Appears on several Doobie Brothers albums, and on many, many compilation albums. Others who have recorded a performance of "Minute by Minute include: Stanley Clarke, Larry Carlton, Bobby Lyle, Kim Pensyl and Peabo Bryson Larry Carlton won a Grammy in 1987 for his version of the song. 1979 "Open Your Eyes" (with McDonald and Henderson) - performed by The Doobie Brothers, and also by Maria Muldaur 1986 "You Want It Your Way, Always" (with Sandee Burnett) - performed by Fizzy Qwick 1988 "Love Light" 2003 "Bring It On" Discography 1967 The Fabulous Impacts[edit] Two 45s “A Thousand Years” b/w “Cry Cry” "Get Out of My Life Woman" backed with “Tell Me” 1969 The Les Smith Soul Band[edit] The band cut three tracks “Blind Man” “Bad Luck” “Blues for LA”. 1971 L.A. Carnival One single: "Blind Man" b/w "Color" on Skip Wilson’s Pacific Avenue label. 1975–1978 Crackin' Crackin'–1 Format: LP.[19] Released: 1975 Label: Polydor Catalog No: PD 6044 Playing Time: 33:21 Track list A1. Wanna Dance (3:41) (Lester Abrams) A2. Nothin' to Fear (4:30) (Rick Chudacoff/Leslie Orlando Smith) A3. Fall in Line (4:23) (Lester Abrams) A4. Starring You (2:50) (Lester Abrams) A5. Turn It Over (0:53) (Lester Abrams) B1. Right as Rain (3:24) (David S. Andersen) B2. What Ta Day (4:41) (Rick Chudacoff) B3. Live Life Simple (3:58)(Leslie Orlando Smith/Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas) B4. Jump Up (3:24) (David S. Andersen) B5. Get Crackin' (1:37) (Lester Abrams/Bob Bordy/Rick Chudacoff/George Clinton/Lou Gordon/Arno Lucas/Leslie Orlando Smith) Makings of a Dream Format: LP Released: 1977 Label: Warner Bros. Catalog No: BS2989 Crackin'[edit] Format: LP.[20] Released: 1977 Label: Warner Brothers Catalog No: BS 3123 Playing Time: 35:23 Track list A1. It Just Takes Awhile (3:29) (Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas) A2. The Force is Watching You (4:32) (Lester Abrams/Michael Omartian/Leslie Orlando Smith) A3. Fallen Dancer (3:55) (Lester Abrams) A4. I Know You Can (3:00) (Rick Chudacoff/Lester Abrams/L. Lovingood) A5. Do You Need More Time (3:37) (Arno Lucas/Lester Abrams/Leslie Orlando Smith) B1. Don't You Wish You Could Be There (4:46) (Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas/Leslie Orlando Smith) B2. You Know Where I Am (3:50) (Arno Lucas/Michael Omartian/Leslie Orlando Smith) B3. The World's A Fool for You (4:24)(Lester Abrams) B4. You'll Feel Better (3:50) (Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas/Peter Bunetta) Special Touch Format: LP Released: 1978 Label: Warner Brothers Catalog No: BS 3235 Track list A1. Double Love (3:25) (Michael Omartian /Arno Lucas/Bob Bordy) A2. Too Young (3:59) (Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas/Bob Bordy/Michael Omartian) A3. Heavenly Day (4:05) (Arno Lucas/Rick Chudacoff/Michael Omartian/Bob Bordy) A4. Nobody Else (3:05) (Robert Dupis) A5. I Could Be Anything (3:55) (G.T. Clinton/Peter Bunetta) B1. I Can't Wait Forever (4:02) (Rick Chudacoff/Peter Bunetta/Arno Lucas/Bob Bordy) B2. In Between (3:54) (Michael Omartian/Stormie Omartian) B3. Don't Cha Love Me (3:48) (L.O. Smith/Arno Lucas/Ray White/John Carter) B4. On The Wing (4:15) (L.O. Smith/Ray White/John Carter) B5. Kalalee (5:09) (Rick Chudacoff/Arno Lucas) 2003 L.A. Carnival / Les Smith Soul Band re-releases[edit] In 2003, the complete set of L.A. Carnival / Les Smith Soul Band songs, all written by Abrams, were re-released by Now-Again Records.