Jan Johansson

 

I've played Jan Johansson a lot lately.  Johansson was a Swedish jazz pianist, born in 1931, killed in a car accident in 1968. 

Here is his version of the Swedish folk song “Visa från Utanmyra” (Song from Utanmyra) (the notes you see have been written by listening to the music!):

 

Fantastic music. 

So is Johansson’s version of the (probably) Swedish folk song “Klara stjärnor” (Bright Stars).  ”How tender and beautiful... What a gem...” is one of the comments to this video: