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St?hls trio: K?lltorp Sessions, Volume One

By Mark Corroto
July 15, 2019
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Ståhls trio: Källtorp Sessions, Volume One

In a more perfect world, jazz would be found on jukeboxes. Better still, how about adventurist jazz on jukeboxes?

Mattias Ståhl

vibraphone
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Mattias St?hl's trio brings this thought to mind. His K?lltorp Sessions, Volume One is comprised of nine tracks averaging 3? minutes, perfect for those 45 rpm singles.

The St?hls Trio of Mattias St?hl (vibraphone), Joe Williamson (bass), and Christopher Cantillo (drums), follow up on their premier outing Jag Skulle Bara G? Ut (Moserobie Music, 2013). These escapades by a vibraphone-led trio certainly aren't your father's conception of jazz. The sound is more like a guitar trio. St?hl, like

Jason Adasiewicz

vibraphone

" data-original-title="" title="">Jason Adasiewicz, favors a machine gun percussive sound. The opener "Elmers" contorts like a

Thelonious Monk

piano
1917 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Thelonious Monk composition with odd meter and angular sound. Certainly this approach relies on an amalgamation of disciplined musicians with a shared purpose.

With Williamson and Cantillo, St?hl has such capable compatriots. The busy sound of "Lev Som Vanligt Bara" (Live As Usual Just) is decorated with bird calls, and the speed of "Diagram" sprints by like Rimsky-Korsakov's "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" on amphetamines. While the pyrotechnics are one thing, the melodies of "Morgon P? Torpet" and John Lennon's "Jealous Guy" are engagingly tuneful. The latter piece performed with a reggae pulse accentuates the silvery blue nature of composition. The guitar trio aspect is exemplified by St?hl altering the tuning of his vibraphone—much in the way of guitarist

Mary Halvorson

guitar

" data-original-title="" title="">Mary Halvorson—on "Lennart Jernestrand."

In that imaginary perfect world, somebody cries across the juke joint: "Hey, somebody play B17!" And as

Frank Sinatra

vocals
1915 - 1998

" data-original-title="" title="">Frank Sinatra might croon, "Set em up Joe," as a Stahls Trio disc begins to spin.

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Track Listing

Elmers; Kvotblues; Lev Som Vanligt Bara; Morgon P? Torpet; Vi G?r Till Skolan; Diagram; Ordning P? Torpet; Jealous Guy; Lennart Jernestrand.

Personnel

Mattias St?hl

vibraphone

Mattias St?hl: vibraphone; Joe Williamson: bass Christopher Cantillo: drums.

Album information

Title: K?lltorp Sessions, Volume One | Year Released: 2019 | Record Label: Moserobie

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