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Thursday, December 29, 2005

The Second Line Jazz Band


Welcome to 2006! The year will kick off with the featured CD from the Swedish chaps of the Second Line Jazz Band. The guys in the band are:- Jesper Albrektsson (trumpet and vocals) Niklas Carlsson (trombone and vocals) Olof Skoog (saxophone and vocals) Anders Wasen (banjo) Per Bach (double bass) and Anders Östlund (drums). The CD is distributed by Music Mecca (CD 4030-2) and the band has lots more CDs for sale via the band's website at www.secondlinejazzband.com . The titles on this CD (and the band has many more to offer on the website) are Second line, Come on and stomp, stomp, I'm still in love with you, When my dreamboat comes home, China boy, I wish I knew what feels to be free, When I leave this world behind, St.Philip street breakdown, Summertime,Stockholm ström, Tin roof blues and For once in my life.
The band is a touring unit and can be seen at many festivals throughout Europe.
TJR will be playing various CDs from the band over the next months so keep tuned!

Sunday, December 04, 2005

Huub Janssen, 45 years in music.


The featured artist this time is the amazing Dutch drummer, Huub Janssen. Huub is a real showman and a very entertaining drummer with over 50 years of experience and of course spent many years with the famous Dutch Swing College Band. The CD featured is simply called " 45 years in music" and Huub is together with his "Amazing Jazz Band". The 21 titles are Potato head blues, Love oh love, I've been working, I'll be seeing you, That D. minor thing, Camp meeting, Don't get around much anymore, Please don't talk about me, The mooche, Come home Bill, Paradise holiday, Exactly like you, Riverside blues, There's yes, yes, in your eyes, Comes love, For once in my life, Funny rlls, Baby won't you please come home, Mr. Rider, You do something to me,Just a little while. The musicians are all Dutchmen, Cees van den Heuvel, (trumpet/vocals) Bart Dal, (trumpet/flugel) Bas van Gestel, (trombone)Herman vanspauwen, (clarinet/tenor sax) Frits Kaatee, (clarinet/soprano/alto/baritone) Antoine Trommelen, (sporano) Marcel Hendricks, (piano) Richard Endlich, (guitar/banjo) Jos van Bueren, (bass)Daisy Oosterhuis, (vocals)and of course Huub on drums, drums and more drums!
Ordering details are through Timeless Records in Waageningen, Netherlands.