Unlike one of my colleagues who sallys forth whatever the weather I'm one who thinks that it's silly to sally when sallying forth is silly. However, this reluctance to face the elements, apart from keeping dry, turned out to be rewarding as it gave me the chance to 'surf the web' if that expression is still in vogue.
The result was that I finally discovered a full length version of that great Swedish film Sven Klang's Kvintett!
I've waxed eloquently about this film ever since I first saw it on TV many years ago. If you haven't seen it - watch it! If you have seen it, watch it again!
It doesn't matter if your Swedish is a bit rusty, the subtitles are there and, if you've ever played in a provincial function band you could well relate to the story. There is also some great alto playing by the actor himself - Christer Boustead. Watch, listen, laugh, cry, enjoy and cry again - https://rarefilmm.com/2022/06/sven-klangs-kvintett-1976/. Simply magnificent! Lance
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Hi Lance- Re the Sven Klang movie- I still think this is the greatest jazz film ever made.
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