...it's a rollicking wonder. Quite a pair these two...check em out!
Master improviser and guitarist John Stowell teams here with the Swedish guitarist Ulf Bandgren to document the rich musical rapport they've developed over the last several years while presenting concerts and workshops in the U.S. and Europe. With Stowell performing on the acoustic nylon string and Bandgren on steel string acoustic, the duo presents an interactive yet intimate reading of their lyrical originals.
Track Listing:
1 FIVE ROSES 5:33
2 YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU GOT IT 5:19
3 TAUGHANNOCK FALLS 3:51
4 WALTZ FOR KOSTER 5:59
5 FREIGHT TRAIN 4:54
6 THROOP 3:34
7 VITRA 5:41
8 INTO NORWAY 3:50
9 NIMBA 7:17
10 SKISS 7:49
Performers:
JOHN STOWELL - acoustic nylon string guitar
ULF BANDGREN - acoustic steel string guitar
Production Info:
Produced by John Stowell & Ulf Bandgren
Recorded by Mike Doolin
at Doolin Studio, Portland, OR
on June 14 & 15, 2011
Mixed & mastered by Mark Frethem
at Doctor Digital, Portland, OR
Photo by Mike Doolin
Cover design & layout by John Bishop
Reviews of Throop
Jazz Society of Oregon (George Fendel)
Portland guitarist Stowell always has chosen a very unique path. From his physical embrace of the guitar to the preference for an unplugged instrument, to the very music he's been playing for many years now, Stowell is an original. One could almost suggest that if it sings deliciously and delicately, it's likely to be Stowell. He's done prior recor ...
All Music (Ken Dryden)
Guitarists John Stowell and Ulf Bandgren have been friends for several years, having played together in workshops and a few concerts. These sessions feature just the two of them, with Stowell using a nylon-stringed acoustic instrument and Bandgren a steel-stringed guitar, mostly focusing on Bandgren's originals. The contrast between the sound of th ...
Jazzflits- Netherlands (Hessel Fluitman)
John Stowell lives in Portland, Oregon and Ulf Bandgren in Gothenburg, Sweden. Both gentlemen met in Ithaca, New York and then Bandgren was invited by Stowell in 2010 to perform together at the Ballard jazz Festival in Seattle. The interplay between the two guitarists is exemplary. Over and over again, soloing and accompanying, they create a comple ...
Jazz Guitar Society of Western Australia (Ian MacGregor)
Our member John Stowell has recorded with many different guitarists and on this latest CD he teams up with Swedish guitarist Ulf Bendgren. Ulf currently teaches guitar/ensemble at the Academy of Music and Drama, University of Gothenburg. Both players on this album are playing Mike Doolin guitars, John a nylon string and Ulf a steel string. They hav ...
