Tag: Teddy Wilson

From the Record Shelves #294 – On Treasure Island – Around 1970, Teddy Wilson performed solo in a bar only a stone’s throw away from where I lived here in Malmö, Sweden. I also heard him play with an all-star band in Spain a couple of years later. How his playing was (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #279 – I’ll Be Seing You – For many years, there was a favorite music program on Swedish radio called Smoke Rings. The man behind it was Leif Anderson, and he, even if he may have protested himself, could easily be called an icon (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #219 – China Boy – Today I enjoy the virtuosity of Benny Goodman and his small group members. Virtuosity must be combined with other things to get my attention in more than, say, twenty second. And here the combination is that (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #95 – Don’t Give Me Sympathy. According to Edmond Hall himself, this nice little song was one that they often sang and played at home when he was small, and it stems from the 1890s. Home was in Reserve, Louisiana but Edmond (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #54 – Once Upon a Time. 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