Swedish Jazz History Vol. 6

Cream of the crop, 1947–51

“Jazz archaeologists” Jan Bruér (full-time project leader) and Bengt Nyquist have reached the 6th volyme in the Swedish Jazz History. Volume 6 focuses on the years 1947 – 1951, a particularly eventful time when the established swing music was broadened with new styles: bebop, cool, Dixieland… Swedish jazz experiences an international breakthrough at the Paris jazz festival in 1949, many Swedish jazz records began to be released in the USA, and American jazz critics began to give rave reviews to the Swedish jazz soloists.

As usual the musical material comes from a variety of sources including both unusual and rare 78 r.p.m. records, radio programmes and privately-made recordings. Included are Swedish jazz classics as well as material which has never before been released by such famous names as Arne Domnérus, Rolf Ericson and Bengt hallberg. In addition, American musicians such as Stan Getz, Roy Eldridge and James Moody are represented.

We hear young stars on the rise, the dixieland movement, a handful of outstanding jazz accordionists as well as some provincial bands giving evidence to the fact that jazz was also to be reckoned with outside Stockholm.

One of the foremost young musicians of the period was Putte Wickman, both as a soloist in different constellations and as a leader of a sextet which played unusually advanced arrangements for its time.

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    • CD 1
      • 1.
        Estrads Elitork./Alice Babs: Undecided
        3'13
      • 2.
        G Nilson & Flickery Flies: Del av Julpotpurri
        1'05
      • 3.
        Jularbo J:rs trio: Down the hatch
        2'50
      • 4.
        Harry Arnold med ork.: Tallahassee
        3'01
      • 5.
        S Brehms sextett: a) How high the moon - b) The way...
        3'24
      • 6.
        Simon Brehms sextett: Emanon
        2'52
      • 7.
        Anders Burmans kvintett: I got rhythm
        3'51
      • 8.
        Thore Jederby sextett: All the things you are
        2'37
      • 9.
        Thore Jederbys kvartett: Rhythm in riff
        2'48
      • 10.
        Gösta Theselius ork.: Reactions
        3'27
      • 11.
        G Theselius ork./P Wickman: Yesterdays
        3'57
      • 12.
        Hasse Kahns kvintett: Mean to me
        2'19
      • 13.
        Gösta Törners ork.: Sweet Sue
        2'56
      • 14.
        Gösta Törners ork.: Jazz me blues
        2'59
      • 15.
        Hep Cats: Weary blues
        3'09
      • 16.
        Grav-Olle’s Storyville Four: Call of the freaks
        2'50
      • 17.
        Bunta’s Jazz Band: Jackass blues
        2'12
      • 18.
        O Sundh’d Dixielandband: Panama
        3'20
      • 19.
        Expressens Elitorork. 1949: All the things you are
        3'07
      • 20.
        Parisorkestern 1949: Idaho
        2'47
      • 21.
        Parisork. 1949/A Babs: Sugar
        2'39
      • 22.
        Reinhold Svenssons trio: Indiana
        3'36
      • 23.
        Carl-Henrik Norins ork.:  Diggin' in minor
        2'44
      • 24.
        A Domnéruns favourite four: Body and Soul
        3'10
      • 25.
        Seymour Österwalls ork.: Lonely moments
        3'03
    • CD 2
      • 1.
        P Wickman sextett: Blue skies
        3'07
      • 2.
        P Wickman sextett: Cherokee
        2'30
      • 3.
        P Wickmans sextett: All the things you are
        3'09
      • 4.
        P Wickmans sextett: All the things you are
        2'49
      • 5.
        Ch Normans quintet: Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues
        3'03
      • 6.
        W Wallén/T Wallén: Be-bop läres här
        2'53
      • 7.
        Th Swanerud sextett/B Johnson: How high the moon
        3'23
      • 8.
        Th Swaneruds trio: Almost bald
        2'33
      • 9.
        O Jacobssons Dixielandband: Dixie march
        2'57
      • 10.
        J Moody & his Swedish Crowns: Out of November
        2'55
      • 11.
        Lill-Arne Söderbergs kvintett: Be-bop accordeon
        2'52
      • 12.
        2'54
      • 13.
        Malte Johnsons ork.: Ice feeling
        2'50
      • 14.
        Bengt Hallberg trio: Lover man
        3'20
      • 15.
        Dubbelpianisterna R & G Svensson: Love
        2'27
      • 16.
        Olson Brothers: Tiger boogie
        2'29
      • 17.
        S Christensens kvartett: How high the moon
        2'17
      • 18.
        B Borg/Flickery Flies/Seymours ork.: Wilhelmina
        3'02
      • 19.
        Jamsession på Karlaplan: Body and soul
        4'47
      • 20.
        Jamsession på Karlaplan: Perdido
        4'45
      • 21.
        Delta Rhythm Boys/Metr. All Stars: Domaredansen
        2'54
      • 22.
        A Domnérus/R Ericson quintet: Out of nowhere
        3'34
      • 23.
        Th Ehrlings ork/R Blomquist: I surrender dear
        4'43
      • 24.
        Th Ehrling ork/Lars Gullin: Godchild
        3'13
    • CD 3
      • 1.
        A Domnérus ork.: Barit
        2'53
      • 2.
        Roy Eldrigde sextet: The heat’s on
        3'00
      • 3.
        Sven Greys gitarrtrio: How high the moon
        2'19
      • 4.
        Sven Greys gitarrtrio: Laura
        3'19
      • 5.
        Erik Franks sextett: Tiger rag
        3'09
      • 6.
        Reportage från Gazell Club: O Björklund/Black Bottom Stompers
        7'21
      • 7.
        G Hoffstens ork.: Cupol boogie
        2'55
      • 8.
        Stan Genz quartet: Ack Värmeland du sköna
        2'48
      • 9.
        A Domnérus med stråkork.: The man I love
        3'10
      • 10.
        C-H Norins kvarett: Remember when
        2'53
      • 11.
        Leonard Feather intervjuas av Olle Helander
        2'52
      • 12.
        L Feather’s Swinging Swedes: Swedish butterfly
        2'35
      • 13.
        L Feath. Swing. Swed.: The Swedish music this side of heaven
        2'59
      • 14.
        Paramountorkestern: Tesselation
        2'43
      • 15.
        Simon Brehms ork.: Bei mir bist du schön
        2'41
      • 16.
        S Hedenbratt/K Fagerlunds trio: What is this thing called love
        2'12
      • 17.
        P Wickmans specialorkester: First walk
        3'21
      • 18.
        Johan Adolfssons sextett: Smiles
        3'07
      • 19.
        R Svensson quintet: Beat the clock
        2'24
      • 20.
        K Fagerlunds kvintett: Attribuion
        3'01
      • 21.
        Ulf Lindes kvartett: Three without a key 1–3
        7'40
      • 22.
        Jazzkrititkerorkestern 1951: Cream of the crop
        5'52
  • Total playtime 227'20
Compact Disc // CAP 22041 // Svensk Jazzhistoria // Jazz // Releasedate: 1 January, 1999