February 2026 - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Record Shelves #362 – Flow Gently, Sweet Afton – The title comes from a poem by Robert Burns and Afton is the name of a Scottish river. (In Swedish it’s a word that means ”evening”). Musically, there is a lot that I like here, most of all the ensemble playing with Sidney De Paris’ strong lead (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #361 – Body and Soul – It says Benny Goodman Trio, but the drumming from presumably Gene Krupa is very discrete, so we can enjoy the Goodman clarinet and the piano from Teddy Wilson as a duo. Beautiful music! The tune is, as usual, played in D flat (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #360 – Miss Otis Regrets – I have much respect for the Danish traditional jazz. On the sleeve of this LP it says: ”Denmark became after England, for unknown reasons, the country where the trad jazz became best rooted. It didn’t become just Mickey Mouse music (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #359 – Tiger Rag – Jack Teagarden’s Orchestra in 1931. This was released for the first time on an LP many years later. I haven’t a clue why it was so because it contains good solos from both Jack on trombone and his brother Charlie on trumpet with their laid-back attitude. (…) read more and listenread more and listen