”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
Upcoming events:
Konsert på Bykrogen i Hjärup – 20 november 2024
Musikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul, tisdag 20 november 2024 kl. 14:00, på Bykrogen, Centrumstigen 4, 245 62 Hjärup (…) view eventMusikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul, tisdag 20 november 2024 kl. 14:00, på Bykrogen, Centrumstigen 4, 245 62 Hjärup
Konsert i Staffanstorp – 9 december 2024
Musikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul. Måndag 9 december kl. 14:00 på Trivselpunkten, Pilegården, Torget 7 245 31 Staffanstorp (…) view eventMusikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul. Måndag 9 december kl. 14:00 på Trivselpunkten, Pilegården, Torget 7 245 31 Staffanstorp
NEW Series: From the Studio and From the Record Shelves
Today’s Tune:
From the Record Shelves #327
A Bag O’ Blues
LP Retrieval FJ-129
Jack Pettis Orchestra was really something! It was drawn as a smaller unit out of Ben Bernie’s dance orchestra with the purpose of recording more hot numbers. The musicians were top class. Normally I prefer a session that includes this number when Benny Goodman and Jack Teagarden were present, but this version for Victor from July 1928 is faster and more wild. Don Murray is the clarinet player, and his solo is impressive with his control over the altissimo register, and his drive playing eight notes has not been surpassed.
There are two trumpet players, and I suppose that they take one solo each and that Don Bryan plays the first and Bill Moore the second. Eddie Lang’s guitar is important in the rhythm section, and violin is played by Nicky Gerfach. The player of the bassax, with inspiration from Adrian Rollini, is unknown.
Besides the good assembly of musicians, they also had the asset of saxophonist Jack Pettis’ and pianist Al Goering’s compositions and their arranging skills. Some of the leading 1920s bands recorded versions of their tunes, such as St. Louis Shuffle and Stockholm Stomp (Fletcher Henderson).
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