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Lars Westin 1948 - 2023
Rest in peace, Lars, swing with the angels. May your memory be for a blessing.
Oct 20, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Lars Westin 1948 - 2023
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September 2023
Part 7 - Coda
The Last Years are happier ones for our Danish drummer. A tough-love judge issues an ultimatum, and Uffe meets its challenge in the desert canyons of…
Sep 23, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 7 - Coda
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Part 6 - Diminuendo
From Elvis Presley's G. I. Blues recording sessions to Whitewater Ranch 1960 - 1975, the jazz life of Uffe Baadh aka Frank Bode continues as the jazz…
Sep 16, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 6 - Diminuendo
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The Story of the Danish Drummer on the G. I. Blues Session
by Jan-Erik Kjeseth, translated from the Norwegian by Mathias la Cour. A mystery from 1960 had puzzled fans of Elvis Presley following the release of…
Sep 16, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 5 - Big Bands and Strip Clubs
Los Angeles to Reno 1949 - 1959. It was March, 1949. Bebop was having its day in Los Angeles. By the time Uffe’s fans in Scandinavia learned he’d beat…
Sep 7, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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August 2023
Part 4 - Cafe Bohemia to California Sessions
New York City to Los Angeles, 1947 - 1948, brings our young drummer Uffe Baadh to the fading swing music scene in NYC just as bebop rises, and he's…
Aug 26, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 4 - Cafe Bohemia to California Sessions
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Part 3 - Danish Brigade to Bebop
From Copenhagen to New York 1945-1947, the winds of change of Danish jazz began blowing in the fresh air after the German surrender. Refugees, including…
Aug 19, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 3 - Danish Brigade to Bebop
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Part 2 - Greetings to Sweden
Danish jazz drummer Uffe Baadh arrives in Sweden as a refugee in WWII. The Danish/Swedish jazz stew is set to simmer, and Uffe will stir the pot…
Aug 14, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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Part 1 - The Young Man and the Music
Copenhagen 1937-1943 sets the stage for the true story of Danish jazz drummer Uffe Baadh and the Golden Age of Jazz in Denmark. In this first chapter of…
Aug 5, 2023
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Valerie Baadh Garrett
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