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Cecil Aagaard
Cecil Aagaard (September 18, 1916 – December 19, 1984) was a Norwegian jazz vocalist and band leader dubbed "The biggest thing in swing" in Scandinavia's jazz milieu. He was active in Norway's swing movement (referred to as ''kløverjazz''). Career After singing with his idol, the Oslo and Kaba Bar guest Fats Waller in 1938, he led his own band called Cecil Aagaard & His Swingsters (1939–1940), which consisted of Fred Lange-Nielsen on bass, Finn Westbye on guitar and saxophone, Ernst Aas on piano, and Per Gregersen on bass. Aagaard played extensively with Scandinavia's leading musicians, such as the Danish musicians Kjeld Bonfils on vibraphone and Leo Mathisen on piano, as well as the Swedish musicians Gösta Törner on trumpet, Thore Jederby on bass, and Arne Hülpher on piano. After the Second World War, he toured Europe with musicians including Rowland Greenberg and Arne Astrup. From 1961 onward, Aagaard devoted his work to the photography business. One of his last con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larvik
Larvik () is a List of cities in Norway, town and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold in Vestfold og Telemark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Larvik. The municipality of Larvik has about 46,364 inhabitants. The municipality has a 110 km coastline, only shorter than that of neighbouring Sandefjord. The city achieved market town status in 1671. Larvik was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The city of Stavern, and the rural municipalities of Brunlanes, Hedrum, and Tjølling were forcefully merged into the municipality of Larvik on 1 January 1988. On 1 January 2018, neighboring Lardal was merged into Larvik as part of a nationwide municipal reform. After the merge, Larvik is the largest municipality in Vestfold by area, and the second-most populous municipality in the Vestfold district. Larvik is known as the hometown of Thor Heyerdahl. It is also home to ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowland Greenberg
Rowland Charles Wentworth Greenberg (28 August 1920 in Oslo – 2 April 1994) was a Norwegian jazz musician (trumpet), seen by many as one of the foremost names in Norwegian jazz in the 1940s and 1950s. Career With a style inspired by the Englishman Nat Gonella, he guested in 1938 in leading orchestras such as Hot Dogs and Funny Boys. Before his musical career, he was also one of the country's leading cyclists. As a member of SK Rye, he was Oslo champion in 1937 in the 1000 metres track cycling and 20 km road cycling. The following year, he won the team championships at the junior National Championships in 20 km road cycling. After trips to England (1938–39) with Vic Lewis and George Shearing, he was a central part of Oslo's swing-jazz milieu, where he led his own Rowland Greenberg Swing Band (1939–41) with Arvid Gram Paulsen on sax, Lulle Kristoffersen on piano and Pete Brown on drums. He also led his Rowland Greenberg Rytmeorkester (1940–44), with Gordon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1984 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). * January 10 ** The United States and the Vatican (Holy See) restore full diplomatic relations. ** The Victoria Agreement is signed, institutionalising the Indian Ocean Commission. *January 24 – Steve Jobs launches the Macintosh personal computer in the United States. February * February 3 ** Dr. John Buster and the research team at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center announce history's first embryo transfer from one woman to another, resulting in a live birth. ** STS-41-B: Space Shuttle ''Challenger'' is launched on the 10th Space Shuttle mission. * February 7 – Astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make the first untethered space walk. * February 8– 19 – The 1984 Winter Olympics are held i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 Births
Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Empire, British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * January 9 – WWI: Gallipoli Campaign: The last British troops are evacuated from Gallipoli, as the Ottoman Empire prevails over a joint British and French operation to capture Constantinople. * January 10 – WWI: Erzurum Offensive: Russia defeats the Ottoman Empire. * January 12 – The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony, part of the British Empire, is established in present-day Tuvalu and Kiribati. * January 13 – WWI: Battle of Wadi (1916), Battle of Wadi: Ottoman Empire forces defeat the British, during the Mesopotamian campaign in modern-day Iraq. * January 29 – WWI: Paris is bombed by German Empire, German zeppelins. * January 31 – WWI: An attack is planned on Verdun, France. February * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ti Gutter Og En Gjente
