Swedish Jazz History Vol. 3

Rhythm & Swing, 1937–39

The third volume in the Swedish Jazz History series portrays the late 1930s, a time when “swing” was the keyword, by presenting some of the most essential recordings of early Swedish swing music.

Featured are, among others: Charles Redland, Nisse Lind, Arne Hülphers, Håkan von Eichenwald, Thore Ehrling, Thore Ehrling, Sam Samson, Åke Fagerlund, Svenska Hotkvintetten, Thore Jederby’s group Sonora Swing Swingers, the up-and-coming singer Alice Babs, and a couple of provincial orchestras. The mulit-instrumentalist Charles Redland, one of the most prominent musicians of the time, is featured in an in depth interview in the booklet.

Swedish Jazz History is a quite unique record series that in 10 volumes presents a comprehensive anthology of Swedish jazz music under the period from 1899 to 1970. The series is produced by the “jazz archaeologists” Jan Bruér and Bengt Nyquist, who compiled the music, did the background research, and composed the liner notes  presenting in depth interviews with some of the musicians that were active during the period. The musical material comes from a variety of sources; from both published and previously unpublished recordings, radio programmes and private recordings. The series is produced with research contributions from the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation and production subsidy from the Swedish Council for Cultural Affairs.

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    • CD 1
      • 1.
        Folke Eriksberg, gitarrsolo: St. Louis blues
        2'44
      • 2.
        Swing Swingers: Swinging around
        3'03
      • 3.
        Swing Swingers: Honeysuckle rose
        2'54
      • 4.
        Bosse Rosendahl: One, two, button your shoe
        2'32
      • 5.
        Sune Lundwalls dansork.: I ain´t got nobody
        2'24
      • 6.
        C Redland med Swingband: Sax-cobble
        3'06
      • 7.
        Nisse Linds Hot-Kvartett: Jubilee stomp
        2'42
      • 8.
        S Stiberg & T Swanerud: Shine
        2'22
      • 9.
        Bob Larnys ork.: I´m a ding dong daddy
        2'16
      • 10.
        Sonora Swing Swingers: Jammin´
        2'27
      • 11.
        Son. Sw. Swingers/S Arefeldt: There´s frost on the moon
        2'54
      • .
        Åke Fagerlunds ork.: St. Louis blues
        3'10
      • 13.
        Åke Fagerlunds ork.: Cocktail-Swing
        2'33
      • 14.
        Sven Janthe spelar en egen komposition
        2'02
      • 15.
        P Edberg & E Frank, dragspel: Whispering
        2'33
      • 16.
        Charles Redlands Swingband: Snöfall
        3'10
      • 17.
        Whispering Band: Rhythm is our business
        2'09
      • 18.
        Lulle Ellbojs ork.: Nagasaki
        3'12
      • 19.
        Radiotjänsts dansork.: The maid´s night off
        1'57
      • 20.
        Arner Hülphers ork.: Hülpers stomp
        2'32
      • 21.
        Arne Hülphers ork.: Im Nordexpress!
        2'55
      • 22.
        Sven Arefeldt: I can´t believe that you´re in love with me
        3'12
      • 23.
        Sonora Swing Swingers: Royal Garden blues
        2'59
      • 24.
        Håkan v Eichwalds ork.: Whispering
        2'49
      • 25.
        Håka v Eichwalds ork: Corrine Corrina
        3'09
      • 26.
        Håkan v Eichwalds ork: Limehouse blues
        2'39
      • 27.
        Håkan v Eichwalds ork.: Lambeth walk
        2'56
    • CD 2
      • 1.
        Dansorkester: Swing mamma, swing pappa
        3'03
      • 2.
        Nisse Linds Hot-Trio: That´s a plenty
        2'25
      • 3.
        Sonora Swing Swingers: Alexander´s ragtime band
        3'11
      • 4.
        Thore Ehrling: Twenty-four hours a day
        2'45
      • 5.
        Thore Ehrlings ork.: The flat foot floogie
        2'14
      • 6.
        Thore Ehrlings ork.: Royal strut
        2'23
      • 7.
        Charles Redland: Ferdinand - Ferdinand
        2'43
      • 8.
        Sten Axelsons ork.: Slå dej lös och ta´semester
        2'44
      • 9.
        Dansorkester: En swing i det gröna
        3'02
      • 10.
        Dansorkester: Ska jag, ska jag?
        2'42
      • 11.
        Dansorkester: Jeepers creepers
        2'32
      • 12.
        Rialtoorkestern: Broadway Rose
        2'28
      • 13.
        Staffan Lintons kvartett: Honeysuckle rose
        2'29
      • 14.
        Åke Fagerlunds ork.: Corrine Corrina
        2'28
      • 15.
        Sam Samsons ork.: Swing in the spring
        3'15
      • 16.
        Sam Samsons ork.: Mood indigo
        3'07
      • 17.
        Sam Samsons ork.: Lost in meditation
        3'17
      • 18.
        Sam Samsons ork./Folke Erbo: Rytm och swing
        3'25
      • 19.
        Svenska Hotkvintetten: One o´clock jump
        3'00
      • 20.
        Svenska Hotkvintetten: A bit of swing
        2'51
      • 21.
        Union-Ork./Alice Babs: Jag har en liten radiola
        2'42
      • 22.
        Nisse Lind/Alice Babs: Some of these days
        3'04
      • 23.
        A Johansson, solopiano: I surrender dear
        2'56
      • 24.
        Arne Hülphers ork.: Swingin´in the promised land
        2'40
      • 25.
        Arne Hülphers ork.: Baltimore
        3'10
      • 26.
        Arne Hülphers ork.: Out the window
        3'06
  • Total playtime 149'14
Compact Disc // CAP 22039 // Svensk Jazzhistoria // Jazz // Releasedate: 1 January, 1996