"New Places"

 PSCD 169 

    My latest CD. Recorded in june 2005. It is a mix of big band arrangements. compositions for soprano sax and    strings plus a few other settings 12 tracks with  great solos from  Peter Asplund, Jacob Karlzon, Johan Hörlén, Palle Danielsson, Alberto Pinton, Robert Nordmark , Karl-Martin Almqvist, Peter Dahlgren among others.

  "Here we can meet the entire Håkan Broström: a superb jazz soloist, an extremely talented songwriter whose melodies have the     ability to "stick" and echo on within the listener, and one who can also handle an orchestral palette with verve. This is a CD that grows, revealing new aspects with each listening. It is music to which one often can return." 

Phono Suecia

 "The New Places to which Swedish composer/arranger Håkan Broström takes us are sunny and pleasant, teeming with scenic avenues and charming byways. At the center are his charismatic charts and evocative alto (or soprano) saxophone, twin beacons that gladden and safeguard the listener on a consistently agreeable and rewarding journey."

" To his credit, Broström never forswears that tradition, and the music he writes is as congenial as it is contemporary. In other words, the best of both possible worlds. He really should venture into these New Places more often."

Jack Bowers   All About Jazz

      Click on the button next to the titles to listen to the samples.            

Possibilities

 2.Growing Up   

 3.Storytellers Waltz   

 4 New Places    

 5.Drifting Apart 

 6.To Cornelis          

 7.Suspended Moon     

 8.Love Her                                     

 9.Starry Nights 

10Don´t lose that smile

11Three year old cowboy 

12Chinese Dinner (with a fortune coockie)                                                                                                   

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"Do You Remember ?" 

                This is a quartet album featuring the great Palle Danielsson on bass, the superlyrical Anders  Persson on piano and the swinging drums of Mr. Bengt Stark.

      Although Håkan Broström has three previous albums as leader on Dragon Records, it is 8 year since his last "Still   Dreaming" DRCD 297. That album featured a Swedish-American quintet. Now on this his latest CD he is once more leading  an all-Swedish quartet made up of some of the foremost jazz musicians in the country. Anders Persson is on  piano, Bengt Stark on drums and, not least, the internationally renowned Palle Danielsson on bass. Håkan Broström  himself is rightfully regarded as one of the most outstanding jazz musicians today on alto and soprano saxophone. He also continues to increase his reputation as a composer, having penned all the eleven compositions on this CD. From melodic, thoughtful ballads and tough blues to driving up-tempo contemporary be-bop, he shows a masterful approach to his material, with the inspired interaction of the other players in the quartet. Total playing time is over 63 minutes.

"A most welcome release by a much-respected and gifted jazz improviser and composer!"

  "Brostrom is one of the top sax men currently performing in and around Sweden. With a fresh sounding approach, it is evident that Brostrom was inspired by Coltrane's Giant Steps period. Utilizing complex chord structures, the quartet raises the bar on a thoroughly enjoyable set of bebop originals. Do You Remember? contains many memorable moments."

     Randy McElligott  eJazznews

           1. Song From the White River 

           2. Do You Remember.  

           3. Sandra                      

          4. Just Another Ballade 

           5. Quiet evening at home   

           6. Configuration        

           7. Thankfulness       

           8. For The Lost Ones

           9. Whispers From Yesterday

          10.A Warm Hand         

          11.Ghost Story             

                                         "Still dreaming"

 Three Year Old Cowboy

 Untold Tales

 Still Dreaming

 Carmilla                                     

  Relatives

 Wher were you?

 Forgotten Memories

Spring

The Wagtail  

Celestial Nights

Getting Closer

Possibilities

Pueritia

Dance of the leaves

Thw Wagtail II

Remberance