''Ti gutter og en gjente'' (Ten Boys and a Girl) is a Norwegian children's film from 1944 directed by Alexey Zaitzow. Plot The film is about ten boys that try to help a street musician collect money for an accordion. The film is considered one of Norway's first children's films. Cast * Else Budde as Vivian * Arol Selmer as Markus, a street musician * Cecil Aagaard as a firefighter * Snefrid Aukland as a hoarder * Øistein Fredstie as Tobben * Per Hagelsten as Finge'n * Ole Viktor Hagen as Hans * Jens Holstad as a music dealer * Victor Ivarson as Nille's far, a theater director * Tommie Larsen as Skravla * Karin Meyer as Markus's mother * Kåre Næss as Nille * Tor Oskar Næss as Ola * Bjørn Pedersen as Knerten * Stein Rogge as Vorta * Per Torkildsen as Per * Knut Tønnesen as Petter, the villain of the street * Ragnar Østrem as Kjøttkaka Reception According to the newspaper ''Aftenposten'', "Norwegian film production's first children's film is thus a reality. It probably d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Jazz Archive
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Gemini Records
Gemini Records (initiated 1984 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian record label founded and run by Bjørn Petersen (b. 1939). Background The primary goal of Gemini Records was to release albums by saxophonist Bjarne Nerem. Gradually this aim broadened to release different standard jazz albums, while more experimental jazz was released on the label Taurus Records. The recordings normally took place at Rainbow Studios executed by Jan Erik Kongshaug. Record production was terminated in 2006, but the company continued producing some imports of jazz. In 2012 the compilation album ''Totti's Choice'' was released. Bjørn Petersen received the 2007 Ellaprisen at Oslo Jazzfestival Oslo International Jazz Festival (Oslo Jazzfestival, established 1986 in Norway) is a Norwegian music event, held in August, with a focus on music form the jazz genre, performed on stages in Oslo. History The pilot project (1984–1985) was init ... for his work with the record label, as well as Kongens Fortjen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Chief Jazzband
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Arne Hülpher
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Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a dependency of Norway; it also lays claims to the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. The capital and largest city in Norway is Oslo. Norway has a total area of and had a population of 5,425,270 in January 2022. The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden at a length of . It is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast and the Skagerrak strait to the south, on the other side of which are Denmark and the United Kingdom. Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. The maritime influence dominates Norway's climate, with mild lowland temperatures on the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gösta Törner (musician)
Gösta Törner (October 27, 1912, Stockholm - November 11, 1982, Stockholm) was a Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader. He was one of the first musicians to play hot jazz in Sweden,Erik Kjellberg, revised by Lars Westin (2003; print 20 January 2002). Törner, Gösta. ''Grove Music Online'' and worked extensively both as a session musician Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ... on recordings and with his own groups on Swedish national radio from the 1940s to the 1960s. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Torner, Gosta Swedish jazz bandleaders Swedish jazz trumpeters Male trumpeters 1912 births 1982 deaths Musicians from Stockholm 20th-century trumpeters 20th-century Swedish male musicians 20th-century Swedish musicians Swedish male jazz musicians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Mathisen
Leo "The Lion" Mathisen (10 October 1906 – 16 December 1969) was a Danish jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader. He was a leading figure of the thriving Danish scene during the years around World War II—a period which has been labelled the Golden Age of Danish Jazz—and he is considered to be one of the most significant and original jazz musicians of his day. Mathisen's main source of inspiration was Fats Waller, both his piano play and his singing, but the later years of his career saw some bebop influence. His most famous tracks are "Take It Easy" and "To Be or Not to Be". His nickname is a reference to his first name as well as MGM's mascot Leo the Lion. He is also remembered for his characteristic appearance with his flat, centrally parted hair, his thin moustache and, most notably, his fondness of large cigars. Biography Early life and career Leo Mathisen was born in Copenhagen in 1906. He worked in a record shop, listened to records and tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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