Björn J:son Lindh, Staffan Scheja: Europa LP 1984
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Ruotsalaista prog-crossover-ambientia huilistilta ja pianistilta.
Real Name:
Björn J:son Lindh
Profile:
Swedish composer, arranger, pianist, flautist and painter, born October 25, 1944 in Arvika, Sweden, died December 21, 2013 in Nora, Sweden, where he then lived with his 2nd wife since 2009.
He played lots of styles, ranging from fusion, progressive rock and jazz with mainly North African influences, to classical chamber and symphonic music, as well as composing for theatre, TV and movies. His career started when he played the saxophone in a local dance band in Arvika, aged 14. In 1962 he began his musical education at what today is known as Ingesund College of Music, just outside of his home in Arvika. 1963 - 1971 he studied the piano and flute solo playing at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm, while at the same time working as a session musician. He was engaged by Anders Burman (one of the three founders of Swedish record company Metronome in 1949) to work as a studio musician, while also playing in several bands throughout the 70s, as well as releasing his first solo albums in 1971.
He often worked with close friend Janne Schaffer, and had his biggest hit on radio in Sweden in 1980 with Brusa högre lilla å, a 7" single added to his 1980 album Våta vingar in the last minute. Among many, many others, he also worked with Swedish electronic music pioneer Ralph Lundsten, classical pianist Staffan Scheja, progressive rock band Isildurs Bane, Nature (13), Cornelis Vreeswijk and Turid, as well as international artists like Mike Oldfield, Jan Akkerman and Jon Hiseman.
He died in 2013 from the complications of a brain tumor.
Björn J:son Lindh*, Staffan Scheja – Europa
Label:
Virgin – 206 000
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
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A1Lake District3:35A2Departure Bukarest2:27A3S:t Petersburg4:00A4Fontana Di Trevi4:13A5Versailles Unknown3:40B1Warszawa Prelude2:55B2Guernica4:10B3Unter Den Linden2:07B4Brandenburger Tor4:40B5Hotel Wien Imperial3:40
Phonographic Copyright ? – Virgin Scandinavia AB
Copyright © – Virgin Scandinavia AB
Printed By – Mohndruck Graphische Betriebe GmbH
Recorded At – Polar Studios
Mastered At – Polar Studios
Published By – Jason Music
Produced For – LCM Production, Sweden
Pressed By – Sonopress
Artwork By, Photography By [Innersleeve] – Peter Åström
Concept By – Björn J:son Lindh*, Kerstin Tungården, Leif Carlquist*, Staffan Scheja
Coordinator – Kerstin Tungården
Design [Sleeve, Innersleeve] – StyleForEveryMood
Engineer – Leif Mases
Flute – Björn J:son Lindh*
Grand Piano – Staffan Scheja
Mastered By – Göran Stehlin*
Photography By [Cover] – Denise Grünstein
Producer – Leif Carlquist*
Synthesizer – Björn J:son Lindh*, Staffan Scheja
Written-By – Björn J:son Lindh*
Digitally recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden October 10-14 1983.
Printed in Western Germany.
Is also called Europa, Opus I.
Hommage à Robert Schumann.
