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Christian Spering

Since the late 80'ies he has collaborated with many fine musicians in the field of "Scandinavian Jazz" such as: Bobo Stenson, Lennart Åberg, Jon Christensen, Palle Mikkelborg, Joakim Milder and Nils Landgren. He has also played and/or recorded with: Kenny Wheeler, Paul Bley, Tom Harrell, Paul McCandless and Peter Erskine. At present he is very busy with Daniel Karlsson Trio.

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Daniel Karlsson: Fuse Number Eleven

Read "Fuse Number Eleven" reviewed by Emmanuel Di Tommaso


Fuse Number Eleven rappresenta una svolta per il trio di Daniel Karlsson e, in generale, per il jazz scandinavo: giunto al sesto disco in studio, il pianista originario di Kristinehamn nel Sud della Svezia, insieme a Christian Spering al contrabbasso, a Fredrik Rundqvist alla batteria e al contributo alla produzione di Goran Petersson, riprende i sentieri elettro-acustici di 5, lasciando maggior spazio all'elettronica e abbandonando il minimalismo ambient di Steve Reich e Philip Glass per quello dark-gotico dei più recenti ...

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Christian Spering: Inside Bach

Read "Inside Bach" reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni


The arrangement of violin sonatas and partitas, and the cello suites of Johan Sebastian Bach for solo double bass is a tasking and rare challenge, especially for improvising bassists. Classically trained bassist like Edgar Meyer have transposed Bach's cello suites to double bass on the critically acclaimed Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass (Sony, 2000), but it is still an exceptional achievement. Now, Swedish bass master Christian Spering offers a different insight into the composer's timeless music.

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"Christian Spering, who has stepped out of his comfort zone to record some of the most impressive music on record in this (2012) or any other year." - Raul da Gama World Music Report

"He transforms Bach's forms into stunning, expressive textures of deep sounds—rich in polyphonic detail—his sensitive explorations of dark timbres and reserved drama demonstrate a commanding mastery of the double bass." -Eyal Hareuveni All About Jazz

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Fuse Number Eleven

Brus & Krastner
2019

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Inside Bach

Country and Eastern
2012

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