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Groove o’ the day: John Von Ohlen – Love for Sale

  • July 6, 2019
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A Latin groove played by John Von Ohlen on Love For Sale, arranged for the Blue Wisp Big Band by Carroll DeCamp. From their famous album Butterfly. This was one of the first serious big […]

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March 1985 Modern Drummer interview: John von Ohlen

  • January 20, 2011
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Interview with big band drummer John von Ohlen from Modern Drummer, March, 1985, by Scott K. Fish, with the many good parts pulled out here, by me. Von Ohlen toured with with the Woody Herman […]

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