Partial Solar Eclipse

by Lennart 脜berg

Partial Solar Eclipse cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: JAPO Records
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 42:01
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Swedish saxophonist Lennart 脜berg explores complex large-ensemble dynamics on 'Partial Solar Eclipse'. The album pushes jazz fusion into ambitious experimental big band territory, featuring lush orchestration paired with adventurous improvisation. Released on the ECM-affiliated JAPO label, it exemplifies the expansive, boundary-pushing nature of 1970s Nordic jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: saxophone, suite, long-form, through-composed, melodic, avant-garde, improvisation, electronic

Tracklist

  1. Partial Solar Eclipse I (8:12)
  2. Partial Solar Eclipse II (6:04)
  3. Partial Solar Eclipse III (6:45)
  4. Partial Solar Eclipse IV (9:44)
  5. Partial Solar Eclipse V (4:24)
  6. Partial Solar Eclipse VI (6:52)

Credits

  • Lennart 脜berg - primary artist, composed by, arranged by, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, soloist, tenor saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone, soloist
  • Ulf Andersson - alto saxophone, piccolo flute [piccolo], flute
  • Erik Nilsson - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, baritone saxophone, soloist, bass clarinet, soloist
  • Palle Danielsson - bass, bass, soloist
  • Sven Larsson - bass trombone, tuba
  • Jon Christensen - drums
  • Leroy Lowe - drums
  • Stefan Brolund - electric bass [fender bass], electric bass [fender bass], soloist

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