I heard the first Jan Schaffer album probably in 1975 in the small little southern Illinois town of Carbondale. Played it for all my guitar buddies. We were listening to Beck, Clapton, Page, John McGlaughlin, Tommy Bolin, the Allman Brothers, but Jan really stuck out. Love this stuff.
So great to see Janne Schaffer from this period. I've been a fan of his Katharsis album since the late 70s and think he is still the best guitrist out there - this video just proves it all the more.
Fantastiskt, grymt band och stor influens, jag fattar nu var mitt totala fria tonspråk som varken jazz eller pop/rock inriktingarna gillar 😂 Jag har blivit kallad lurendrejare och musikalisk vilde 😂 Och jag är rätt säker på att det kommer härifrån, tusen tack för det ❤❤❤ jag är sååå tacksam 🙏🙏🙏
This has all the great things I love on his solo debut album, Katharsis. One of my favorite guitar players. Katharsis is still one of my top ten all time favorite albums.
To be a little picky here Katharsis wasn't his first album as a solo artist. On the other hand it was his first album on the CBS label. The CEO of CBS Denmark heard Katharsis and loved it. He passed it on to the CEO of CBS UK whom also loved it! Then he passed it on to the CEO of CBS America. That led to Janne got to play at the Montreaux Jazz Festival along with some of finest jazz/fusion cats from America. Due to the Katharsis album he got to record in Hollywood with the Porcaro family of Toto!
Impresionante banda de fusión para mí humilde opinión entre los dioses más influyentes impresionante instrumentación y creatividad difícilmente superable genialidad delas bandas mejores en jazz rock un 10 majestad
The fact is that population wise, Sweden is rather a small country and even smaller in those days. Abba could afford any guitar player they wanted and they wanted the best. Janne was one of very few Swedish top-players in those days and was already a seasoned session guitarist at the time Abba called for him. I would guess he was happy with the wages too but who can blame him..
@ValentinMuzikov Well that might have been it, but why Janne always have left me with both awe and hope in my eyes is because of the many things he does. He has been composing and playing all sorts of music. Electric Banana Band, Abba, Björn J:son Lind, and this. Check out all the different projects he has been on, I am sure he did it because of one thing: For the joy of creating, because this guy is not a guitarist: He is a musician!
Ett av mina stora ögonblick i livet var i Mariehamn 1987, när jag som 19-åring öppnade en läsk åt Janne Schaffer, det kan man leva på ännu.
I heard the first Jan Schaffer album probably in 1975 in the small little southern Illinois town of Carbondale. Played it for all my guitar buddies. We were listening to Beck, Clapton, Page, John McGlaughlin, Tommy Bolin, the Allman Brothers, but Jan really stuck out. Love this stuff.
Här får man inspiration. Fantastiskt! 70-talet kom tillbaka 👍👍👍
This is very cool, Mr. Schaffer! Ola Brunkert - he's great! May God be merciful to his Soul...
He he...fantastic! Listened to Janne live with band at Mosebacke in the 70's Great energy - this is timeless stuff!
So great to see Janne Schaffer from this period. I've been a fan of his Katharsis album since the late 70s and think he is still the best guitrist out there - this video just proves it all the more.
This is fantastic !!! Goes straight in the stomach, worldclass Jazz Rock !!
Excellent! The music in the seventies was really good!
🎸 Grymt riktigt inponerande bra fingerteknik. Världsklass helt klart.
Hello Jan! Good Stuff! There's more dirt and more rock'n roll in your style than all the other fusion players of the seventies. I like it!
Brilliant!!! Extremely good!!!!!
Best member in ABBA.
Fantastiskt, grymt band och stor influens, jag fattar nu var mitt totala fria tonspråk som varken jazz eller pop/rock inriktingarna gillar 😂 Jag har blivit kallad lurendrejare och musikalisk vilde 😂 Och jag är rätt säker på att det kommer härifrån, tusen tack för det ❤❤❤ jag är sååå tacksam 🙏🙏🙏
Nice to hear Ola and jan at work here Ola was a genuis for ABBA will sadly missed by all ABBA fans and others as well.
Love This ? Brilliant
åååå vad det här låter skönt! lite som den svenska Mahavishnu
Wow this dude wails. I saw a record of his listed on an album insert, that I just found buried. So I decided to check it out. Amazing.
This has all the great things I love on his solo debut album, Katharsis. One of my favorite guitar players. Katharsis is still one of my top ten all time favorite albums.
To be a little picky here Katharsis wasn't his first album as a solo artist. On the other hand it was his first album on the CBS label. The CEO of CBS Denmark heard Katharsis and loved it. He passed it on to the CEO of CBS UK whom also loved it! Then he passed it on to the CEO of CBS America. That led to Janne got to play at the Montreaux Jazz Festival along with some of finest jazz/fusion cats from America. Due to the Katharsis album he got to record in Hollywood with the Porcaro family of Toto!
Så jädrans grymmt, janne!
What... why wasn't I informed about this sooner!!!! I'm shook..Thanks for this post! Peace.
Top!!!!!!!-Habe ihn Live bei ABBA-The Show gesehen.-Das Gittaren Solo von Eagle!!!-Grandios schön!!!!!!!Thanks Janne!(Standing Ovation)
Ola Brunkert!!!!
That was sweet!
Jag tycker det här också...och mycket!!! jättebra bandet och sound också
This is damn good/så jäkla bra !!!
Very nice video. Katharsis turned me on to Janne. Great album.
🙂 🎸 Sanslöst bra. Riktig fingerteknik.
Bra jam
Impresionante banda de fusión para mí humilde opinión entre los dioses más influyentes impresionante instrumentación y creatividad difícilmente superable genialidad delas bandas mejores en jazz rock un 10 majestad
On the right are some sugestions. I don't realize what has in common Janne Shaffer and ABBA. Somebody beats the plains!
vilket driv!!
så fett !!!
Katharsis was my first, but "Andra LP" is my all-time favourite!! Very nordic-sounding. Is there any video of Dr. Abraham or Underhuggaren?
Wow. I have actually seldom heard him play stuff like what he does from 2:53.
The two first albums are full of it
Dig it!
Was he to good to play with abba my god must have needed the money 💰
Sjukt bra band. Och Schaffer är helt sagolik. 70-talet när det är som bäst.
Håller med!
GREAT! What a "lost gem" this is! Wonder how they decidet to play in ABBA after all this? Perhaps because of "kronor" ;-)
The fact is that population wise, Sweden is rather a small country and even smaller in those days. Abba could afford any guitar player they wanted and they wanted the best. Janne was one of very few Swedish top-players in those days and was already a seasoned session guitarist at the time Abba called for him. I would guess he was happy with the wages too but who can blame him..
Does anyone have tabs for this? XD
@MagnusLindblOOm
Jag skulle lagt min röst på 60-talet.
Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Jethro, Sabbath, you name it.
"Money" is NOT a bad choice !!!
@ValentinMuzikov Well that might have been it, but why Janne always have left me with both awe and hope in my eyes is because of the many things he does. He has been composing and playing all sorts of music. Electric Banana Band, Abba, Björn J:son Lind, and this. Check out all the different projects he has been on, I am sure he did it because of one thing: For the joy of creating, because this guy is not a guitarist: He is a musician!
Janne i all ära men ola!!! ( o ja lirrar ändå gitarr!)
istrumments all the way...
Never was that impressed with Schaffer I think Satriani is better, cooler...
This is awful. The stuff he did for ABBA was far more interesting
Hilarious
You're awfu