Papa Bue’s Viking Jazzband is the most popular traditional jazzband in Denmark. Recently they celebrated their 50 year anniversary as an orchestra and they are still going strong. Throughout their glorious career they have had two long-time engagement in Copenhagen. For many years they were the houseband at the famous Restaurant Vingaarden and in later years they were the houseband in Tivoli’s Jazzhouse Slukefter and at the same time the regular Sunday band at one of the outdoor stages in the Tivoli Garden. These two session are from those venues.
Arne Bue Jensen (tb) Ole Stolle (tp) Theis Jensen (tp & vo) Jørgen Svare (cl) Jørn “Jønne” Jensen (p) Bjarne “Liller” Petersen ( bjo & vo) Jens Sølund (b) Knud Ryskov (dr)
Recorded September 15, 1978 and October 27, October
Nyboders Pris
Stevedore Stomp
Lazy River
Schlafe Mein Prinzchen
Tivoli Blues
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Bourbon Street Parade
What A Wonderful World
Bye And Bye
Mood Indigo
Solitude
My Bucket’s Got A Hole In It
Mahogany Hall Stomp
Good Morning Blues
Muskrat Ramble