Thoughtfull young man with his Fender Jaguar before a concert at the State Library in Boden / Sweden.
Odd-Arne Jacobsen & Rune Gustavsson - Autumn leaves
This Tv-session is from the talkshow `` Wesenstund`` 1 / 11- 1998. The tv-host was the norwegian comedian, actor and jazz enthusiast, Rolv Wesenlund (1936- 2013).
Playing this session with jazz legend Rune Gustavsson (1933-2012) was a nice experience.
Rune collaborated with Arne Domnerus- Georg Riedel - Jan Johansson- Lars Gullin- Monica Zetterlund.
In other words, Rune represented a rich part of the Scandinavian jazzhistory. Together we did gigs as a duo in Norway- Sweden- and iceland.
Norwegian TV NRK 26.04-1990. ``Møtested Norge ``
Hong - Hong Zheng on the Chinese instrument Gu Zheng and Odd-Arne Jacobsen on his Levin 12 strings guitar playing a Chinese traditional song. "The Fisherman`s evening song"
The program was broadcasted on Norwegian TV NRK 26.04-1990. The show was called ``Møtested Norge `` (Meetin Place Norway ) and was hosted by Farhat Naeem Khoka and Egil Teige.
Odd-Arne Jacobsen on his Roland guitar synth playing his composition "Whenever". Hong Hong plays on her old chinese instrument Gu Zheng. The program was broadcasted on Norwegian TV NRK 26.04-1990 .The show was called ``Møtested Norge `` (Meetin Place Norway ) and was hosted by Farhat Naeem Khoka and Egil Teige.
Tv production from 1985 –Norwegian TV (-NRK. )
A meeting between:Guitarist/composer Odd-Arne Jacobsen - painter Gunnar Alme – and singer /dancer Iselin Alme .``
Alise danser
The tv production Alise danser (NRK) from 1983 shows Odd-Arne playing his own material as well as a Pakistani melody Sohni Derhti.
The program is also shown on YLE (finnish television) and shows Odd-Arne's technically and musically ability.
Alise Danser (NRK)
Pictures from the early years.
Odd-Arne during a live session at ``Prelaten`` in Tromsø September 1980. Odd-Arne plays his Gibson Les Paul Gold Top DE Luxe guitar.
Pictures from the early years.
I believe this is the first time I performed in public.
I was 13 years old here. The second guy in the picture is Kjell Wold, who was so generous to lend me his fine el guitar.
We played here on a school party in one of our classrooms at Sommerlyst school in Tromso.
In this photo from 13/5- 1962, I play with my first guitar teacher Leo Karlsen in a private gathering with my dear parents in Tromso.
I used a tape recorder (Tandberg) and a regular radio (Radionette) from 13/5- 1962.
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
