Matz Nilsson
Matz (bass) var en av medlemmarna i The Spotnicks när de 1973 blev ett sexmannaband (tre gitarrer, keyboard, bas och trummor) och han stannade till året därpå.
Han valde att istället satsa på sin karriär som jazzmusiker och bildade gruppen Hawk On Flight men spelar även i många andra sammanhang.
Matz (bass) was one of the members of The Spotnicks when they became a six-man band in 1973 (three guitars, keyboards, bass and drums) and he stayed until the following year.
He chose instead to go on with his career as a jazz musician and formed the group Hawk On Flight but also plays in many other occations.
1979 LP: Nordisc NORLP 323 (Sweden) — IN TIME FOR HAWK ON FLIGHT – HAWK ON FLIGHT
A1 Beyond The Rocks
A2 MD 4
A3 Jag Tänker
A4 Fat Freddy’s Cat (And The Disco Rat)
B1 Landscapes
B2 Hawk On Flight
B3 In Time
Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson on bass
1980 LP: Amar Records AMAR 22 (Denmark) — HAWK ON FLIGHT
A1 High As A Kite
A2 Comme Ci Comme Ca
A3 Alive Again
A4 Journey In E
B1 Brothers
B2 Intermezzo
B3 Voices
Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson on bass
1980 LP: Dragon DRLP 23 (Sweden) — Chris & Gilbert Holmström – Garden Talk
Matz Nilsson (bass)
Recorded at Tal & Ton Studios
Technican: Peter Wiberg
1984 LP: Four Clover Records FLC 5077 (Sweden) — BLUE EYED – HAWK ON FLIGHT
A1 Quasimodo
A2 Wings Of Freedom
A3 Bus Stop
B1 Senorita Favorita
B2 Baba
B3 Miss Oidipus
Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson on bass
1985 LP: Four Clover Records FLC 5092 (Sweden) — TALK OF THE TOWN – MATZ NILSSON & HAWK ON FLIGHT
A1 Gospel
A2 Double-fault
A3 Light And Shade
A4 Dreamy Boys
A5 Dancing Children
B1 Happy Face
B2 Do Be Do Be
B3 Choral
B4 Invocation
Matz Nilsson & Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson on bass and co-producer
1989 LP: Public Road Records PR 489 (Sweden) — BERMUDA TRIANGLE – MATZ NILSSON’S HAWK ON FLIGHT
A1 Bermuda Triangle
A2 To Be Or Not To Bop
A3 Money Talks
A4 Togetherness
A5 Don’t Give Up
B1 Tough Guys Don’t Dance
B2 Snowfall
B3 Big Deal
B4 Long Time No See
B5 Moonroom
Matz Nilsson’s Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson on bass and composer (all tracks)
1990 CD: Heads Up International – OXCD 3010 (USA) — Matz Nilsson & Hawk On Flight – Moonroom
1. Bermuda Triangle
2. To Be Or Not To Bop
3. Togetherness
4. Money Talks
5. Don’t Give Up
6. Tough Guys Don’t Dance
7. Snowfall
8. Big Deal
9. Long Time No See
10. Moonroom
11. Town Talk
Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson (bass)
1991 CD: Public Road Records PRCD 191 (Sweden) — Matz Nilsson & Hawk On Flight – Wind From The Sea
1. Wheel Of 4-Tune(s)
2. Go-Go For It
3. The Happy Banana
4. Last Night
5. While The City Sleeps
6. Wind From The Sea
7. Who Looks Stupid Now!
8. Did Yo’ Mama Teach Ya’ That?
9. What’s Wrong With A Kiss?
10. Ten Cents A Dance
Hawk On Flight
Matz Nilsson (bass)
19954 CD: Imogena Records – IGCD 041 (Sweden) — Matz Nilsson, Hawk On Flight - Fly Free Faster
1. Fly Free Faster
2. Top It Off
3. Coffee In Bed
4. You Make Me Smile
5. Time Limit
6. Men At Work
7. Sleeping In The Doghouse
8. Night In Paris
9. Sneaking Out The Backdoor
10. The Forgotten Maracas Blues
Hawk On Flight
Bass – Matz Nilsson
1999 CD: Liphone Records LICD 3197 (Sweden) — REFLEXIONER – BOSSE BERGHULT, SVEN-ERIC DAHLBERG, MATZ NILSSON
1 Människor Jag Aldrig Kände
2 Solens Stråle
3 Blixtrande Stjärnebloss
4 Meditation
5 Reflexionsvisa Kring Inmundigandet Av Kaffe I Ovant Sällskap
6 Slåss För Idealen
7 En Brygga
8 Ena Stunden Lever Vi
9 Ödleparaden
10 Öppna Inte För Tomten
11 Ska Jag Resa Till Kina?
12 Grottornas Land
13 Vemod
14 Jorden Sig Vänder
15 Valsis
16 Maybe I Love You
17 God Natt
Bosse Berghult, Sven-Eric Dahlberg, Matz Nilsson
Matz Nilsson on bass
2016 CD: Dicentia (Sweden) — EN GÅNG TILL – BO MANIETTE
1 Allergi-Gråt (Du Såg Mig Gråta Vid Kapellet)
2 En Tunna Med Guld
3 Sommar Hela Året
4 Skratta Pajazzo
5 Valsadejö
6 Hommage Till En Äldre Man
7 Vattenland (Hommage Till Alf Hambe)
8 Serenad Vid Hennes Fönster (Hommage Till Birger Sjöberg)
9 Hör Min Ton (Hommage Till Cornelis Vreeswijk)
10 Annorlunda I San Augustin (Hommage Till Evert Taube)
11 Gungand Hav (Hommage Till C-M Bellman)
12 Ridån Går Alltid Ner (Hommage Till Karl-Gerhard)
13 Povel Ramel (Hommage Till Högst Densamme)
14 Är Det Det Vi Har Barnen Till För
15 Nu Marianne
16 Den Blågula Drömmen
17 Kära Gamla Toner
Bo Maniette
Matz Nilsson on bass
Jocke Starander (son of Bob Lander) engineer
2018 CD: Nilento Records – NLEN 1801 (Sweden) — Ronny Johansson, Rolf Jardemark, Matz Nilsson, Michael Andersson – Manhattan
1. Ginza
2. Côte d’Azur
3. Gratitude
4. Copenhagen Blues
5. Berlin
6. Manhattan
7. Wonderland
8. Kind Of Blues
9. In Blue
Matz Nilsson (bass)