Oh Lord, Why can't I keep my big mouth... Yttling Jazz

As if Bjorn Yttling’s work with spectacular guitar pop band Peter Bjorn And John wasn’t enough to place him on his own special pantheon, he turns to Jazz. And if his production work and guest appearances for notable and now internationally renown Swedish acts (like The Concretes, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, The Ceasars, Nicolai Dunger, Robyn, Moneybrother, and myriad others) didn’t scratch whatever itch he needed scratched, perhaps a gathering of jazzbo souls and one hectic day spent in a recording studio would.

I knew the man was driven. I knew the guy was an extremely sought-after producer. I knew the dude could arrange circles around most arrangers. But who new that Bjorn could play piano, jazz piano, with this much aplomb? Absolute genius. And with a gang of like-minded fellows (including Peter Bjorn And John’s John Eriksson) and a rollercoaster recording session Yttling Jazz was born.

Now right here is where I explain that I'm not a jazz hound and I love this because it’s Bjorn Yttling, but by all accounts from those who know their jazz this is a remarkable achievement in any realm, with a great sweeping bow to his influences: Mingus, The White Noise, Ennio Morricone, and Joe Meek.