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Mats Gustafsson (29 Oct 1964 - )

Male Person - Sweden Swedish free jazz saxophonist

Releases (20)

Official

Album

  1. Parrot Fish Eye 1995
  2. Impropositions 17 Dec 1997
  3. The Education of Lars Jerry 1999
  4. Windows: The Music of Steve Lacy 2000
  5. Solos for Contrabass Saxophone 2003
  6. Catapult 2005
  7. The Vilnius Implosion 2008
  8. Bengt 2012
  9. MG 50: Peace & Fire 31 Jan 2016 (as Mats Gustafsson & Friends)
  10. This is From the Mouth 23 Mar 2016
  11. Countdown 20 Jul 2020

Album - Live

  1. Hidros One 1999
  2. The Vilnius Explosion 01 Nov 2008
  3. Padova Solo 01 Apr 2020
  4. Archival Series 002 15 Sep 2022
  5. Hidros 9 Mirrors 15 Sep 2023

Other

  1. Discaholics 18 Mar 2018

Relationships (21)

Member Of

  1. Tarfala Trio (1992) original, baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone, reeds, soprano saxophone
  2. The Thing (Feb 2000) original, saxophone
  3. Fire! Orchestra original
  4. The Underflow original
  5. Backengrillen saxophone
  6. Slobber Pup saxophone
  7. Fake the Facts + 2
  8. The Too Much Too Soon Orchestra
  9. Diskaholics Anonymous Trio
  10. Original Silence
  11. The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet
  12. The End
  13. Anguish
  14. Barry Guy New Orchestra saxophone
  15. TR!O + 1
  16. AALY Trio
  17. Luft
  18. Sonore
  19. Fire!
  20. Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet baritone saxophone, tenor saxophone

Children

  1. Alva Melin (1992)

Recordings by (122)

