ARNE DOMNERUS: ANTIPHONE BLUES

Performer: Arne Domnérus, saxophone; Gustav Sjokvist, organ
Author: Arne Domnerus
Number of discs: 1
Label: Audionautes
Media: LP
Genre: Jazz
Year: 2022

The greatest saxophone and organ recording of all time
Remastered from the original tapes by Proprius
Pressed at Pallas, Germany

Antiphone Blues is a record that needs no introduction. As an album that has been an absolute bestseller since its first release in 1975, this Proprius record deserves a special place in the collections of both music lovers and audiophiles around the world for its innovative program and extraordinary sound quality. Unanimously considered the best saxophone recording for decades, this unmissable album features Arne Domnerus – a true living legend – at the height of his virtuoso mastery. According to all experts, Antiphone Blues is by far the best saxophone and organ album ever, both in terms of interpretation and sound quality. Those who listen to it for the first time will have the opportunity to discover a new musical idiom, completely different from those they already knew. Fabio Camorani of Audionautes Recordings has accepted the demanding challenge of reproducing the sound image and the extraordinary atmosphere of the original edition as faithfully as possible, comparing dozens of acetates and test pressings, until obtaining a result bordering on absolute perfection. About this title, Camorani stated: «This remastering is the result of the collective work of a great team, which has been able to bring to this project the experience and passion for musical reproduction, a fact for which I would like to sincerely thank all the members. Someone pointed out to me that producing records in this way is equivalent to commercial suicide. However, since I believe that my personal satisfaction cannot be evaluated in economic terms, the only thing I feel like saying is that thanks to this reissue I have rediscovered once again the pleasure of listening to Antiphone Blues, something I have not done for a long time now. For this reason, I believe that this record is a very welcome gift both for me and for all those who love great music and audiophile-level sound quality».
«Another legendary classic title from the Proprius catalog, Antiphone Blues features an extremely unusual ensemble such as that formed by a saxophone and a pipe organ, with results that are nothing short of surprising. Arne Domnerus’ sax is rendered with an extremely realistic sound image that has to be heard to be believed, and is never overshadowed by Gustaf Sjokvist’s masterful playing of the organ of the Swedish church of Spanga. The program is decidedly eclectic, ranging from Arne Domnerus’ improvisations, to traditional Swedish hymns and touching African-American spirituals, to which are added – for good measure – some paraphrases of classical works by Robert Schumann and Antonio Vivaldi. There is a sublime spiritual atmosphere on this disc, which is perfectly in line with the interpretations of the two soloists, at once spiritual and full of spirit» (Positive Feedback).

Arne Domnerus, sassofono
Gustaf Sjokvist, organo

Lato A
Almighty God
Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen
Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Antiphone Blues
Jag Vet Dn Dejlig Rosa
Traumerei

 
Lato B
Come Sunday
Heaven
Entonigt Klingar Den Lilla Klockan
Den Signade Dag
Largo