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.
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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
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