  1. Parrot Fish Eye 3:41 (1995)
  2. I'll Give You This! 2:35 (1995)
  3. Knotted Canvas 1:59 (1995)
  4. Elbow Material 4:52 (1995)
  5. Where's the Air? 4:45 (1995)
  6. Where's What? 7:12 (1995)
  7. Tied Door 5:33 (1995)
  8. Shut Up! 2:14 (1995)
  9. Even the Rain 6:49 (1995)
  10. So What? 5:05 (1995)
  11. Dolphin Nap Music 2:23 (1995)
  12. Where's the End 2:35 (1995)
  13. Again (With a Lot of Guitar?) 6:50 (1995)
  14. Viska: Too Hands 4:26 (17 Dec 1997)
  15. Any Way Anyway 5:00 (17 Dec 1997)
  16. Out of Ets 3:07 (17 Dec 1997)
  17. Ouf of If 7:26 (17 Dec 1997)
  18. Long Titles - No Way! 4:10 (17 Dec 1997)
  19. Klabuster-M 4:43 (17 Dec 1997)
  20. Other Brothers 3:22 (17 Dec 1997)
  21. Just a Slice of Acoustic Car 2:41 (17 Dec 1997)
  22. In Side 2:44 (17 Dec 1997)
  23. Bevllohallat Hhu/Ö 13:39 (17 Dec 1997)
  24. Wake Up and Tell Us Again! (In Chicago) 3:10 (17 Dec 1997)
  25. Stones and Black Water 5:28 (17 Dec 1997)
  26. Plingaling 14:10 (17 Dec 1997)
  27. Intro, A, B 4:47 (1999)
  28. A, B, C 7:38 (1999)
  29. A, B, C, D, E 8:04 (1999)
  30. A, B, C, D, E, F, G 12:51 (1999)
  31. A, B, C, D, E, F 18:25 (1999)
  32. A, B, C, D, E, Coda 3:58 (1999)
  33. A Visit to Källom 8:51 (1999)
  34. Lars Gets a Lesson in Myckelgensjö 4:30 (1999)
  35. A Photo Is Made in Sundsvall 4:19 (1999)
  36. Disappointing Lack of Initial Support (In Kubbe) 6:19 (1999)
  37. Success in Drömme II 4:57 (1999)
  38. Message From Fatmomakke 4:28 (1999)
  39. Studies in Saxnäs 6:40 (1999)
  40. Lars Develops Arachnophobia in Amerika 5:31 (1999)
  41. Deadline 10:28 (2000)
  42. Prospectus 12:10 (2000)
  43. Windows 8:03 (2000)
  44. Louise 9:25 (2000)
  45. Retreat 4:45 (2000)
  46. Outline 3:33 (2000)
  47. No More Coffee for King Leif I 8:03 (27 May 2002)
  48. The Beginning 3:59 (2002)
  49. Kicki and Micke 3:44 (2003)
  50. Charlotte 2:51 (2003)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Xastock 8:04 Ricardo dal Farra, Mats Gustafsson (1994) tenor saxophone
  2. Going With You ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  3. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part One ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  4. Meeting Place ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  5. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Six ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  6. Fournier ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  7. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Seven ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  8. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Two ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  9. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Five ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  10. Soul Mates ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  11. Hear With You ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  12. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Three ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  13. Nickelsdorf Summit: Part Four ?:?? The Joel Futterman – ‘Kidd’ Jordan Quintet (03 Sep 1996) saxophone
  14. Bevllohallat Hhu/Ö 13:39 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone, Tonette
  15. Wake Up and Tell Us Again! (In Chicago) 3:10 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) flageolet
  16. Long Titles - No Way! 4:10 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) tenor saxophone
  17. Other Brothers 3:22 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone
  18. Viska: Too Hands 4:26 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone
  19. Stones and Black Water 5:28 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) soprano saxophone
  20. Klabuster-M 4:43 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) soprano saxophone
  21. Just a Slice of Acoustic Car 2:41 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone
  22. Ouf of If 7:26 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) flageolet, baritone saxophone
  23. Plingaling 14:10 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone
  24. In Side 2:44 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) baritone saxophone
  25. Any Way Anyway 5:00 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) tenor saxophone
  26. Out of Ets 3:07 Mats Gustafsson (17 Dec 1997) alto flute
  27. Ghosts / Spirits 11:56 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  28. Why I Don't Go Back 10:14 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  29. Structure À La Malle 13:34 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  30. Song for Che 9:00 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  31. Albumblatt Again 1:47 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  32. Unknown Title 8:27 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (1997) saxophone
  33. Hommage Á Lillen 6:24 AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark (1998) woodwind
  34. Foolish Infinity 26:44 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  35. Other Brothers 24:38 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  36. Why I Don't Go Back 13:40 AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark (1998) woodwind
  37. Stumble 11:52 AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark (1998) woodwind
  38. Umeå 11:28 AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark (1998) woodwind
  39. Makapoor 12:57 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  40. Divide by Zero 10:40 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  41. Immediate Music 13:51 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  42. Old Bottles, No Wine 9:24 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  43. Aziz 9:46 Peter Brötzmann Chicago Tentet (1998) reeds
  44. Song for Che 14:29 AALY Trio + Ken Vandermark (1998) woodwind
  45. Unit Character (for Jimmy Lyons) 9:00 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (10 Mar 1999) saxophone
  46. Alva Jo 12:24 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (10 Mar 1999) saxophone
  47. Ghosts (for Albert Ayler) 17:47 AALY Trio & Ken Vandermark (10 Mar 1999) saxophone

Recording Engineer For

  1. Letter 3 9:27 Sainkho Namtchylak (1993)
  2. Letter 4 6:31 Sainkho Namtchylak (1993)
  3. Letter 5 8:00 Sainkho Namtchylak (1993)

Credited as (94)

