Year: 2023

From the Record Shelves #6 - It’s the GirlFrom the Record Shelves #6 – It’s the Girl. This was my introduction to Boswell Sisters. Wonderful singing from this trio from New Orleans, but also lovely tunes and good accompaniment throughout. (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #5 - Makin’ FriendsFrom the Record Shelves #5 – Makin’ Friends. Ben Pollack Orchestra used when recording for ”dime store labels”. The music is what we call hot dance music, but here the arrangements are read and performed by (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #4 - AnythingFrom the Record Shelves #4 – Singing Pretty Songs. The RCA Vintage Series never let you down. Here is a lively performance with a good balance of arranged passages, loosely arranged dito and short inspired solos. (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #3 - AnythingFrom the Record Shelves #3 – Anything. This mood piece is played by a group under Phil Napoleon’s formal leadership. Filippo Napoli as was his birth name had success with his group Original Memphis Five and recorded plenty of music with this and under their different pseudonyms (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #2 - Dyin’ with the BluesFrom the Record Shelves #2 – Dyin’ with the Blues. Three players represents the hot trumpets recording in Chicago during the late 1920’s: Jabbo Smith, Punch Miller and the least well-known George Dixon who plays here (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #1 - Freshman’s HopFrom the Record Shelves #1 – Freshman’s Hop. Jack Pettis, what a band he had in the studio! He played alto and C-melody sax himself with a nice mellow sound and he was an important pioneer on the sax (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record ShelvesFrom the Record Shelves. Now I’m going to play a record every day and present a tune with a short comment. Early jazz, blues, modern jazz, operatic arias maybe and some bygone popular artist’s recordings. (…) read moreread more

Let the Good Times Roll #149 - New Orleans Stomp - Swedish French ConnectionLet the Good Times Roll #149 – New Orleans Stomp – Swedish French Connection. Här är en låt från vårt härliga jazztält under guldåret 1993. Vi hade en trio som vi kallade Swedish-French Connection med Frans Sjöström-banjo, Kiki Desplat (från Paris)-kornett och jag själv på sousafon (…) titta på videontitta på videon

Let the Good Times Roll #148 - Red Sails in the Sunset - Kvartett EttLet the Good Times Roll #148 – Red Sails in the Sunset – Kvartett Ett. Vid den här tiden på året brukande man samla sig inför spelningarna i Jazztältet under Malmöfestivalen. Det var ett härligt evenemang med spelning i stort sett varje dag med olika band. Ibland kunde man (…) titta på videontitta på videon

Let the Good Times Roll #144 - Sweet Like This - Original JazzmakersLet the Good Times Roll #144 – Sweet Like This – Original Jazzmakers. Nu är vi tillbaka på Mässinghornet, Kirseberg i Malmö för att lyssna på Original Jazz Makers. Året är 1991 och vi hade en skön stil med tidig jazz inspirerad av Clarence Williams och som här King Oliver. Den vackra melodin som gjordes känd genom en av Oliver’s (…) läs merläs mer

Let the Good Times Roll #146 - Sweet Substitute - Swedish French ConnectionLet the Good Times Roll #146 – Sweet Substitute – Swedish French Connection. Vår svensk-franska trio valde ett lugnt tempo i Jelly Roll Morton’s fina Sweet Substitute. Jazztältet kunde rymma många stämningslägen (…) titta på videontitta på videon

Let the Good Times Roll #145- Old Fashioned Love - Kvartett EttLet the Good Times Roll #145 – Old Fashioned Love – Kvartett Ett. Här underhåller vi i Jazztältet i början på 90-talet med Kvartett Ett. Låten har hängt med länge både i vår och andras repertoar. James P. Johnson skrev den, Clarence Williams med flera spelade in den och (…) titta på videontitta på videon