KEN PEPLOWSKI - Double Exposure (1987) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Ken Peplowski's debut as a leader has plenty of brilliant playing. Peplowski, doubling on clarinet and tenor, is joined by guitarist Ed Bickert, pianist John Bunch, bassist John Goldsby and drummer Terry Clarke. Although the repertoire includes Charlie Parker's "Segment" and Hank Mobley's obscure "High and Flighty," Peplowski comes across as a superior swing specialist, particularly on such numbers as "I Would Do Anything for You," "Jubilee" and "Careless Love." A superb start to an important career. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1    (I Would Do) Anything for You 3:49
Ken Peplowski
2    There's No You 4:19
Tom Adair / Hal Hopper
3    Lava 3:40   
Ken Peplowski
4    Blame It on My Youth 4:57
Edward Heyman / Oscar Levant
5    Segment 4:35   
6    High and Flighty 4:57   
7    Don't You Know I Care (Or Don't You Care to Know) 3:44   
Mack David / Duke Ellington
8    Jubilee 5:08   
Stanley Adams / Hoagy Carmichael
9    Careless Love 3:50   
W.C. Handy / Martha E. Koenig / Spencer Williams
10    Imagination 6:56
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
11    Love Letters 4:31
Edward Heyman / Victor Young
Credits:
Bass – John Goldsby
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ken Peplowski
Drums – Terry Clarke
Guitar – Ed Bickert
Piano – John Bunch 

 

THE KEN PEPLOWSKI QUINTET - The Natural Touch (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ken Peplowski has been one of the most consistent performers in the "new mainstream" movement of the 1990s. Whether playing his fluent clarinet or warm tenor, Peplowski sounds quite comfortable as a creative swing player. As usual, this date with pianist Ben Aronov, guitarist Frank Vignola, bassist Murray Wall and drummer Tom Helito includes a couple more recent tunes (including Thelonious Monk's "Evidence" and originals by Aronov and Vignola), but it is the swing standards (such as "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else," "Evenin'," and "I Thought About You") that are most memorable. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1    I'll Close My Eyes 4:56   
Buddy Kaye / Billy Reid
2    The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) 6:03   
Isham Jones / Gus Kahn
3    Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry 5:26       
Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne
4    Evidence 4:58   
Thelonious Monk
5    Evenin' 4:34
Mitchell Parish / Harry White
6    You Never Know 3:36   
Frank Vignola
7    You Must Believe in Spring 4:19   
Alan Bergman / Marilyn Bergman / Jacques Demy / Michel Legrand
8    Flunk Blues 4:23   
Ben Aronov
9    Circle of Threes 4:53   
Ben Aronov
10    My Buddy 5:28
Walter Donaldson / Gus Kahn
11    How Deep Is the Ocean? 5:01   
Irving Berlin
12    Say It Isn't So 5:17
Irving Berlin
13    I Thought About You 5:07
James Van Heusen / Johnny Mercer
 Credits:
Ben Aronov - Piano
Tom Melito - Drums
Ken Peplowski    Clarinet, Sax (Tenor)
Frank Vignola - Guitar
Murray Wall - Bass

 

KEN PEPLOWSKI - It's a Lonesome Old Town (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

 

Ken Peplowski has long been open to playing in more modern idioms of jazz while not losing his facilities or interest in the older styles. On this CD, Peplowski -- doubling as usual on clarinet and tenor -- is joined by guitarist Alden, pianist Allen Farnham, bassist Greg Cohen and the late drummer Alan Dawson. In addition, all but the final two of the dozen selections add either guitarist Charlie Byrd (who is on five songs), trumpeter Tom Harrell or pianist Marian McPartland (the latter two, on three songs apiece, both appear on "Last Night When We Were Young"). The repertoire, which has several expected swing standards, also includes a boppish original by Harrell (the opening "More Than Ever") and a song apiece by Lennon & McCartney, Sonny Stitt and Antonio Carlos Jobim. "These Foolish Things" and "Supposin'" are particularly delightful, for they feature a trio comprised of Pep and the two guitars. This was the first time Alden and Byrd had recorded together, and their interplay is quite special. There are many subtle surprises throughout the set, such as the tango rhythm given "It's a Lonesome Old Town," the pure joy to be heard in the jubilant Brazilian folk song "Bonicrates De Muletas," the cooking bebop of "The Eternal Triangle," and the effective transformation of the Beatles' "In My Life" into a jazz ballad. The tricky Peplowski original "Crimehouse" (based on "Limehouse Blues") wraps up the inventive and rewarding set. by Scott Yanow  
Tracklist:
1    More Than Ever    6:40
Tom Harrell
2    They Can't Take That Away From Me    4:22
George Gershwin / Ira Gershwin
3    It's A Lonesome Old Town    4:57
Charles Kisco / Harry Tobias
4    These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)    5:03
Harry Link / Holt Marvell / Jack Strachey
5    Supposin'    3:07
Paul Denniker / Andy Razaf
6    Bonicrates De Muletas    3:38
Jacob Do Bandolim
7    It Never Entered My Mind    5:03
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
8    In My Life    5:10
John Lennon / Paul McCartney
9    Last Night When We Were Young    6:13
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
10    The Eternal Triangle    4:52
Sonny Stitt
11    Zingaro    6:25
Chico Buarque / Antônio Carlos Jobim
12    Crimehouse    2:32
Ken Peplowski
Credits:
Bass – Greg Cohen
Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Ken Peplowski
Drums – Alan Dawson
Guitar – Charlie Byrd (tracks: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6), Howard Alden
Piano – Allen Farnham, Marian McPartland (tracks: 7, 8, 9)
Trumpet – Tom Harrell (tracks: 1, 9, 10)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG - Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy (1954-1999) SACD / DSF-WV STEREO

