Swedish summer

Vallmo/Poppy is my favourite flower and it is so nice now when they are in full bloom.

Grandmother

Here´s an old photo of my grandmother, I guess the record dealing runs in the family.....

Playboy Japan Coltrane issue

What a marvellous sleeve, could it be nicer?

June 2011

Time flies, Already June!!

Jerry De Villiers quartet LP

1960´s Canadian jazz LP, not only the best jazz LP from Canada it is also the most beautiful sleeve. Thanks Chris!!

Treedansers

My father has found some really early works by him and here´s a nice one from around 1965.

Elaine Delmar EP 1962

Marvellous voice and one of my top jazz ep´s, this danish press is even superior to the original u.k. press.

Monica Zetterlund first single 1958

I thought the days where over for new discovery´s but here´s one that suprised me just recently, apparently this one was pressed in 1958 first in the U.K. as a promo and then later the same year in Norway but then with yellow vinyl.
I can´t find any info in the books about this one therefore it must be considered extremly rare and also my guess is that not many copies could have been made of this promo.
The sound quality is way superior comparing to the norwegian press on this Monica Zetterlund first 7" record.

Jimmy Cliff in Brazil 196? LP

Such an oddity!, it would be really intresting to know who is playing aside with Jimmy on this one, the sleeve reveals no information, several of the tunes is very funky in James Brown style, great singer!!

Lovely women

60´s drawing by my father, great!!

Lisa Linn EP

On danish Domino label early 60´s comes this probably best female vocal version of "night in Tunisia", exclusively rare piece.

Big little cassettes

It is time to dust off your old cassette deck and start diggin for these lovely ones!!
Soon noone will even remember that there existed such a thing like cassettes, these are still sealed and make me an offer I can´t refuse.......original Lou Donaldson and Jimmy Smith.

May 2011

Stockholm Skyline

Drawing by my father, for some reason even though it is only black and white I can feel that it is a warm summer night in the early 60´s and Lars Gullin is playing in the back, one of my favourites among my fathers works.

Klaus Doldinger Bossa nova ep

This one came in 2 different sleeves , this one I find most exciting.
1962 Germany of course.

Gyllene Cirkeln Jazz posters 1960´s

Finally the contract has been signed and I have limited copyright for these Golden Circle posters from the 60´s made by Sten Starkenberg. I will print only 50 each of these 10 different ones and hopefully everything will be done and made to deliver early autumn 2011. Reservations can be made already and it will be first come first served, the priced is not yet set but will be around sek 850 with frame per piece and sek 700 without frame. They will be printed on non glossy paper for perfect viewing when framed and size will be as the originals 50cm X 70cm.

Khan Jamal

"the known unknown", one of the best jazz tunes ever...

It´s time

for another of my fathers really early work from the 60´s....................

Beeing a kid late 60´s early 70´s

When I grew up our parents use to buy a new record and gather us around the turntable to listen to the new thing, jazz on Impulse! Back sleeve of a very famous swedish lp for children, Beppe sings and tells his own stories.

Sonny Rollins 1963

Cool swedish folder from 1963 to promote Sonny Rollins new albums.

Hacke Björksten concert poster 1960´s

Made for the Swedish Museum of Modern art sometime in the 60´s for a Hacke Björksten orch concert. Who did this poster ? , if anyone has a clue please contact me!! 50 X 70 cm and simply a beautiful piece.

April 2011

Italian jazz stars 10" 1950´s

On Columbia came this beautiful piece, laminated 10" and with fabolous art sleeve.

Staffan Abeleen Quintet ep

I just had to eventually display this one , one of the finest swedish jazz ep´s from the 60´s, what a great sleeve and it is always nice when it includes non-lp tracks.

Underground 69

This legendary poster made by Sture Johannesson is now available for purchase in reproduction and signed by Sture 70cm X 100. Nice........

For more information visit his site : www.sturejohannesson.com

Oscar Rocchi quintet LP

Fabolus italian jazz LP from 1977, but what strikes me most is the beautiful sleeve, exclusively hard to find in good condition this one.

Ost ep The Boy in the tree

Original music composed by Quincy Jones for the Arne Sucksdorff film The boy in the tree, lovely sleeve and made in Sweden 1961.
In 1965 Sucksdorff made one of my favourite movies, My home is Copacabana wich is a sort of a documentary following some kids living in the streets and beaches of Rio, highly recommended.

