”That jazz” is referring to a miracle in music that happened in the beginning of 1900s when people from a big variation of ethnical and cultural background inspired each other to play in a new fashion. Luckily all this coincided with the development of new inventions like the phonograph recordings, photography and film so that it became in part documented and still can be enjoyed today. In my early teens I happened to be exposed to ”that jazz” and it struck a string deep within me that has kept vibrating ever since.
Paul Bocciolone Strandberg
Next concert:
Konsert på Dammfrigården – 13 december 2023
Musikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul, onsdag 13 december 2023 kl. 14:00, på Dammfrigården, Malmö (…) view eventKonsert med Kiki och Paul, onsdag 13 december 2023 kl. 14:00, på Dammfrigården, Malmö
NEW Series: From the Record Shelves
Today’s Tune:
From the Record Shelves #97
Judy
Andex A 3008
A couple of years ago I spent some vacations in Los Angeles for the first time. My brother-in-law who is a film music composer invited us to stay at his house in Hollywood and to visit the famous, legendary film studios. But in between visits we, my daughter and I, found that it was a very good place to look for second hand records. So I brought some back to Sweden, where you also find records but not so many and probably not this one. I have great use for clarinet records as a source of inspiration so if I see one with just that instrument in the front I buy it.
Clarinet player Jerry Fuller, pianist Bob Florence and vibraphonist Gene Estes may not appear in the who’s who in jazz, and they may not be at the same level as Benny Goodman, Teddy Wilson and Lionel Hampton, but it doesn’t matter much when I put on their record at apéritif time and just enjoy their swing and the sincerity in their playing. It’s a record full of harmony and spirit, one that simply puts you in a good mood.
Fellow clarinet player Matty Matlock wrote the appreciative liner notes. The tune is by Hoagy Carmichael and like everything else on the LP they treat it gentle.
Radioprogram (Swedish):
Radio Swingtime 100 – 1 november 2002
MY PRETTY GIRL – Nu är vi framme vid det näst sista avsnittet i denna unika radioprogramserie. Vi gläds åt livaktig jazz från New Orleans med Oliver Naylor och Halfway House Orchestra, vi njuter av Fletcher Hendersons fina orkester med arrangemang av (…) lyssna på radioprogramlyssna på Radio Swingtime 100
Latest CD:
New Sensational CD with Narcisse Jazz Band
Melodious jazz inspired by the irresistible sound and pulse of the 1920’s. Buy at $10.00 (+shipping) (…) view the CDMore about Narcisse CD
New Paul and His Gang CD:
Paul and His Gang – new CD Live in USA and Canada
Paul and his Gang was founded in Malmoe, Sweden by Paul Bocciolone Strandberg in 1990. At the most prestigious jazz festival for “old style jazz” in Breda, Holland they won the first prize in 1992. Their genuine interpretations of early jazz created an interest also in the US where (…) view the CDMore about Paul and His Gang CD Live in USA and Canada
Also Available:
“Remembering” CD
I’m proud to present a new double-CD in co-operation with jazzarkivet. The production is a retrospective collection of recordings and presents two of my most successful bands, Scaniazz (CD 1) and The Absalon Orchestra (CD 2), covering the period from 1975 until 1988 (…) continue readingRemembering CD