Die Harke und der Spaten - Sven-Åke Johansson

Sven-Åke Johansson : accordion, vocals

Axel Dörner : trumpet

Mats Gustafsson : saxophone

Per-Åke Holmlander : tuba, trombone

Sten Sandell : piano

Matthias Bauer : double bass

Raymond Strid : percussion

Die Harke und Der Spaten [The Rake and the Spade] is a musical stage play with 8 scenes, for one singer/speaker and a musical ensemble. The tools - the rake and the spade - are presented during the performance in differente positions, serving as the starting point for the scenes, recounting su the "Love life of garden tools. This composed-improvised piece is featured here in a version recorded in Malmö in 1998, with an incredible all-star cast of some of the most relevant improvisers on the scene today.