N.7 On the jazz 7"

I just bought this lovely little 7", by purchasing this one I supported The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway ( not everyday one support something by buying records), however this I bought mainly for the beautiful sleeve as I am a bit soft for Locomotives,argo and jazz, and if I am tempted someday to go by train I can always listen to it.

Miles Davis LP Collectors item Italian

Another fine example of an Italian press with different sleeve.

LP record bag

How about this cool LP record bag?, made in Japan in limited edition and was never for sale only for promotion, Fontana label on the other side of the bag.

Pierre Henry

Last year at antique fair in Utrecht I purchased this great poster 50 X 70 cm for an George Mathieu exhibition in Austria in 1959, what´s most intresting is that apparently electronic music pioneer from France Pierre Henry contributed with the music for this exhibition.
A very nice original piece that must appeal to any Pierre Henry fan.

Don Byas with Norwegian jazz all stars EP

Finally after many years of searching the search is over and I finally managed to find a copy of this very rare Norwegian jazz ep from early 1960´s.

Blue Note Promotions

Check out these small Blue Note records replicas directly in from Japan, such amusing small laminated pieces.

The Metronome quintet at the Zoo LP

From 1969 Switzerland with one of the most exclusive gatefolds ever made in jazz, such a remarkable graphic piece, one just have to love it, wondering how high productions costs they had for this LP.

Sammy Davis jr Poster

Original poster 70X100 cm, early 60´s for his concert at "konserthuset" Stockholm/Sweden, in almost near mint condition, such a lovely find!!.

Merit Hemmingson/Momoko 7"

Top rare swedish vocal bossa tune, what´s most intresting must be what RDQ stands for, my guess it is Ronnie Dunne Quartet backing them up.

On the mythical Playtone records 1967.

March 2011

Oops it´s March now, maybe spring will come someday..

The Frans Wieringa trio LP

The Frans Wieringa trio LP , Holland late 60´s, fantastic smooth cornet playing by Eduard Block also great version of "night in Tunesia", on the very small label Europa Music.
Another very fine example of Jazz from Holland.

George Lewis embroidered

During the last years my fathers works has been mostly embroideries, here is his latest work from last week, however I must convince him to do something in my kind of jazz.

Coltrane Lush Life Italian press

Lovely Italian only sleeve to this LP ,laminated, thanks Giovanni for letting me take photos of these rare Italian ones!!

Me and my sister back in 1968

Negative photo by my father in 1968. 40 X 30 cm.

February 2011

In case anyone had not noticed...

Regnbågslandet puzzle

Another favourite late 60´s puzzle of mine, "rainbow country".

Lucky Thompson at Gyllene Cirkeln

Another very nice poster from "the golden circle", mid-60´s.

Sven Hessle LP 1967 Private press

It is time to step up in terms of rare, here´s probably one of the rarest swedish jazz records,pressed in very limited edition and distributed by Mr.Hessle himself.

What is most fascinating by this is the sound, it was made and recorded as a studio lp and the sound is as good as on any other Jazz lp, this LP include the brilliant tune "novotek" wich was recorded at the swedish radio, 20 minutes of Coltranish jazz wich makes any jazz player envious.

Since this incredible music is not available to everyone at least you can get this tune "novotek" by buying the recent reissue of Gilbert Holmström LP utan misstankar on cd here: www.moserobie.com

Very nice and exclusive reissue with improved sound of the magnificent Holmström LP wich include novotek as a bonus track.

However the whole Hessle LP should be reissued and earn its recognition as one of Sweden´s finest LP´s of all time.

Chet Baker-Il mio domani ep

Simply one of the most beautiful tunes ever recorded, great vocals in Italian by Chet.
Makes me think of David Lynch kind of Blue velvet/Bobby Vinton for some reason.
If anyone has got this one for sale, please contact me.

Creepy

Here´s another example of my fathers works. I do not know what kind of period he had when making this one, but it is from mid 70´s.

The Mods--Jigsaw puzzle

My absolute favourite jigsaw puzzle when I was a child.

Trio Lasse Mårtensson EP Finland

My guess is that this little finnish gem is from around 1960, very intresting piece mostly because Christian Schwindt plays the drums.

Eje Thelin Concert poster Gyllene Cirkeln 1964

50cm X 70cm Original screenprinted concert poster for Gyllene Cirkeln 1964, I will bring a couple of these originals all framed in nice black frames to the record fair in Solna/Stockholm February, anyone intrested in purchasing one could reserve in advance by contacting me.
This poster was made in at most 50 copies and is a treasure for any jazz collector, so beautiful on the wall.