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Ben Webster (Part 3: 1955 – 1964)
Ben Webster (1909 – 1973) (Part 3: 1955 – 1964) was a fighter and became one of the greatest mainstream tenorsax players in the U. S. until he decided to try his luck in Europe… … Read entire article »
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Ben Webster Part 2 (1943 – 1954)
Ben Webster (1909 – 1973) (Part 2: 1943 – 1954) was not at all finished as a magnificent tenorsax player after leaving Duke Ellington in 1943 but continued on his own with great success although with some meagre years… … Read entire article »
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Ben Webster (Part 1: 1931 – 1943)
Ben Webster (1909 – 1973) was one of the greatest tenorsax players ever, rising slowly through the 1930s, then joined the Duke Ellington orchestra in late 1939, contributing to its renaissance and establishing himself as major tenorsax and jazz voice for the coming thirty years … … Read entire article »
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Jan Evensmo (1939-2024)
Jan Evensmo was the founder of Jazzarcheology.com, a guide to the treasures of Vintage Jazz. Unfortunately, Jan passed away the 4th of February 2024. We will on this page post greetings from all his jazz friends. Feel free to send your personal greeting to post@evensmo.no and we will publish it here. His death is mentioned in several jazz websites, including Jazz Lives (in English) and Salt Peanuts (in Norwegian). _______________ For ages, Jan was for me just a name in Jazz magazines, where it appeared that his name was revered as that of a reference person. When I had the opportunity to get to know his work better, I realized that this fame was more than deserved! Having been among his correspondents in recent years was an honor for me. I miss him already. Keep … Read entire article »
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JAN EVENSMO – JAZZ CV – The PERSONAL HISTORY of JAZZ SOLOGRAPHY and JAZZ ARCHEOLOGY Publications: History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone – Black Artists – Vol. 6: 1955 – 1959 (2008) (550 p.) – Vol. 5: 1950 – 1954 (2002) (473 p.) – Vol. 4: 1945 – 1949 (1999) (489 p.) – Vol. 3: 1940 – 1944 (1997) (259 p.) – Vol. 2: 1935 – 1939 (1997) (169 p.) – Vol. 1: 1917 – 1934 (1996) (139 p.) Published by Norsk Jazzarkiv (Norwegian Jazz Archives), partly supported by Norsk Faglitterær Forfatterforening (Norwegian Non-fiction Writers and Translators Association) Jazz Tenor Saxophone in Norway 1917 – 1959, with Johs Bergh (Norsk Jazzarkiv, 1996) ”History of Jazz Tenor Saxophone – Black artists – 1917 – 1959: Methods and Conclusions” (Conference on Nordic Jazz Research, Stockholm, 1991) ”Fra jazzdiskografi til jazzdokumentasjon – en utvikling mot … Read entire article »
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Your Guide to the Treasures of Vintage Jazz
Dear jazz friends all over the world, Jan Evensmo was the founder of Jazzarcheology.com, a guide to the treasures of Vintage Jazz. Unfortunately, our dear Jazz Archeologist passed away the 4th of February 2024.