Papa Bue

Arne "Papa" Bue Jensen (8 May 1930 – 2 November 2011), known as Papa Bue, was a Danish trombonist and bandleader, chiefly associated with the Dixieland jazz revival style of which he was considered an important proponent. He founded and led the , which was active from 1956.

Biography Early life and career Arne Bue Jensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. In the 1950s, Papa Bue worked with the Bonanza Jazz Band, Chris Barber, Adrian Bentzon, and Henrik Johansen. who attended one of their concerts at Cap Horn during a stay in Copenhagen. He subsequently wrote an article about them, calling them the Danish Vikings, explaining that they played original New Orleans and Chicago jazz better than any American band at the time. The band adopted the new name and released their first album as the Viking Jazz Band in 1958.

At a time when many jazz musicians worked in the Bebop idiom, Bue's style remained based on the Dixieland tradition but also with influences from early swing music. He is considered one of the most significant proponents of his genre.

The group remained active into the 1990s, and recorded with musicians such as George Lewis (1959), Champion Jack Dupree (1962), Art Hodes (1970), Wild Bill Davison (1970, 1974), Wingy Manone, Edmond Hall and Albert Nicholas.

Death Papa Bue died in Copenhagen on 2 November 2011, at the age of 81.

Discography A Tribute to Wingy Manone (Recorded 7 December 1967, Storyville) All That Meat and No Potatoes (With Wild Bill Davison & Gustav Winkler, Rec. Nov 1977, Storyville) The 25th Anniversary Session (Rec. 1981, V-KING) Live in Tivoli at Jazzhus Slukefter (1982, V-King Records – VLP-102, Rec. live Jazzhus Slukefter Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen) Everybody Loves Saturday Night, Vol. 1 (compilation, released 5 December 1996) Song Was Born (released 20 September 1999) 40 Years Jubilee Concert (released 20 September 1989) Canal Street Blues (released 20 September 1999) Church Concert (live recording, released 1 January 2000) Live at Mosebacke Stockholm (live recordings from 1970, released 14 November 2000) 1958–1969: Hit Singles (compilation, released 1 May 2001) 1971: Live in Dresden (live recordings from 1971, released 10 July 2001) Rags & Marches (compilation, released 5 March 2002) Hamburg 1970–1971: A Tribute to Finn Otto Hansen (compilation, released 6 July) Papa Bue Discography by Gerard Bielderman a.o. [Eurojazz Discos No. 19 – 2013]