The Cactus Suite is the second release from the quintet Johan Berke Upstairs Five. Guitarist/composer Johan Berke maintains the same group of musicians but guest artist Jan Eriksson gets more space on Lap Steel & Pedal Steel this time around. The focus is still on strong compositions and group interplay. The longest composition of the CD, The Cactus Suite was commissioned by the Bergius Foundation for the tenth anniversery of the opening of The Edvard Anderson Greenhouse in Stockholm and was premiered there, june 7 2005. Featuring saxophone players Fredrik Nordström and Örjan Hultén. All compositions are by Johan Berke except Desert Night which is by Barry Cleveland and Johan Berke Johan Berke, electric and 12-string acoustic guitar Örjan Hultén, tenor and soprano saxophone Fredrik Nordström, tenor and alto saxophone Filip Augustson, bass Fredrik Rundqvist, drums featuring Jan Eriksson, lap steel, on tracks 4 & 7-10 and Barry Cleveland, soundscape on track 9

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Johan Berke: Short, but sweet no 6
Johan Berke: The Cactus Suite, part 2: Heat


Johan Berke is also available on
nosag CD 195 - Scener ur det förgångna
GASON Jazz CD 705 - Den tatuerade reportern
GASON Jazz CD 718 - Johan Berke Upstairs Five
GASON Jazz CD 2739 - Johan Berke Upstairs Five - EASTERN SCENE IN GREY MINOR (2CD)
GASON Jazz CD 747 - Johan Berke Upstairs Five - Nordic Scenes in Chromatic Blue

and GASON CD 726 - Bobīs Your Uncle
GASON CD 735 - Bobīs Your Uncle - Spilling Over

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CONTENTS:
1	Short, but sweet no 5	0:25
2	Two in one	8:11
3	Worm	2:34
4	’Round the corner	9:07
5	Loose ends	7:33
6	Short, but sweet no 6	0:43
	THE CACTUS SUITE
7	Part 1 Varieties	8:38
8	Part 2 Heat	4:20
9	Part 3 Desert Night	5:44
10	Part 4 In Bloom	6:21
		CD Total: 53ī58

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