Photo: Gunnar Holmberg
Photo: Gunnar Holmberg
On this page (under construction) I will place some music and pictures about my group
Salamander from the '80s.
Some material might not be legal to put here, and sometimes I don't remember who
took the photo.
Please, if needed, complain to: info (at) welaforlag (dot) se.
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Tenor sax battle 1982
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NEWS 2017-2020 2020 November: Salamander's second LP "In the Darkest Month"(1983) was released in digital format by Wela Records/Plugged, courtesy of Dragon Records. September 30: Got the autumn edition of the Swedish music magazine Lira, where 100 jazz recordings were selected to represent all important Swedish Jazz over the years, including greats like Lars Gullin and Monica Zetterlund. Just outside these 100 there were about 50 others listed, that had been discussed and "bubbled" about, and among these I found Salamander. Very proud to be mentioned at all among all these renowned musicians! LIRA 3 2020 page 65. 2018 March 20: Got
the february issue of Jazz Journal, where the
reissue of Salamander/Live at Northsea Jazz
Festival got 4**** and a fine, long and detailed
review. "All the musicians are at the top of
their game ... ... A fine and valuable
reissue"-Michael Tucker. March 14:
Salamander's original quintet plays at Brötz in
Göteborg! Cecilia Wennerström, Katarina
Karlsson, Susanna Lindeborg, Stig Boström, Vanja
Holm.
www.brotznow.se February:
Review in Sweden´s most important jazz site Dig
Jazz where Thord Ehnberg gave the re-release
five out of five "digs". 2017 December: Review in Sweden's main jazz magazine Orkesterjournalen. "The music is completely overwhelming and the freshest re-listening that has reached my ears for a long time!" wrote Roger Bergner and gave us a big red heart and credited the music for withstanding time so that it could well be have been made today. OJ recension på svenska November 24:
Long interview at Brazilian website Oganpazan
with Cecilia Wennerström about her early music
life and up to the period with Salamander. November 17: Releaseparty for WELACD006 Salamander/Live at Northsea Jazz Festival on Friday Nov 17 kl.17.00 at Music Lover Records, Kyrkogatan 13, Göteborg (innanför vallgraven). The original quintet on stage after 36 years! Cecilia Wennerström, Katarina Karlsson, Susanna Lindeborg, Stig Boström, Vanja Holm. Welcome/Välkomna! November 14: Interview in Göteborgs Fria by Tobias Magnusson. http://www.goteborgsfria.se/artikel/131701 October 23: First review! Första recensionen skrev Peter på Mono Magasin: http://monomagasin.se/nyheter/salamander-live-at-northsea-jazz-festival/ October 21: Long
article at Brazilian website Oganpazan Oct 21 by
Carlim about the relaunch of Salamander/Live at
NJF: October 20: Releaseparty for
WELACD006 Salamander/Live at Northsea Jazz
Festival on Friday Oct 20 kl 18.00 Plugged Records
Stora Nygatan 45 Stockholm (Gamla Stan). Cecilia
Wennerström tenor, Maria Kvist piano, Filip
Augustson bass. May 19: Salamanders music from Jazzfest Berlin 1981 was played in german radio: https://www.kulturradio.de/programm/schema/sendungen/jazz_berlin/playlisten/2017/05/170519_2000.html Salamander's first LP "Live at Northsea Jazz Festival" 1981 will be re-released on CD in 2017 by Wela Records/Plugged courtesy of Dragon records Interview for Brazilian music website (Oganpazan) is on-going Salamander was referred to with text and photo in a new book about Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival ("Changing the Tune" University of North Texas Press 2017) HISTORY
From 1979-91 Cecilia Wennerström (me) was the
leader of Salamander, a free jazz group that
toured a lot in Sweden and Europe on festivals
and clubs in the beginning of the '80s.
