Born: January 14, 1969 Primary Instrument: Vocal
Patrick Rydman is a rare occurence on the Swedish music scene: A male jazz singer of the younger generation who furthermore writes his own material. His music sounds like “poetic singer/songwriter jazz with strong pop sentiments and a little bit of circus”, according to Patrick himself. Influenced by songwriters like Bacharach, Jobim, Paddy McAloon, Bill Withers and Joni Mitchell, raised on pop songs and tunes from the Great American Songbook, the resulting mix is Patrick’s own: melodic, personal, groovy, intimate and full of variation. He is backed by some of Sweden’s hottest musicians: Fabian Kallerdahl (MusicMusicMusic, Galore) on keyboards, Josef Kallerdahl (MusicMusicMusic, Josef & Erika, New Tango Orquesta) on bass, Henrik Cederblom (Sofia Karlsson, Freddie Wadling, Den Fule) on guitar and Miko Rezler (Stefan Andersson, Magnum Coltrane Price, Valdemar) on drums. Other guests include Lisen Rylander (Midaircondo, The Splendor) on sax and vocals, Malin Dahlström (ex Midaircondo, Disdishdance) on vocals, and Johan Håkansson (Ebbot Lundberg, Timo Räisänen, Daniel Lemma) on drums. Patrick Rydman has been seen and heard on the Gothenburg music and theater scene for the past 15 years. He is a singing, composing and arranging member of the vocal ensemble Amanda. He has produced and written songs for other artists, worked as a theater musician and composer for stage and radio, sung Burt Bacharach-hits in the cult show The Missing Fortnight and been a featured vocal soloist with Bohuslän Big Band in several productions. I Will Do It is his debut as a solo artist.
Awards:
Twice the recipient of the STIM-stipend (STIM is the Swedish performing rights
society).
Last Updated: October 26, 2008
Groovy and laid back, he is walking the streets of Gothenburg or other big
cities, hangs in bars and cafés, dances the bossa nova and back beat blues
and sits and ponders lost love.
Many of the songs bear clear traces of Burt Bacharch, in others it sounds like
Bo Kaspers (Swedish pop/jazz band) and in some one can associate to the
later works of Elvis Costello.
Patrick Rydman has been appearing on the music and theatre scenes of
Gothenburg for the past 15 years. Here he makes his debut with only original
material, is the lead vocalist and plays the trumpet.
Pretty much all the tracks are strong melodies that grow on you after a
couple of listens. “Only the Devil”, “Overnight Sensation” and the title track “I
Will Do It” are my favorites.
This is music for concentrated listening, with thoughtful lyrics, but works
equally well in the background with good food, a little romance and lit
candles.
Anders Eklind, Arbetarbladet (Four stars out of five)
”I Will Do It” is Patrick Rydman's debut CD. It's a varied album with ingredients
from several different styles, but the basis is jazz with a pop signature, where
we can find earlier greats like for instance Tony Bennett and contemporaries
like Harry Connick Jr, Jamie Cullum and Diana Krall. What Patrick presents
here is tranquil, smooth and melancholy and finds its place in the smoky jazz
club rather than on the big concert arena. With the jazz hat on, the CD is also
a nice fusion of different styles; from blues, pop, jazz to soul. Both
melodically homogenous and experimental.
Pär Berglund, meadowmusic.se
Talented Gothenburg-based singer presents a more mature Jamie Cullum-
style: popbluesjazzsinatraretro in the shape of a bunch of smart original
tunes, plus lyrics sprinkled with witty expressions and turns of phrases.
Patrick Rydman deals with stompy stuff and ballads with equal finesse and
jazz feeling. He is accompanied by very competent players.
Alexander Agrell, Sydsvenskan
I Will Do It
Footprint Records
2008
Tracks: A Heartache on the Side; Walking In Our Sleep; Flying Angel; When
You're Not Around; Don't Try To Find Her; Foghorn Conversation; The Game;
Only The Devil; Overnight Sensation; Still Alive; Tomorrow; I Will Do It
Personnel:
Patrick Rydman: vocals, percussion, trumpet, additional keyboards
Fabian Kallerdahl: piano and keyboards
Josef Kallerdahl: bass
Henrik Cederblom: guitar
Miko Rezler: drums
Markus Ahlberg: trombone
Lisen Rylander: saxophone, backing vocals
Malin Dahlström: backing vocals
Johan Håkansson: drums
Tarik Lindström, Tomas Lindström, Elin Stjärna,
Ann-Christin Raschdorf: violin
Tobias Edvardson: viola
Mats Lindberg: cello
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