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A MIDSUMMER ODYSSEY: THE MUSIC OF LARS GULLIN
A MIDSUMMER ODYSSEY : THE MUSIC OF LARS GULLIN
Building on the success of his 2021 solo debut Dio C’è (“wildly ambitious” — AllMusic ) and his co-led 2018 effort with pianist Jason Yeager All at Onceness , alto saxophonist Randal Despommier returns with A Midsummer Odyssey , a captivating duo session with guitarist extraordinaire Ben Monder . The central focus is the highly accessible yet always enigmatic music of Swedish baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928-1976). Alternately boppish, cool, bluesy, folkish and chamber-like, Gullin’s pieces afford the