Manchester Fog - Lars Gullin 1954-1956
Original 1975 Swedish pressing in near-mint condition.
"Konitz is, at times, very obvious, but can also hear that Lars had listened to the young blacks of American music, the hardbop generation, whose records were the new thing of the day. Lars' playing is stronger and more hard-swinging here, and there are even some down-home bluesy spots to be heard. Wherever his inspirations came from, Lars Gullin still has his own bag here and plays as he has always done: beautifully and like nobody else. The recordings in this album, and in Lars Gullin Vol. 1, are some of his very best works of the fifties and some of the finest music ever recorded in Sweden or anywhere for that matter." – Lars Westin
Original 1975 Swedish pressing in near-mint condition.
"Konitz is, at times, very obvious, but can also hear that Lars had listened to the young blacks of American music, the hardbop generation, whose records were the new thing of the day. Lars' playing is stronger and more hard-swinging here, and there are even some down-home bluesy spots to be heard. Wherever his inspirations came from, Lars Gullin still has his own bag here and plays as he has always done: beautifully and like nobody else. The recordings in this album, and in Lars Gullin Vol. 1, are some of his very best works of the fifties and some of the finest music ever recorded in Sweden or anywhere for that matter." – Lars Westin
