Bo Hansson & Karlsson - Man At The Moon 1969 Sweden ,Jazz, Pop

Instrumental

Inspired by man's first landing on the moon this is indeed more spacey than the duo's previous albums. It's not as good as ”Monument” but it's more interesting than ”Rex” since they try to expand their two man format as much as possible instead of succumbing to it. Carlsson in particular impresses, using every jazz trick he know, adding power and pulse like never before on a Hansson & Karlsson album. (Carlsson was an excellent drummer, and way to underrated.) But an entire album of it is still too much.


Hansson & Karlsson biography
In 1966, Swedish keyboardist BO HANSSON, known especially for his album based on JRR Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings", formed a partnership with drummer JANNE KARLSSON. The latter had been introduced to HANSSON by his former Merrymen bandmate Bill Ohrstrom, who had become an A&R man and producer at Polydor Sweden. The two musicians immediately hit it off, and were signed by Polydor.

HANSSON & KARLSSON released three albums of uptempo, Hammond organ-based music between 1967 and 1969. They became immensely popular in their home country and Europe, and even reached the ear of JIMI HENDRIX, who took time out from his 1967 tour to jam with the duo at the Klub Filips in Stockholm. Hendrix went on to record the HANSSON song, "Tax Free". The end came in 1969, when KARLSSON became a successful comedian and TV host, and HANSSON decided to break up the partnership and embark on his solo career.

Tracklist


A1 Pick-Up 0:00

A2 Lift-Off 2:24

A3 Space 6:04

A4 Time 8:40

A5 Brain 9:22

A6 Discovering 12:11


B1 In The Beginning God 13:02

B2 Peace On Earth 14:48

B3 Cosmos 18:33

B4 Space With In 21:05

B5 Life 27:08

B6 Cordially Yours 29:29


Credits

Drums – Janne Carlsson*
Organ – Bo Hansson
Written-By – Hansson & Karlsson