[14] "Color" b/w "Blind Man" NA7003 / STH7024 – 7" single – 2003 – produced by Scott Abrams Track list 1.Color 2.Blind Man "Blind Man" NA2003 / STH2053 – 12" single – 2003 – produced by Lester Abrams Track list A1. Blind Man (vocal) A2. Blind Man (instrumental) A3. Blind Man (acapella) B1. Blind Man (Cut Chemist remix) B2. Blind Man (original version) "Pose a Question" b/w "Can You Hum a Tune"[edit] NA7011 – 7" single – 2003 – produced by Lester Abrams Track list 1.Pose a Question 2.Can You Hum a Tune? "Would Like to Pose a Question" NA5009 – 2LP/CD – 2003 – produced by Lester Abrams Track list A1. Flyin' A2. We Need Peace and Love B1. (We'd Like To) Pose a Question B2. Seven Steps to Nowhere B3. Blind Man C1. Can You Hum a Tune? C2. Color C3. The Klan D1. Black Man's March D2. Ron's Tune CD track list 1.Flyin' 4:48 2.We Need Peace and Love 4:03 3.(We'd Like To) Pose a Question 3:22 4.7 Steps to Nowhere 4:57 5.Blind Man 2:59 6.Can You Hum a Tune 2:00 7.Color 2:30 8.The Klan 7:42 9.Black Man's March 3:14 10.Ron's Tune 4:34 11.Scratchin' [Live] 5:41 12.Ron's Tune [Alternate Take – live] 6:34 13.Bad Luck [Live] 3:06 14.Blues for L.A. [Live] 2:49 Filmography credits 1988 The Party[12][13] – Song ("Love Light") 1992 South Central – Songs 1992 South Central – Song Performer ("Love Light" "Drink the Water") 2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Song ("Minute by Minute") All Credits Audio Production Clavinet Composer Composer/Lyricist Drums Fender Rhodes Group Member Horn Arrangements Keyboards Lyricist Member of Attributed Artist Organ Original Session Producer Percussion Piano Piano (Electric) Poster Illustration Producer Various Instruments Vocals Vocals (Background) 2018 Live on Soundstage Michael McDonald Composer, Lyricist 2015 The Warner Bros. Years 1971-1983 The Doobie Brothers Composer, Lyricist, Piano (Electric) 2012 Dreams and Nightmares Meek Mill Composer 2012 Life Is Good Nas Composer, Composer/Lyricist 2011 Live at the Greek Theatre 1982 The Doobie Brothers Composer, Lyricist 2011 Livin' on the Fault Line/Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers Composer, Piano (Electric) 2009 Rhino Classic Albums Collection [f.y.e. Exclusive] The Doobie Brothers Composer, Piano (Electric) 2008 Southport Weekender, Vol. 7 Jazzanova / Mr. Scruff Composer 2007 Back to Front The Temptations Composer 2007 Extended Versions The Doobie Brothers Composer 2007 In Essence Keiko Lee Composer 2007 Peanut Butter Wolf Presents Stones Throw Ten Years Producer 2007 The Platinum Collection The Doobie Brothers Composer 2007 The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers Composer 2006 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Larry Carlton Larry Carlton Composer 2006 Bass Days Stanley Clarke Composer 2006 Hands On Bobby Lyle Composer 2005 Chartbuster Karaoke: Doobie Brothers Composer 2005 Cold Heat: Heavy Funk Rarities 1968-1974, Vol. 1 Producer, Vocals, Drums, Composer 2005 The Ultimate Collection Michael McDonald Composer, Lyricist 2005 Ultimate 16: Lite FM Best Of Composer 2004 Damita Jo Janet Jackson Composer/Lyricist 2004 Soundstage: Michael McDonald Live in Concert