Bo Hansson

Bo Hansson ( born April 10, 1943 in Gothenburg, † April 24, 2010 in Stockholm) was a Swedish keyboard player and composer.

Life and work

Bo ( bosses ) Hansson was born in 1943. In his youth he came to Stockholm and turned on the electric guitar in rock music. He toured with Swedish rock bands. His further career in 1966 Gyllene Circeln, a jazz club in Stockholm. The American jazz organist " Brother Jack McDuff " played there. This experience was a turning point for Bos musical development. He was fascinated by the sound of the Hammond organ and the ability of this instrument, solo and rhythm to play with your feet with your hands and the bass. The next day he put his guitar aside and decided to play from now on organ. A steady partner was now on the jazz drummer January Karlsson. The duo Hansson & Karlsson produced three albums 1967-1969. You toured clubs and had, inter alia, a jam session with Jimi Hendrix. Hendrix was a big fan of Hansson & Karlsson, and took their composition " Tax Free " to his repertoire.

One day, Bo Hansson, inspired by Tolkien's book The Lord of the Rings, to compose the idea of ​​a music to it. He turned to the sound engineer Anders Lind, who had founded the record label Silence Records. The recordings were made in a cottage on an island near Stockholm on a portable 8- track tape machine. With Lord of the Rings In 1970, his first and most famous album at the same time, the over Sweden also gained wide cult status. However, this is not about the music of a film adaptation. 1973 appeared Magician's Hat, with many Scandinavian -style elements and 1975 Attic Thoughts, which is something jazzy. They all share a very varied style. On the three albums of multi-instrumentalist Bo Hansson accesses (organ, synthesizer, guitar, bass, special effects ) to the following musicians at back: Rune Carlsson (drums), Kenny Håkansson (electric guitar), Jöran bearing Berg ( bass), Gunnar Bergsten (saxophone ) and Rolf Scherrer ( acoustic guitar).

Live performances has it, no longer exists, with very few exceptions. In 1977, with Watership Down, in turn, an album that was inspired by the eponymous book and animated animal film Watership Down. 1985 Hansson published yet the album Mitt I Livet, which has remained largely unknown. In recent years, Bo Hansson worked with organist Eric Malmberg together under the name Dubbelorganisterna.

Discography

Hansson & Karlsson

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