Many musicians look back upon their first recordings with very mixed emotions. The recordings were a prerequisite for development and progress and might show a kind of youthful exuberant vitality, but spending a few years cultivating the voice and clarifying the identity would probably have eliminated the inevitable elements of embarrassment from the mix of emotions. In these peculiar times, you can easily get the impression that the fame and recognition ship is mercilessly sailing away from you, if you havent made your distinct mark before your 21st birthday. Very few musicians possess the patience and awareness required to make the arrival as band leader an exciting statement of true artistic maturity. Svante Söderqvist do belong to this exclusive group of musicians.