Oslo Groove Company

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Oslo Groove Company
OriginOslo, Norway
GenresJazz and big bands
Years active1985-1996
LabelsHot Club Records & Groove Records
MembersHelge Sunde
Christian Jaksjø







Harald Devold
Geir Lysne




Knut Riisnæs
Petter Wettre














Bugge Wesseltoft

Oslo Groove Company (active 1985-1996) was a Norwegian big band initiated and led by Jens Wendelboe (1985–87).[1][2] In 1987 took the lead and Harald Devold led the band. They released three albums, two on their own label, Groove Records. The first album, Anno 1990, was awarded Spellemannprisen 1990.[3]

Discography[]

Albums
  • 1990: Anno 1990 (Hot Club Records)
  • 1991: Anno 1992 (Groove Records)
  • 1996: Anno 1996 (Groove Records)
Contributors
Anno 1990 Anno 1992 Anno 1996
Helge Sunde - trombone Contributed Contributed Contributed
Christian Jaksjø - trombone Did not contribute Contributed Contributed
- trombone Contributed Contributed Contributed
- trombone Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- trombone Contributed Contributed Did not contribute
- trombone Contributed Contributed Did not contribute
- trombone Did not contribute Contributed Contributed
- French horn Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- French horn Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
Harald Devold - saxophone Contributed Contributed Contributed
Geir Lysne - saxophone Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- saxophone Contributed Contributed Did not contribute
- saxophone Contributed Contributed Contributed
- saxophone Did not contribute Contributed Contributed
- saxophone Did not contribute Contributed Did not contribute
Knut Riisnæs - saxophone Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed
Petter Wettre - saxophone Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed
- trumpet Contributed Contributed Contributed
- trumpet Did not contribute Contributed Contributed
- trumpet Contributed Contributed Contributed
Erik Halvorsen - trumpet Contributed Contributed Did not contribute
- trumpet Contributed Contributed Did not contribute
- trumpet Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- trumpet Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed
- trumpet Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed
- bass Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- bass Did not contribute Contributed Did not contribute
Frode Berg - bass Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed
- guitar Contributed Contributed Contributed
- drums Contributed Contributed Contributed
- percussion Did not contribute Contributed Did not contribute
Bugge Wesseltoft - piano Contributed Did not contribute Did not contribute
- piano Did not contribute Contributed Did not contribute
- piano Did not contribute Did not contribute Contributed

Biography[]

  • Vestel, Viggo (1996). Evaluering av Oslo Groove Company (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk Kulturråd.

References[]

  1. ^ "Wendelboe, Jens Biography" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no.
  2. ^ "Erik Smith Biography" (in Norwegian). DrumSoloArtist.com.
  3. ^ "Oslo Groove Company Biography" (in Norwegian). HerrNilsen.no.
Awards
Preceded by
Egil Kapstad 		Recipient of the Jazz Spellemannsprisen
1990 		Succeeded by
Masqualero
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