Magnus Carlson and The Moon Ray Quintet join forces for a new album of inspired vocal jazz versions of some of their favourite music. Carlson is known as the vocalist of Weeping Willows, and The Moon Ray Quintet features members of top Swedish jazz acts Oddjob, Goran Kajfeš Tropiques, La La Lars, etc. Together they form arrangements that capture the beauty of each song while bringing something fresh to the table. The Moon Ray Quintet was formed in 2009 around singer Magnus Carlson during a break from the band Weeping Willows which had been his musical habitat for over a decade. In the artistic vacuum he experienced then, he met jazz musician and producer Goran Kajfeš in a bar. The two gentlemen had crossed paths musically before although this moment resulted in ideas that would lead Magnus career in a whole New direction. Also, it give birth to a brand new band consisting of a number of highly sought-after jazz musicians. With Goran by his side, Magnus could challenge himself in a jazz setting that was more than the crooner type of songs that he already brilliantly mastered. As a matter of fact all the members of the band contributed to the sound that still makes the perfect blend of rootsy jazz with a twist, 60s soul and echoes of the great crooners.
1. Milk and Honey (Jackson C. Frank)
2. Who Knows (Marion Black)
3. Where Are We Now? (David Bowie)
4. Me and My Shadow (Al Jolson, Billy Rose, Dave Dreyer)
5. Black Night (Frank Sinatra Jr.)
6. Mystery of Love (Sufjan Stevens)
7. It’s Raining Today (Scott Walker)
8. Which Tai To (Jim Pepper)