This recording was not only Louis Armstrong's finest record of the 1950s but one of the truly classic jazz sets. Armstrong and his All-Stars (trombonist Trummy Young, clarinetist Barney Bigard, pianist Billy Kyle, bassist Arvell Shaw, drummer Barrett Deems, and singer Velma Middleton) were clearly inspired by the fresh repertoire, 11 songs written by W.C. Handy. Their nearly nine-minute version of "St. Louis Blues" -- with witty vocals, roaring Young trombone, and a couple of long majestic trumpet solos -- is arguably the greatest version of the oft-recorded song. Other highlights include "Loveless Love," "Beale Street Blues," and a romping version of "Ole Miss Blues." Essential music for all serious jazz collections. [Some reissues also include rehearsal versions of three songs, Louis Armstrong telling a joke, and a brief George Avakian interview with W.C. Handy.] by Scott Yanow 
Tracklist:
1. St Louis Blues 8:52
W.C. Handy 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

2. Yellow Dog Blues 4:17 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong

W.C. Handy 

3. Loveless Love 4:29 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

W.C. Handy 

4. Aunt Hagar’s Blues 4:58
Tim Brymn / W.C. Handy 
5 .Long Gone (From Bowling Green) 5:10
W.C. Handy / Chris Smith 
6. The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump) 3:00
W.C. Handy / George Norton 
7. Beale Street Blues 4:57

Vocals – Louis Armstrong

W.C. Handy 

8. Ole Miss Blues 3:26 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong

 W.C. Handy 

9. Chantez Les Bas (Sing ‘Em Low) 4:49

Vocals – Louis Armstrong

W.C. Handy 

10. Hesitating Blues 5:21 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

W.C. Handy 

11. Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor) 4:34 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong

David Elman / W.C. Handy 

12. George Avakian’s Interview With W.C. Handy 2:45
David Elman / W.C. Handy 
13. Loveless Love (rehearsal sequence) 5:56

W.C. Handy 

14. Hesitating Blues (rehearsal sequence) 5:40 

W.C. Handy 

Vocals – Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

15. Alligator Story 0:47 

16. Long Gone (From the Bowlin' Green)

W.C. Handy / Chris Smith

Credits:

Bass – Arvell Shaw

Clarinet – Barney Bigard

Drums – Barrett Deems

Piano – Billy Kyle

Trombone – Trummy Young

Trumpet, Vocals – Louis Armstrong

Vocals – Velma Middleton

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND THE DUKES OF DIXIELAND - The Complete Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland (2007) 3xCD / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Tracklist 1:
1 Bourbon Street Parade 3:08
Paul Barbarin
2 Back O' Town Blues 4:02
Louis Armstrong / Luis Russell
3 Sweethearts On Parade 4:28
Carmen Lombardo / Charles Newman
4 Dippermouth Blues 2:32
King Oliver
5 Riverside Blues 4:28
Tommy Dorsey / Richard M. Jones
6 Bill Bailey 2:54
Traditional
7 Someday You'll Be Sorry 4:04
Louis Armstrong
8 Struttin' With Some Barbecue 5:10
Louis Armstrong / Lil Hardin / Don Raye
9 I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll 4:44
Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams
10 Cornet Chop Suey 2:14
Louis Armstrong
11 The Bucket's Got a Hole In It 2:14
Clarence Williams
12 Muskrat Ramble 4:06
Kid Ory
13 Bye and Bye 3:20
Traditional
14 Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen 4:45
Traditional
Tracklist 2:
1 South 3:36
Dick Charles / Thamon Hayes / Bennie Moten
2 Washington and Lee Swing 3:48
Thornton Allen / C.A. Robbins / Mark Sheafe
3 Avalon 4:48
Buddy DeSylva / Al Jolson / Vincent Rose
4 New Orleans 3:02
Hoagy Carmichael
5 That's a Plenty 3:50
Ray Gilbert / Lew Pollack
6 Just a Closer Walk With Thee 4:20
Traditional
7 Dixie 3:52
Traditional
8 The Sheik of Araby 3:26
Louis Armstrong / Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland
9 Wolverine Blues 4:18
Jelly Roll Morton / Franklin Spikes / John Spikes
10 Sweet Georgia Brown 3:58
Maceo Pinkard
11 Limehouse Blues 4:42
Philip Braham / Douglas Furber
12 Bourbon Street Parade 3:18
Paul Barbarin
13 Back O' Town Blues 3:58
Louis Armstrong / Luis Russell
14 Sweethearts On Parade 5:28
Carmen Lombardo / Charles Newman
15 Dippermouth Blues 2:30
King Oliver
16 Riverside Blues 4:23
Tommy Dorsey / Richard M. Jones
Tracklist 3:
1 Bill Bailey 2:58

