One of my favorites of Mikey's latest work. He has arranged over 30 tunes, by ear, with full 166 registration. His goal is to choose obscure tunes that should have been on Wurlitzer rolls but weren't, and to emulate Wurlitzer's style of the period. Played via midi on a Wurlitzer 165 / 166 band organ. Wurlitzer 165 Specification compiled by Robbie Rhodes Band Organ (and related) MIDI Files for Download.
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Friends,I would like to say that I will miss my best friend Rich Olsen. It was a big shock to me when I heard that he had passed away. He has done a lot for me in the seven years I knew him. I first contacted him by phone Thanksgiving Day 2007. When I told him who I was and what I needed from him, he said that he had never arranged in the Style 150 at all but would love to take a shot of it. So I said, 'OK, how about I give you a song to do and see how you do with it?'
The next day I checked my email and found his MP-3 arrangement of 'On the Sunny Side of the Street. 'When I played it, I could not believe it at all. I was so happy with his arranging skill that I phoned him and said, 'You are hired. I want to do a special band organ roll called 'Big Band Swing Roll'. And it came out so good that it hit the top of the roll sales in 2007-2008. To date we have sold around 150 copies of that roll.That's how I got to knew Rich and what a nice guy he was.
We started to make other band organ rolls. People wanted his music, and I was happy to sell his music for him. I was happy to help band organ fans out, so that they can keep playing new music on their organs. I hope we still can keep doing this today. I know Rich would like us to keep this going for him. I know no one could ever match the Rich Olsen style, but everyone has his own arranging ideas.
I also thought of Rich as my father because he was there when I needed him, and he helped me out with things that I needed, like writing letters. I knew that he was having some health problems, but did not realize they were that bad. But now he is with my father in heaven, looking down at me and still helping me out with this work. I never got the chance to travel to California to meet him or John Malone. I was planning a trip there this year, but now it is too late.Rich, I will miss you always.
I will never forget you. You are in my heart and always will be.Thank you for seven years of service to me and my company. I will try my best to keep this going for you, and I will see you soon on the carousel.Andy AdamsGold Leaf Galleries.
Mechanical Music Digest - Archives MechanicalMusic Digest ArchivesYou Are Not Logged InPlease Log In. Accounts are free!Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.09Wurlitzer Style 165 Band Organ Rolls ReleasedByWe have just released five new Wurlitzer Band Organ Style 165 rolls.
Allare arranged by Andy Park, except for 6892, a Wurlitzer 'Lost Tune' rollarranged by Rich Olsen.6890 is our annual 'carousel' roll featuring a variety of different typesof tunes many will find familiar. Tune titles and arrangements are chosento appeal to people looking for more than just background music.
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Don't besurprised if you have to play this roll again and again due to demand andyour own musical ecstasy!6889 is a late 20's/early 30's fox trot roll featuring great dance-bandhits of that era. The person commissioning this roll specifically wantedthe arrangements to emphasize the great band style, while deferring to thegreat Wurlitzer arranging techniques of that day.6892 is our fourth Rich Olsen Lost Tune release! It is a 'lost tune' roll,meaning its selections are listed in the Wurlitzer catalog, but no knowncopies exist today. Yet, one look at the titles indicates it was issued atthe peak of the late 'teens in Wurlitzer's great arranging period. Thisroll was arranged by the late arranger Rich Olsen. We are very fortunateto be able to issue this great music, probably close to Wurlitzer' s intention,as Rich Olsen had studied it.6891 is the second roll commissioned by Wurlitzer band organ enthusiastAndrew Lardieri. Many of these tunes will be familiar, and several shouldhave been on an original Wurlitzer 165 roll or ona previous modern release,but weren't.
The arranging style is Wurlitzer's 20's and 30's.6888 is a special Gospel roll, commissioned by John Malone. Think youdon't like Gospel music? Listen to the samples on thelinked web page. These are terrific high-energy, toe-tapping FT's andOS's that defy the stereotype.Facsimile labels, several sample tunes, and ordering information forthese rolls can be seen atwith some other recent releases and some copies of earlier rollsstill available.
All are in limited quantities, so you should order nowto avoid disappointment!But wait, there's more! Another three or four 165 rolls, including agreat boogie-woogie roll will be released in about four to six weeks.These rolls are also available in MIDI file form and as recordings made ona Wurlitzer 165, in case your organ is indisposed.Questions gladly answered.Glenn ThomasPrinceton, NJ- -In an attempt to protect those posting messages here from Internetjunk mail, we often add the string '.geentroep' to the end of e-mailaddresses. Please remember to remove the.geentroep string if youwant to send mail directly to the author of an article.-Mechanical Music Digest is a publication of The Foxtail Group.Publication is made possible by gifts from its readers in amountsdeemed appropriate by the contributor. The amount $35/year issuggested, but all gifts of support, regardless of amount, areappreciated and helpful. Checks should be made payable to 'TheFoxtail Group' and sent to The Foxtail Group, 9880 N.
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