Gottorm Guttormsen Quartet – Soturnudi & Albufeira

Plastic Strip and Jazzagression Records are proud to present the exclusive re-release of the Guttorm Guttormsen Quartet two rare albums, Soturnudi (1975) and Albufeira (1979) on CD and a limited edition pressed vinyl (500 copies only). Both albums are highly sought after items amongst record collectors in Scandinavia and is regarded as the hidden gems of the Scandinavian 70s jazz scene, partly because of the killer tracks Ny Latin, Sol Fa and I ro og mak. Both albums is colored by an original home made aesthetic that disregarded allot of highbrow jazz traditions- you can hear spiritual jazz, Latin jazz, folk music inspiration- but most of all there is an Norwegian lyrical quality to it. Guttorm Guttormsen was born on the 28th of June 1950 into a musical family in the town of Mo I Rana, situated in the North of Norway. At an early age Guttormsen began playing flute, clarinet and saxophone and 19 years old, Guttormsen enrolled in His Majesty’s Guard Band in Oslo to serve his military service and got in contact with Oslos jazzscene. But the defining moment in his musical career came when he went to the little town of Skien. What was supposed to be a teaching stint, resulted in running a jazz club, founding his own quintet/big band and working as a musical director for the Theatre Ibsen up until this day.