”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
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Ol’ Man River
Paul and His Gang
Inspirationen för ”Paul and his Gang” kom som så många gånger förr från skivhyllan. Det finns ett ställe på ungefär en halv decimeter där LP-skivornas ryggar är mest slitna under bokstaven B som i Bix Beiderbecke. För att komma in i stilen ordentligt spelade vi helt enkelt som på originalen från 1920-talet. Mestadels satt musiken i huvudet men ibland fick man transkribera. Jag hade turen att få med mig musiker som kunde kombinera bra notläsningsförmåga med god improvisations dito.
Paul and his gang spelar Ol’ Man River, inspelad på Malmö Musikhögskola, den 8 augusti 1991.
- Paul Bocciolone Strandberg – kornett, arr
- Dymitr Markiewicz – trombone
- Lars-Erik Ström – klarinett
- Jan Lundgren – piano
- Frans Sjöström – bassax
- Ragnar Tretow – trummor
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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
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Melodious jazz inspired by the irresistible sound and pulse of the 1920’s
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Tracklist:
| 1. | I’d Rather Be the Girl in Your Arms | 3:27 |
| 2. | See if I Care | 3:18 |
| 3. | Lots O’ Mama | 3:27 |
| 4. | Down South Blues | 4:28 |
| 5. | Just One More Kiss | 3:35 |
| 6. | Down on the Levee Blues | 3:25 |
| 7. | Get off My Money Blues | 2:30 |
| 8. | Way After One | 3:13 |
| 9. | The Flapper Wife | 3:14 |
| 10. | Irresistible Blues | 3:14 |
| 11. | I Must Be Dreaming | 4:10 |
| 12. | Look at the World and Smile | 3:29 |
| 13. | How Could I Be Blue | 2:57 |
| 14. | Hoosier Sweetheart | 2:55 |
| 15. | My Pillow and Me | 3:03 |
| 16. | Cover Me up with Sunshine | 3:20 |
| 17. | Far as I’m Concerned | 3:39 |
| 18. | Baby | 3:51 |
| 19. | River Stay Away from My Door | 3:56 |
| 20. | Auld Lang Syne | 2:13 |
| Total play time: 68:04 |
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
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“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
