Tag: King Oliver

From the Record Shelves #67 – Too Bad. Here we have 18 numbers with George Olsen and his Music from the period of transition from acoustic to electrical recordings. Most of them are made prior to the orchestras big commercial hit “Who” (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #55 – Tears. This is a heavenly record, especially if you like saxophone and good arrangements. The key persons and masters in both departments are Don Redman and Benny Carter. Still I have chosen a number (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #12 – I’m Watching the Clock. It is volume three in a series and contain recordings that King Oliver’s orchestra did in New York. On the first side they are from 1928, then there is a gap until 1931 and by that time the band had lost their New Orleans connotations (…) read more and listenread more and listen

Let the Good Times Roll #12 – Hot News. Jazzföreningen Hot House bildades som sagt 1985 och dess medlemstidning hette Hot News. Till det andra numret skrev jag en artikel med anledning av att det var King Oliver-jubileum. (…) läs merläs mer

King Oliver – Framstående pionjär ur tiden (…) läs artikelnKing Oliver – Framstående pionjär ur tiden