Traditional

2 Someday You'll Be Sorry 4:06
Louis Armstrong
3 I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll 4:48
Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams
4 Cornet Chop Suey  2:16
Louis Armstrong
5 The Bucket's Got a Hole In It 2:18
Clarence Williams
6 South 3:40
Dick Charles / Thamon Hayes / Bennie Moten
7 Avalon 6:24
Buddy DeSylva / Al Jolson / Vincent Rose
8 New Orleans 2:56
Hoagy Carmichael
9 That's a Plenty 3:52
Ray Gilbert / Lew Pollack
10 Just a Closer Walk With Thee 4:28
Traditional
11 Dixie 3:46
Traditional
12 The Sheik of Araby 3:30
Louis Armstrong / Louis Armstrong and the Dukes of Dixieland
13 Wolverine Blues 4:20
Jelly Roll Morton / Franklin Spikes / John Spikes
14 Sweet Georgia Brown 4:02
Maceo Pinkard
15 Limehouse Blues 5:09
Philip Braham / Douglas Furber
Credits:
Banjo – Fred Assunto, "Papa" Jac Assunto
Clarinet – Jerry Fuller
Drums – Red Hawley (tracks: 1-2 to 1-14, 2-13 to 2-16, 3-1 to 3-5), Owen Mahoney (tracks: 1-1, 2-1 to 2-12, 3-6 to 3-15)
Helicon, Bass – Richard Matteson (tracks: 1-1, 2-1 to 2-12, 3-6 to 3-15)
Piano – Stanley Mendelsohn
Trombone – "Papa" Jac Assunto (tracks: 1-1, 2-1 to 2-12, 3-6 to 3-15)
Trumpet, Vocals – Frank Assunto, Louis Armstrong
Tuba – Lowell Miller (tracks: 1-2 to 1-14, 2-13 to 2-16, 3-1 to 3-5)

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND HIS ALL STARS - Ambassador Satch (1955-2000) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

As Louis Armstrong traversed the globe, bringing jazz to every corner of it, live recordings became the norm. This reissue brings together 1955 concert recordings with the All-Stars from Milan and Amsterdam, buffeted with three previously unreleased bonus studio tracks recorded in New York and Hollywood. Both Satchmo and the All-Stars are in top-notch form here, playing with a real spirit of abandon. Another real good one to add to the collection. by Cub Koda
Tracklist:
1 Royal Garden Blues 5:10
Clarence Williams / Spencer Williams
2 Tin Roof Blues 4:30
George Brunies / Georg Brunis / Paul Mares / Walter Melrose / Ben Pollack / Leon Roppolo / Mel Stitzel / Melville Stitzel
3 The Faithful Hussar 6:11
Heinrich Frantzen / Hawkey Franzen
4 Muskrat Ramble 5:43
Ray Gilbert / Kid Ory
5 All of Me 4:16
Gerald Marks / Seymour Simons
6 Twelfth Street Rag 4:59
Euday L. Bowman / J.S. Sumner
7 Undecided 3:41
Sydney Robin / Charlie Shavers
8 Dardanella 2:59
Felix Bernard / Johnny Black / Johnny S. Black / Fred Fisher
9 West End Blues  4:16
King Oliver / Clarence Williams
10 Tiger Rag 3:37
Harry Da Costa / Eddie Edwards / Nick LaRocca / Henry W. Ragas / Tony Sbarbaro / Larry Shields
- Bonus Tracks -
11 Clarinet Marmalade 2:14
Eddie Edwards / Nick LaRocca / Henry W. Ragas / Tony Sbarbaro / Larry Shields
12 Someday You'll Be Sorry 4:26
Louis Armstrong
13 When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along 2:05
Harry Woods
Credits:
Bass – Arvell Shaw
Clarinet – Edmond Hall
Drums – Barrett Deems
Piano – Billy Kyle
Trombone – Trummy Young
Trumpet, Vocals – Louis Armstrong