Salamander made its international debut 1981 at
the Women´s Jazz Festival in Kansas City, USA,
and the concert made the legendary jazz critic Leonard
Feather write a long review in Los Angeles
Times, praising the band (read
it here). The same year
Salamander played at the North Sea Jazz Festival
with such a success that the band was engaged
for an extra concert the next day, and later on
for the next year as well. Discography: SALAMANDER:
Live at Northsea Jazz
Festival (Dragon
DRLP
31 1981) SALAMANDER:
In the darkest month (Dragon
DRLP
45 1982) SALAMANDER: Spirit of fire (amf-records amf 1017 1984) SALAMANDER:
Trio (Dragon
DRLP
88 1985) Some important gigs: 1980 Jazz i Emmaboda, Sweden 1981 Women's Jazz Festival, Kansas City,USA 1981 North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, Holland 1981 Extra concert North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, Holland 1981 Jazzfest Berlin,
Germany 1982 North Sea Jazz Festival, Den Haag, Holland 1982 Vossa Jazz, Norway 1983 Kölner Jazzhaus Festival, Germany 1983 Jazz Festival Balver Höhle, Germany 1984 Jazzbuhne Berlin, DDR 1990 Lysekils Jazz Festival, Sweden 1991 Jazz & Blues Festival, Haparanda, Sweden
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 Salamander Reunion: Susanna Lindeborg, Stig Boström, Cecilia Wennerström, Vanja Holm (mars 2018).  Reunion: Cecilia Wennerström, Katarina Karlsson, Stig Boström, Susanna Lindeborg, Vanja Holm (november 2017).  WELACD 006 - re-release 2017. Artwork: Jan Nimark  Cecilia Wennerström ts, Katarina Karlsson as, Susanna Lindeborg p, Stig Boström b, Vanja Holm dr  Cecilia Wennerström ts, Susanna Lindeborg p, Stig Boström b, Vanja Holm dr  Photo: Gunnar Holmberg  Salamander 1980: Vanja Holm, Susanna Lindeborg, Stig Boström, Katarina Karlsson, Cecilia Wennerström Foto: Anders Jirås |
 Photo: Hyou Vielz |
Tenor Sax Battle Den Haag, North Sea Jazz Festival 1982-07-18 Source: Audience Sound: B/B+ Benny Golson- ts, Turk Mauro- ts, John Gilmore- ts, Cecilia Wennerström- ts, Red Holloway- ts,as, Rein de Graaf- p, Leroy Vinnegar- b Al Tootie Heath- dr, Mel Lewis- dr* replaces Albert Heath |
01. Blue’n’Boogie 16:06 (Solooist
are as follows. Red Holloway- ts, Benny Golson- ts, John Gilmore-
ts,Turk Mauro-ts, Cecilia Wennerstrom- ts, Red de Graaf- p),
02. Softly As In A Morning Sunrise 16:15 (Red Holloway- ts,John Gilmore-
ts, Benny Golson- ts, Cecilia Wennerström- ts, Turk Mauro-ts, Red de
Graaf- p),
03. Woody’n You (fade-out) 14:45, (Benny Golson- ts, Red Hollway- ts,
John Gilmore- ts,Turk Mauro- ts, Cecilia Wennerstrom- ts, Red de Graaf-
p, Albert Heath- d),
04.* Bags’ Groove 15:41, (Red Holloway- as, Benny Golson- ts, John
Gilmore- ts, Turk Mauro- ts, Cecilia Wennerstrom- ts, Red de Graaf- p).
This is where I found the music.
Search for my name and voila! an mp3 with the whole concert is
available, and so is the information above. Indeed interesting to hear
it after 30 years ... I have been a bit embarrassed for this concert, so
it was a relief to hear what actually happened. UPDATE: This link
doesn't work anymore. Glad that I saved the music.
A fan of Sun Ra now has put the entire concert on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao6aCJR9gTA UPDATE: This link
doesn´t work, the guy probably had to remove it.
