Artist: Johann Asmundsson
Title: So Low
Year Of Release: 2001
Label: Passion Jazz
Genre: Jazz-Funk / Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / MP3
Total Time: 55:26 min
Total Size: 378 MB / 148 MB
Tracklist:
01. So Low (5:01)
02. Round In Circles (4:14)
03. Touch My Soul (4:31)
04. When All Is Through (4:41)
05. To Do Or Not To Do (5:15)
06. Shake It Off (3:53)
07. Pleasure Point (4:42)
08. Was This A Dream? (4:48)
09. Chunk Stump (1:18)
10. Funky Feelin' (4:52)
11. Portugal Samba (4:45)
12. Serenity Waltz (5:15)
13. Got To Be Goin' (1:49)
"So Low" - Johann Asmundsson's first solo project So Low as the pun of the title clarified. Since their hit "Garden Party" Johann Asmundsson is an integral member of the famous group Mezzoforte like Fridrik Karlsson, who also plays with the group Shakatak since several years. So, it lay on the hand, to produce an album under the Passion Jazz label, the label of Beatifik and Fridrik Karlsson.
Touch My Soul is another confession to the Smooth Jazz with Sigurdur Flosason's perceptive solo on soprano sax.
When All Is Through is another chillout gem for friends of Fridrik Karlson's guitar music. An artist, who absolutely needs to be discovered by the huge US music market.
To Do Or Not To Do, a modification of Shakespeare's "to be or to be" adds a funky attitude to the album. Sigurdur Flosason and David Thor Jonsson brilliant on alto sax respectively solo synth.
Shake It Of shows Johann's plugged bass mastership. By the way Johann plays Neuser basses, but also loves the Sadowsky and the JA-Special. This time we can listen to Oskar Gudjonsson on tenor sax, a worthy addition as guest musician.
Pleasure Point is a slowtempo tune with an old-fashion beat. May be a little recuperation after so many uptempo pieces.
Was This A Dream is a slow tempo tune with a more dark atmosphere. Outstanding Eythor Gunnarsson 's synth solo and Johann's deep fretless bass solo.
Chunk Stump is a short slap bass interplay.
Some Latin flavor with Portugal Samba are magicing Gunnlaugur Briem (Drums/Percussion) and Eythor Gunnarsson (Congas), but the ulrtimative master-wizzard is undoubtly Johann with his slap and fretless bass. David Thor Jonsson adds some nice salsa runnings at piano.
After a samba a waltz? Why not: Serenity Waltz. A slowtempo melancholic tune perfectly set in scene by Eythor Gunnarsson on acoustic piano. His sensible piano touches are followed by Joel Palsson 's smooth tenor sax.
Phat final with Johann's slap bass. Halldor Gunnlaugur Hauksson plays the drums in Jinda's jinglebell style.
This album is not only for lovers of the bass a palatable appetizer.
