Características
Born in Leningrad in 1948, jazz pianist Vladimir Shafranov began playing the piano and violin at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory at the tender age of four. In 1973, he moved to Israel and a few years later to Helsinki, where he became a Finnish citizen. In 1983, he moved to New York, where he played with many of the best jazz musicians, including Art Farmer, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, George Coleman, Ron Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Foster. He has lived on the Åland Islands since 1998 and tours Japan regularly. His recordings for Venus Records enjoy cult status, as does the summit meeting with American tenor saxophonist Harry Allen, recorded on July 3 and 4, 2016, at OAL Studio in Stockholm, Sweden – a “Nordic encounter” in a class of its own, with Shafranov's musical companions Hans Backenroth (bass) and Bengt Stark.
LP 1
Side A1. Dear Old Stockholm - 12. Left Alone3. Cry Me A River4. Close Enough For Love
Side B1. Just One More Chance2. Beautiful Love3. Round Midnight4. Besame Mucho
LP 2
Side C1. Just In Time2. Moon And Sand3. If You Never Come To Me
Side D1. So In Love2. What A Wonderful World3. You Must Believe In Spring4. Dear Old Stockholm - 2