  1. Mats Gustafsson
  2. David Grubbs & Mats Gustafsson
  3. Jim O’Rourke & Mats Gustafsson
  4. Sonic Youth med Mats Gustafsson og Merzbow
  5. Zu & Mats Gustafsson
  6. Mats Gustafsson & Yoshimi
  7. Mats Gustafsson / Jim O’Rourke
  8. Mats Gustafsson / Paolo Angeli
  9. Akita / Gustafsson / O’Rourke
  10. Günter Christmann & Mats Gustafsson
  11. Mats Gustafsson & David Stackenäs
  12. Peter Brötzmann, Paal Nilssen-Love, Mats Gustafsson
  13. Colin Stetson & Mats Gustafsson
  14. Merzbow, Pándi & Gustaffson
  15. Kevin Drumm / Leif Elggren / Mats Gustafsson
  16. dieb13 / Mats Gustafsson / Martin Siewert
  17. DKV Trio with Mats Gustafsson / Massimo Pupillo / Paal Nilssen-Love
  18. My Cat Is an Alien / Mats Gustafsson
  19. Mats Gustafsson, Barry Guy
  20. Mats Gustafsson / Ingebrigt Håker Flaten / Paal Nilssen-Love
  21. Gregorio, Gustafsson, Nordeson
  22. Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Mats Gustafsson
  23. Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Thurston Moore & Balázs Pándi
  24. Mats Gustafsson & Thurston Moore
  25. Paal Nilssen-Love & Mats Gustafsson
  26. Chippendale - Gustafsson - Pupillo
  27. Jaap Blonk, Mats Gustafsson & Michael Zerang
  28. Merzbow, Gustafsson, Pándi
  29. Merzbow / Thurston Moore / Mats Gustafsson / Balázs Pándi
  30. Mats Gustafsson / Joachim Nordwall
  31. Mats Gustafsson & Didi Kern
  32. Mats Gustafsson & Friends
  33. Mats Gustafsson & Friends & Ddkern
  34. Klangforum Wien & Mats Gustafsson
  35. Mats Gustafsson & Ddkern
  36. Merzbow, Balázs Pándi, Mats Gustafsson & Thurston Moore
  37. Chaos Echœs with Mats Gustafsson
  38. Merzbow, Balázs Pándi, Mats Gustafsson, Thurston Moore
  39. Chris Corsano, Thurston Moore, Mats Gustafsson, Bill Nace
  40. Mats Gustafsson / Barry Guy / Paul Lovens
  41. Paal Nilssen-Love / Mats Gustafsson
  42. Evans / Fernández / Gustafsson
  43. Vandermark / Gustafsson
  44. Mats Gustafsson / Thurston Moore
  45. Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall
  46. Mats Gustafsson, Ken Vandermark, Ab Baars, Paal Nilssen-Love
  47. Fake The Facts - Martin Siewert, Dieb13, Mats Gustafsson / Birgit Ulher
  48. Martin Siewert, Dieb13, Mats Gustafsson
  49. Barry Guy, Mats Gustafsson & Raymond Strid
  50. Mats Gustafsson, Paal Nilssen-Love, Mesele Asmamaw
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Works (99)

Composed

  1. Viska: Too Hands (1992)
  2. Bevllohallat Hhu/Ö (1994)
  3. PLUGS (2000)
  4. Standing on a Rabbit (Without Noticing)
  5. Would I Whip (Without Noticing)
  6. Your Silhouette oEach (Without Noticing)
  7. At Least on Your Door (Without Noticing)
  8. Tonight. More. Much More. (Without Noticing)
  9. Molting Slowly (Without Noticing)
  10. I Mostly Stare (Without Noticing)
  11. Strayhorn
  12. Silver Slipper
  13. Triple Fox
  14. Hon Slutade Gäspa Trots Allt Som Skett
  15. There Is Shitloads of Red Meat Missing
  16. Mono
  17. Structure À La Malle
  18. Ode to Don
  19. The Art of Steve Roney - Smilin'
  20. In Side
  21. Any Way Anyway
  22. Out of Ets
  23. Ouf of If
  24. Long Titles - No Way!
  25. Other Brothers
  26. Just a Slice of Acoustic Car
  27. Wake Up and Tell Us Again! (In Chicago)
  28. Stones and Black Water
  29. I Went Down to Brother
  30. And We Went Home
  31. We Went Up With Mother
  32. He Locked the Door
  33. Bag It!
  34. Memory of a Specific Silence
  35. Catapult of Solitudes
  36. [untitled]
  37. [untitled]
  38. It Is. Remember
  39. Chance Illusions
  40. A Man Who Might Have Been Screaming
  41. And the Stories Will Flood Your Satisfaction (with Terror)
  42. He Wants to Sleep in a Dream (He Keeps in His Head)
  43. I Am Sucking for a Bruise
  44. Evil Knives. Lines.
  45. Deep Lines. Cuts.
  46. The Fear Too. Invisible.
  47. Like Razor Blades in the Dark.
  48. Like Me. Like You.
  49. Replaced by Shame – Only Two Left
  50. I
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Events (6)

Host At

  1. Fire! Orchestra at Fylkingen
  2. LISTEN UP! Zu
  3. LISTEN UP! Fire! & Guests

Main Performer At

  1. Mats Gustaffson's NU Ensemble at Fasching
  2. Dour 2018, day 3: La Caverne time

Guest Performer At

  1. LISTEN UP! Zu baritone saxophone

Links (17)

Official Homepages

  1. http://matsgus.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mats-gustafsson
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb140503117
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98033270
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no98033270
  5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/13523509X

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/118956

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/184421

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000386492

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/27269139

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1384168

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/76w5atatALEaxzKTmZbefS
  2. https://www.deezer.com/artist/333793

Bandcamp

  1. https://gustafsson1.bandcamp.com/
  2. https://matsgustafsson.bandcamp.com/

Interviews

  1. https://15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-mats-gustafsson/page-1/
  2. https://thevinylfactory.com/features/crate-diggers-interview-mats-gustafsson/