Dave Gelly 

Nils Landgren: Christmas With My Friends IV review – Swedish trombonist reprises lucrative franchise

The fourth in Nils Landgren’s Christmas series combines Holst with Duke Ellington and traditional carols, writes Dave Gelly
  
  

42nd Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland - 15 Jul 2008
Nils Landgren: 'just the right touch'. Photograph: Elma Okic/REX Photograph: Elma Okic/REX

In 2005, Swedish trombonist and bandleader Nils Landgren assembled a few musician friends for a Christmas concert in a Stockholm church. A recording of it scored a surprise hit, especially in Germany, and they did it again two years later. This is the fourth edition of what has now become a sell-out concert series with platinum-selling albums. The secret lies in the combination of simple intimacy, polished musicianship and a programme full of subtly chosen surprises. Duke Ellington, Gustav Holst, J Fred Coots, traditional Swedish and German carols – they’re all brought together with just the right touch.

 

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