Thoughtfull young man with his Fender Jaguar before a concert at the State Library in Boden / Sweden.
Odd-Arne presented already in 1985 highly distinctive guitar playing and compositions on his guitar. Besides his Gibson Les Paul Gold Top,Odd-Arne here use a 11 string alto guitar (Bolin), six string classical guitar (Bolin)
and 12 strings guitar (Levin)
Listen to the album here: Sound Samples
``Odd-Arne on classical guitar from a session In NRK Tromsø 8/8-1977``
1.Captain digorie piper`s galliarde (John Dowland 1563-1626)
2.My Lady Hundsons Puffe (John Dowland)
3. Suite in d-minore.(Rober De Visee. 1660-1720)
Odd-Arne (18 years old) performes Waldir Azevedo's Amorada on his Fender Jaguar. The song was recorded on a spring show in Tromsø 16.06.1965.
The lineup was: Odd-Arnes uncle Harald Hemmingsen on accordeon, Kjell Svendsen on Bass and Tore Rønne on drums.
Odd-Arne had only been playing guitar for four years on this recording
NRK press concert
Odd-Arne playing with a small symphony orchestra in Tromsø NRK`s tv studio 1980.
See the concert here ( part 1 )
See the concert here ( part 2 )
See the concert here ( part 3 )
See the concert here ( part 4 )
Odd-Arne Jacobsen and his quartet performs Walter Donaldson's My Blue Heaven in NRK's studios in Tromso, 1965. Odd-Arne (18 years old at the time) uses his Fender Jaguar , Hagstrom 310 amp and Echolette echo machine. They also recorded ``Blue Ocean Echo``(composer Chet Atkins.).
Read a review of one of OAJ Quartets conserts in the mid 60's
here.
My blue heaven.mp3
Blue Ocean echo.mp3
In the early 70s OAJ Band was: Odd-Arne Guitar, Bjørn A. Andreassen El.Bass, Alfred Conradsen ten sax/clarinett, Arnulf Brochs altosax/piano, Kent Wickbjer Drums and Tor Brochs percussion.
Here's Odd-Arne and his band in some exciting moments in NRK Studio in Tromsø
1.OAJ Band with Lyrikk of Sigbjørn Obstfelder-Voice John Ytteborg. Musikk OAJ
2.Kari( OAJ)
3.Nimbus Opus 1(OAJ) Voice Sissel Berg. Drums:Tore Rønne. Lyrics:Bjørn Adrian Andreassen
4.Nimbus opus to (OAJ) Drums – Knut Halvard Johannessen. Oboe: Jens Stoltenberg.(Not the prime minister)
5.Playing (OAJ)
6.Sunny (Bobby Hebb)
7.One For Juan(A.Ibarra)
8.I fall in love to easily(J.Styne/S.Cahn)
9.Inntrykk (OAJ)
10.A Rainy day in tromsø(OAJ)
11.Nimbus Opus 3(OAJ)
12.Miles Away(OAJ)
13.Ballade(OAJ)
Here's some sound samples from the early 70s. This is OAJ Quartet feautering John Ytterborg who reads poems by Sigbjørn Obstfelder - a visionarian poet in europe.
Here's a studio production from NRK's studio in Tromsø where OAJ's band improvised to poems by Sigbjørn Obstfelder. The combination with Edvard Munch-Sigbjørn Obstfelder was very naturally. Both wrote and painted about life,death and wondering. Odd-Arne has strong artistic bounds to Edvard Munch-Gustav Vigeland and Sigbjørn Obstfelder.
Drawing of Obstfelder, made by Edvard Munch.
Invitation Munch Museum
