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Harry Arnold
The Harry Arnold Big Band: 1964/65, Vols. 1 and 2
by Jack Bowers
Big bands weren’t exactly on an upward curve—in Sweden or anywhere else—when Harry Arnold formed the Swedish Radio Studio Orchestra in 1956. Nevertheless, the band had a brief but highly successful run, appearing regularly on radio and even recording an album in the U.S. before Arnold left in 1965 to pursue other interests and the ensemble was gradually transformed into the smaller Swedish Radio Jazz Group.
The selections on this two-disc set were taped for radio broadcast but never released ...
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This Is Harry: The Mystery Band
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Harry, in the case of this post's title, is Harry Arnold. Drawing a blank? Arnold was among the finest big-band arrangers and tenor saxophonists in Sweden during the 1950s and '60s. From 1956 to 1965, Arnold led the Swedish Radio Big Band that featured many of the country's finest Swedish jazz musicians. They recorded several albums, including This Is Harry and the Mystery Album. It's a punchy album and one of the finest big band recordings of 1957. Arnold began ...
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