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    3 CD box set with 40 songs about Olympia WA plus a detailed 80 page book with the history behind the songs and a plethora of great photos. With over 100 Olympa musicians. Stunning!

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about

This song was so much fun to do. Carla Wulfsburg kept telling me there’s a story you want, here in Olympia jazz. I knew nothing. I called up the only Oly jazz guy I’d met, Vince Brown, who said I really should talk to Steve Luceno, he who remembers everything. He was right, Steve sat down with me at the library (masks on!) for a couple hours and was the fountain of Oly jazz historical knowledge. I drank deeply.
Nancy Curtis of Bevy (and many more!), Robin Downey, a jazz singer and former owner of All That Jazz Cafe on Fourth St., gave me very informative interviews.
Rather than do this song with the True Olympians, I got the idea to put together a combo of Olympia jazz players to record it. Steve gave me “the player list” and I got to work. The musicians are mostly former members of Obrador and Bert Wilson’s band, both told about in the song. I decided I wanted to cut this live in a good-sounding room – it is jazz, y’know – so we recorded it live in Art Haus Designs’ back room – the site of many shows and recordings. It was an honor and a pleasure to work with these great musicians!

Bennington, James. Steve Luceno Interview. Retrieved July 9, 2022 from www.cadencejazzworld.com/stevelucerno.html
Hoffman, Bill. Charlotte Dickison on her 25 years with the Olympia Jazz Festival.
Retrieved July 9, 2022 from syncopatedtimes.com/charlotte-dickisonon-her-25-years-with-the-olympia-jazzfestival/
White, Dennis R. Red Kelly. Retrieved July 9, 2022 from jivetimerecords.com/northwest/red-kelly/
Wilke, Jim. Bert Wilson featured on Jazz NW June 16. Retrieved July 9,
2022 from www.knkx.org/jazz-northwest/2013-06-16/bert-wilson-featured-on-jazz-nw-june-16

lyrics

Jazz in Olympia
Finding the groove and building a scene
Jazz In Olympia
Blowing that groove forever

Red Kelly brought his swing to town in 1974
He and wife Donna started the Tumwater Conservatory
Jack Percival, piano Ernestine Anderson
Wild Nights were the standard
Jamming players always came to town
Red started the O.W.L. party for more fun and ran for Washington State governor

Jazz in Olympia
Out with logic, in with lunacy
Jazz in Olympia
With Chuck and Jan Stentz from Yenney’s
Jazz in Olympia
Red packed it up in ‘82
Headed for Tacoma
Jazz in Olympia

Obrador, 1976, started by Olympia friends
Instrumental improve dance band for ten years,
groovin’ on Afro-Latin jazz
They added Connie Bunyer’s vocals, kept ‘em dancin’
They had a thirty-year run
Five albums, one recorded in Havana
Packing The Rainbow on 4th Ave

Jazz in Olympia
Greater Olympia Dixieland Jazz Society
They’re out in Lacey
Playing trad jazz since 1990
Jazz in Olympia
Joe Baque brought his swing 1983
Jazz in Olympia
Going for broke at All That Jazz Cafe

Bert Wilson came ‘79. Wheelchair, every kind of horn
Blowin’ both inside and out
Wild nights with Jeffrey Morgan
Albums with his band Rebirth, Sonny Simmons, Obrador, and more
Dig Barbara Donald & Unity - Olympia Live at the GNU Deli

Jazz in Olympia
Get in the picture at the Old Capitol
Jazz in Olympia
So many more players than can fit in this song
Jazz in Olympia
Taking in Bevy at Dr. Wheelz’ Pad
Jazz in Olympia
Olympia Free Jazz Festival
Jazz in Olympia
Oly Jazz Central at the Rhythm and Rye
Jazz in Olympia
Blowing a groove forever

credits

from Olympia - A True Story, released October 14, 2022
Steve Bentley - Drums; Jessica Blinn - Vocal; Nancy Curtis - Flute; Steve Luceno - Bass; Joe Mailhot - Guitar; Jim Pribbenow - Sax; Daven Tillinghast - Vocal

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Tom Dyer and The True Olympians Olympia, Washington

The True Olympians were formed shortly after Tom Dyer moved back to his hometown Olympia in 2006. Their focus is primarily recording, though they do play yer occasional live show. Current members: Tom - vox, guitar etc,, Gene Tveden- bass, b-vox, Joe Cason - keys, b-vox, Lisa Ceazan- vocals, and Jeff Parkhurst - drums, b-vox. Jeff is the band's 4th drummer. ... more

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