SWEET EMMA AND THE MOOD SWINGERS
''HOME SWEET HOME''
RECORDED LIVE AT BISTRO HI JAZZ
FEBRUARY 12 2011
52:38
1. What's The Matter With You/3:37
2. True Mood Swinger/3:43
3. The Big Question/3:58
4. Lost On Los Olas/3:03
5. Hoodo Hill/4:09
6. So Good To Be Back/2:51
7. Drinkin'at 2:05/4:22
8. Lillie Mae/3:51
9. One Hit Wonder/4:08
10. Let The Good Times Roll/5:28
11. Caldonia/4:13
12. Mumbles Blues/2:37
13. Watch My Signals/2:04
14. Breaking Up the House/4:34
EMMA SANNERVIK/Upright bass
ANDERS SÖDERBERG /Lead vocal and harmonica
DANIEL OLSSON/Drums
KALLE SJÖLIN/Piano
MAGNUS OTTNER/Guitar
OLLE THUNSTRÖM/Tenor and baritone saxophone
GUESTS:
Backvocals "Slippin and Slidin"/Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson
Saxophones "Drinkin at 2:05"/Tore Berglund
REVIEW
Bass player Emma ''Sweet Emma'' Sannervik's hard-swinging vintage 40s rhythm and blues septet releases their third album, a fabulous live recording from February 2010 that perfectly captures their infectious musical onstage energy. Since its birth in 2002, the band has over the years developed into one of the most successful Swedish rockabilly and rhythm and blues ensembles, boasting an impressive musical style-awareness. Their performances have attained a huge popularity with swing and lindy hop dance societies nationwide.
BIOGRAPHY
Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers started off as a five piece rhythm n’ blues combo back in 2002. Today there’s only Sweet Emma herself (upright bass) and Anders Söderberg (lead song and harmonica) remaining from that time. As their repertoire grew, the band soon added a horn section which gave a bigger sound to the boogie based music that they started to get famous for.
After some time Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers music got influenced by swing from the 1940’s era and they found them self playing for happy crowds and cheerful dancers at various swing and lindy hop clubs in Sweden.
Eventually they got signed by Heptown Records which led to the release of their first CD “More!” released in 2006. Since then they have been playing all over Sweden and in neighboring countries such as Finland and Denmark at a range of different events. Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers has been known for their wild and energetic stage performances at Jazz & Blues festivals in and outside of Sweden. They’ve been appearing at rockabilly clubs and retro music festivals and putting on a show at Mc Cormack’s Ballroom in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2008 Heptown Records released their second CD “Turn it up!”. By this time Anders and Olle Thunström (the sax player) had started to write tunes together, a collaboration that resulted in four new tracks on the CD. With that second release, Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers had found a slightly rougher sound, blending early rock n’ roll with rolling piano boogies and hot swing. The songs performed by the band are tunes that take you to a time when swing was the thing and boogie-woogie was heard in all the clubs.
''HOME SWEET HOME''
RECORDED LIVE AT BISTRO HI JAZZ
FEBRUARY 12 2011
52:38
1. What's The Matter With You/3:37
2. True Mood Swinger/3:43
3. The Big Question/3:58
4. Lost On Los Olas/3:03
5. Hoodo Hill/4:09
6. So Good To Be Back/2:51
7. Drinkin'at 2:05/4:22
8. Lillie Mae/3:51
9. One Hit Wonder/4:08
10. Let The Good Times Roll/5:28
11. Caldonia/4:13
12. Mumbles Blues/2:37
13. Watch My Signals/2:04
14. Breaking Up the House/4:34
EMMA SANNERVIK/Upright bass
ANDERS SÖDERBERG /Lead vocal and harmonica
DANIEL OLSSON/Drums
KALLE SJÖLIN/Piano
MAGNUS OTTNER/Guitar
OLLE THUNSTRÖM/Tenor and baritone saxophone
GUESTS:
Backvocals "Slippin and Slidin"/Greta, Stella and Sunniva Bondesson
Saxophones "Drinkin at 2:05"/Tore Berglund
REVIEW
Bass player Emma ''Sweet Emma'' Sannervik's hard-swinging vintage 40s rhythm and blues septet releases their third album, a fabulous live recording from February 2010 that perfectly captures their infectious musical onstage energy. Since its birth in 2002, the band has over the years developed into one of the most successful Swedish rockabilly and rhythm and blues ensembles, boasting an impressive musical style-awareness. Their performances have attained a huge popularity with swing and lindy hop dance societies nationwide.
BIOGRAPHY
Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers started off as a five piece rhythm n’ blues combo back in 2002. Today there’s only Sweet Emma herself (upright bass) and Anders Söderberg (lead song and harmonica) remaining from that time. As their repertoire grew, the band soon added a horn section which gave a bigger sound to the boogie based music that they started to get famous for.
After some time Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers music got influenced by swing from the 1940’s era and they found them self playing for happy crowds and cheerful dancers at various swing and lindy hop clubs in Sweden.
Eventually they got signed by Heptown Records which led to the release of their first CD “More!” released in 2006. Since then they have been playing all over Sweden and in neighboring countries such as Finland and Denmark at a range of different events. Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers has been known for their wild and energetic stage performances at Jazz & Blues festivals in and outside of Sweden. They’ve been appearing at rockabilly clubs and retro music festivals and putting on a show at Mc Cormack’s Ballroom in Leipzig, Germany.
In 2008 Heptown Records released their second CD “Turn it up!”. By this time Anders and Olle Thunström (the sax player) had started to write tunes together, a collaboration that resulted in four new tracks on the CD. With that second release, Sweet Emma & The Mood Swingers had found a slightly rougher sound, blending early rock n’ roll with rolling piano boogies and hot swing. The songs performed by the band are tunes that take you to a time when swing was the thing and boogie-woogie was heard in all the clubs.