(SACD-HYBRID) After 30 years as a record company, Opus 3 has decided it was time for an anniversary celebration! This takes the form of a SACD in which they have selected some of the "jewels" from their productions since the beginning in 1976! Among those included in this widely varied 19 tracks are: The outstanding blues singer and songwriter Eric Bibb whose recordings with Opus 3 have received the worldwide recognition he so richly deserves, the fantastic Blues Rock Slide guitarist Peder af Ugglas, the versatile Pop/Funk/Jazz guitarist (and Fender Rhodes keyboard artist), East (Bert Ostlund), and the young talented Jazz vocalist Maria Winther accompanied by the elite of Sweden's Jazz musicians. Also included is the renowned swing vibraphonist Lars Erstrand, pus another world class musician Hammond B3 organist Kjell Ohman. SACD Hybrid plays on regular CD players.
1. Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirits Down from: Eric Bibb, "Good Stuff"
2. Harvest Song from: Peder af Ugglas, "Autumn Shuffle"
3. Dreamsville from: Maria Winther, "Dreamsville"
4. Cliffhanger from: East, "Pathfinder"
5. Crazy Rythm from: Kjell Öhman "The Hammond Connection" feat. Arne Domnérus. as.
6. Sweet Georgie Fame from: Lars Erstrand, "Two Sides of Lars Erstrand"
7. ’Tain't Nobodys Bizeness if I Do from: Tomas Örnbergs "Blue Five" feat. Kenny Davern. cl.
8. Softly As In The Morning Sunrise from: Knud Jörgensen "Jazz Trio"
9. Out Of Nowhere from: Benny Waters "Live at the Pawnshop"
10. Buddy Burtons Jazz from: The Swedish Jazz Kings "It's Right Here For You"
11. Pathfinder from: East, "Pathfinder"
12. Sinister Footwear, 2nd movement from: Omnibus Wind Ensemble "Music by Frank Zappa
13. Junco Moreno from: Manolo Yglesias "Destino Flamenco"
14. When I feel the Sea Beneath my Soul from: Tiny Island
15. Larghetto in C minor (Domenico Cimarosa 1749-1801): Stockholm Guitar Quartet "Bach-Telemann"
16. Soon from: Mattias Wager and Anders Åstrand "Live at Vatnajökull"
17. Jul, jul, strålande jul (Christmas, Radiant Christmas): Erik Westberg Vocal Ensemble "A Star is Shining"
18. Air (Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750) from: Mattias Wager "OrganTreasures"
19. Aurora Borealis from: Global Percussion Network "Rauk"
