STRING guitar duo
African Flower (D. Ellington)
Three Steps (E. Svensson)
Daahoud (C. Brown)
I´ve got it bad (D. Ellington)
3rd Flight (E. Svensson)
Con Alma (D. Gillespie)
Prism (K. Jarrett)
Jitterbug Waltz (F. Waller)
Round Midnight (T. Monk)
Thanks (E. Svensson)
Ewan Svensson - acoustic guitar
Kjell Ringstrom - acoustic guitar
(String LP 010590)
"...beautiful music on the highest of level.... Kjell Ringstrom
and Ewan Svensson showed an intelligent and brilliant ensemble on their
acoustic guitars" G.Hoffsten Linköping
"...STRING is a very remarkable duo, especially when it comes to
using the harmonic possibilities,....but the music of STRING is very well
laid out with the aim to avoid the dullness of similarity that is otherwise
so obvious in this instrumentation. The reason for this is Kjell Ringstrom´s
arrangements, filled with harmonic and instrumental refinement, making
the duo sound orchestral in a very unusual way. An appropriate repertoirewith
a considerable span regarding style and expression is another positive
element. Ewan Svensson is a very good guitarist, one of the best. He´s
got a self-evident, free flying attack in his play, perfectly timed phrasing
and an easy flow of ideas resulting in well connected musical lines."
J. Olsson, NWT
"...the duo served a selection from the evergreen-repertoire with
some fine songs by Elington, Waller and others, but also modern classics
such as"Daahoud" by Clifford Brown and a waltz by Ewan Svensson
entitled "Three Steps" ...the duo played excellently and Ewan
is a soloist among the very best." P. Broberg Arvika
"...in the closing "Round midnight" the arrangement by
Ringstrom feels completely fresh and new. The guitar seems to take the
idea and feeling of the original song and carry it out in a quite different
way. They seem to be playing straight out of Thelonius Monk´s heart.
You can´t get any closer than that!" T. Boman, VF
