Miosen Bade-Forenings Masage Band – Swingin’ in Live (1976)
OK, I knew it was time to post again when Bob-O from Recordo Obscura started busting my chops for slacking. Since I’m pretty sure he’s one of the two or three people who check my page regularly (hell, my wife doesn’t even read my rantings), I figured that I could blow off my homework for a night and do something a little more constructive. Well…something a little more interesting.
Generally, if you stumble on to an LP with a strange picture like this one, odds are that the music is going to be pretty weird too. Unfortunately that isn’t the case here. There’s no reason to fret though. The Miosen Bade-Forenings Masage Band just happens to play some damn fine swing. And while I’m generally not a big fan of jazz, I’m not averse to something that swings as long as its got a good horn section.
I had a difficult time finding any information at all on these guys. I figured that any guy who looked this comfortable in a bathrobe must be American. It’s certainly my fashion of choice when I’m working from home. The album and song titles are in English, but that’s it. I do see a reference to “Oslo” on the back cover and the recording was done in the town of Trondheim. Both of which are located in Norway. So based on my Monk-like detective work, I’m going to make a bold assumption that the Miosen Bade-Forenings Massage Band is in fact, from Norway. (Not bad for a public education, eh?)
Not surprisingly, the story of the group is in some type of Scandinavian language (Norwegian perhaps?) so it’s of no use to me. I did notice that all seven members of the group autographed the back cover so this may actually be worth the 50 cents that I paid for it. That is, assuming that they signed it in ink made from 24k gold.
Tracks:
Side One
- 01_01 – Everybody Loves My Baby
- 01_02 – I’m Gonna Sit Right Down
- 01_03 – West End Blues
- 01_04 – Black and Blue
- 01_05 – A Monday Date
Side 2
Sounds more like Dixieland to me!