Michael McDonald Composer 2004 Trios: East River Drive/Schooldays/Live at the Greek Stanley Clarke Composer 2004 Wildflowers Connie Price & the Keystones Vocals 2003 A Salute to the Doobie Brothers Composer 2003 Would Like to Pose a Question L.A. Carnival Audio Production, Member of Attributed Artist, Vocals, Various Instruments, Piano, Organ, Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background), Original Session Producer, Poster Illustration, Composer 2002 CD101.9: New York's Smooth Jazz, Vol. 1 Composer 2002 Jukebox 45's Peanut Butter Wolf Composer 2001 Anthology Peabo Bryson Composer 2001 Deep Down & Dirty Stereo MC's Composer 2001 Greatest Hits The Doobie Brothers Composer 2001 Pickin' on the Doobie Brothers Pickin' On Composer 2001 Singers & Songwriters: 1975-1979 [2001] Composer 2000 Ocean Drive Composer 2000 Soft Rock [Universal] Composer 2000 The Voice of Michael McDonald Michael McDonald Composer 1999 Long Train Runnin' 1970-2000 The Doobie Brothers Composer 1999 The Best of the Doobie Brothers Live The Doobie Brothers Composer 1999 WJJZ 106.1: Smooth Jazz Sampler, Vol. 6 Composer 1998 Rock On: From 1970 to 1979 Composer 1997 Rock On: 1975-1979 Composer 1996 Rock On: 1979 Composer 1996 Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert The Doobie Brothers Composer 1996 Rockin' Down the Highway: The Wildlife Concert [Video/DVD] The Doobie Brothers Composer 1996 Rockin' Down the Highway: Wildlife Concert Composer 1996 Under the Influence Kim Pensyl Composer 1995 Night Moves, Vol. 6 Composer 1994 Talkin' Acappella 17th Avenue All-Stars Composer 1993 Listen to the Music: The Very Best of the Doobie Brothers The Doobie Brothers Composer 1993 Live at the Greek Stanley Clarke Composer 1993 Premiere Collection 1 Composer 1992 Cosmopolitan, Vol. 3 Composer 1991 Live at the Beacon New York Rock and Soul Revue Composer 1991 Sounds of the Seventies: 1979 - Take Two Composer 1988 Collection Larry Carlton Composer 1986 Discovery Larry Carlton Composer 1983 Best of the Doobie Brothers, Vols. 1-2 The Doobie Brothers Composer 1983 Farewell Tour The Doobie Brothers Composer 1983 Respect Billy Griffin Composer 1982 Heartache Leslie Smith Composer 1981 Best of the Doobies, Vol. 2 The Doobie Brothers Composer 1980 Paradise Peabo Bryson Composer 1979 Open Your Eyes Maria Muldaur Composer 1979 Reddy Helen Reddy Composer 1978 Minute by Minute The Doobie Brothers Vocals, Piano (Electric), Keyboards, Composer 1977 Crackin' Crackin' Vocals, Piano (Electric), Clavinet, Keyboards, Group Member 1977 Making of a Dream Crackin' Vocals, Fender Rhodes, Clavinet, Keyboards, Group Member, Composer, Horn Arrangements 100 Jazz Composer Cause a Scene Karen Lee Batten Composer ICON: Smooth Jazz Composer Party Tyme Karaoke: Classic Rock Hits 2 Party Tyme Karaoke Composer Rock & Romance Collection Composer Sax In the City, Vol. 2 Sam Levine Composer Sax in the City, Vol. 2: Smooth Jazz Renditions of Contemporary Romantic Classics Sam Levine Composer The Heart of Classic Rock [Box Set] Composer
Condition:Brand New
Artist:M.Ruff, Marco Mendoza, ABBA, Ace of Base, Roxette, a-ha
Style:AOR, West Coast Music
Format:CD
Release Title:Live in Sweden 2003
Edition:Collector's Edition, Limited Edition, Live
Genre:Rock
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