”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:
Föreningen Hot House – fredag 25 oktober
Konsert med Paul’s New Orleans Gang, featuring Angela Strandberg. Fredag 25 oktober 2024 på Restauramg Wega. Medverkande: Angela Strandberg (kornett, sång, washboard), Kiki Desplat (kornett, sång, piano), Paul Bocciolone Strandberg (kornett, klarinett, sång), Göran Holmberg (banjo), Christer Andersson (tuba) (…) view eventKonsert den 25 oktober 2024
Konsert i Helsingborg – söndag 27 oktober
Konsert med Paul’s New Orleans Gang, featuring Angela Strandberg. Söndag 27 oktober 2024 på Helsingborgs Stadsteater. Medverkande: Angela Strandberg (kornett, sång, washboard), Kiki Desplat (kornett, sång, piano, ), Paul Bocciolone Strandberg (kornett, klarinett, sång), Göran Holmberg (banjo), Christer Andersson (tuba) (…) view eventKonsert den 25 oktober 2024
Konsert i S:t Andreas kyrka – 31 oktober 2024
Musikunderhållning med Kiki & Paul, torsdag 31 oktober 2024 kl. 14:00, i S:t Andreas kyrka, Fridhemstorget, Malmö, (…) view eventKonsert Kiki och Paul torsdag 31 oktober 2024 på S:t Andreas kyrka
NEW Series: From the Studio and From the Record Shelves
Today’s Tune:
From the Record Shelves #318
Dardanella
78rpm His Master’s Voice B 8931
Coinciding with WW1, let’s say between 1915 and 1920, oriental types of songs were popular, and this is one of them, published by Fred Fisher in 1919. He also wrote the lyrics, but they are seldom used.
When Paul Whiteman took it up about ten years later, he assigned it to Bill Challis to do the arrangement, and it was recorded in February 1928 and also used in live performances and in broadcasts always with a full cornet chorus by Bix Beiderbecke.
Frankie Trumbauer is heard playing his smooth saxophone in the verse, and then entering in a break comes Bix, well supported by Steve Brown’s bass playing. Everything is there—the attack, the inventiveness, the beautiful sound, and the swing.
Trumbauer is given a few more bars before the end. It’s one of Whiteman’s best records, in my opinion.
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