BIX BEIDERBECKE - The Classic Years of Bix Beiderbecke (1995) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Tracklist:
1. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Rhythm King 3:19
2. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Riverboat Shuffle 3:08
3. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - There'll Come A Time 2:52
4. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Jazz Me Blues 3:01
5. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang At The Jazz Band Ball 2:50
6. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Take Your Tomorrow 2:59
7. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - I'm Coming Virginia 3:10
8. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - I Like That 2:58
9. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Wa-Da-Da 3:00
10. The Wolverine Orchestra - Copenhagen 2:28
11. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Royal Garden Blues 3:00
12. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Goose Pimples 3:14
13. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Since My Best Girl Turned Me Down 3:03
14. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Ostrich Walk 3:06
15. Bix Beiderbecke And His Gang - Sorry 2:52
16. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Crying All Day 3:02
17. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 2:50
18. Frankie Trumbauer And His Orchestra - Clarinet Marmalade 3:14

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND THE ALL STARS - New Orleans Nights (1957) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Verve's 2008 reissue of New Orleans Nights, a Louis Armstrong album originally released on Decca in 1957, is a compilation of recordings made in 1950 and 1954 by two different bands operating under the noble mantle of Louis Armstrong and the All Stars. "Panama," "New Orleans Function," "My Bucket's Got a Hole in It," and "Bugle Call Rag" testify to the integrity of the earlier group, with Armstrong leading Jack Teagarden, Barney Bigard, Earl Hines, Arvell Shaw, and Cozy Cole, who is granted extra long drum breaks during the "Bugle Call Rag." On "Struttin' with Some Barbecue" and "Basin Street Blues," Tea is replaced by Trummy Young, Hines by Billy Kyle, and Cole by Kenny John. Tenor saxophonist Bud Freeman sat in on "Basin Street"; it's a pity that he didn't participate on "Barbecue," as the warmth and ease that characterizes this elegant update of Lil Hardin Armstrong's magnum opus would have fit Freeman's personality like a favorite pair of argyles. by arwulf arwulf
Tracklist:
1 Panama 5:04
Louis Armstrong
2 New Orleans Function: Flee as a Bird/Oh Didn't He Ramble/March/Parade a 6:40
William Hardy, Jr.
3 Struttin' with Some Barbecue 6:00
Louis Armstrong
4 Basin Street Blues 5:50
Spencer Williams
5 My Bucket's Got a Hole In It 3:42
Clarence Williams
6 Bugle Call Rag 8:45
Billy Meyers / Jack Pettis / Elmer Schoebel
Credits:
Bass – Arvell Shaw
Vocals – Jack Teagarden (tracks: 5), Louis Armstrong (tracks: 5)
Voice – Louis Armstrong (tracks: 2)
Chorus – Louis Armstrong (tracks: 4)
Clarinet – Barney Bigard
Drums – Cozy Cole (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), Kenny John (tracks: 3, 4)
Piano – Billy Kyle (tracks: 3, 4), Earl Hines (tracks: 3, 4)
Tenor Saxophone – Bud Freeman (tracks: 4)
Trombone – Jack Teagarden (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 6), "Trummie" Young (tracks: 3, 4)
Trumpet – Louis Armstrong

LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND THE ALL STARS - New Orleans Nights (1957)

(2008) DECCA / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

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BARBARA LEA - The Evil is Afraid of Music [1992] FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Willard Robison was one of the more underrated songwriters, whose wistful melodies, unexpected chord changes, and nostalgic lyrics (which often yearned for a earlier simpler time) were actually quite charming. On this CD reissue, singer Barbara Lea is joined by a rhythm section headed by pianist Loonis McGlohon in 1976 (clarinetist Bob Mitchell sits in on one song), and on five equally rewarding numbers recorded in 1992 with pianist Dick Cary, guitarist Dave Koonse, and bassist Putter Smith. (The latter were recorded so as to bolster the playing time of the CD.) Lea, whose basic and lightly swinging style perfectly fits this music, performs such numbers as "Think Well of Me," "Guess I'll Go Back Home," "Deep Elm," "A Woman Alone with the Blues," and Robison's three best-known songs: "A Cottage for Sale," "'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So," and "Old Folks." A perfect project. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1 The Devil Is Afraid Of Music 1:46
2 Don't Smoke In Bed 2:38
3 Deep Summer 2:33
4 Think Well Of Me 3:10
5 Born To The Bayou 4:30
6 Run To The Roundhouse, Nellie 2:56
7 Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer) 3:16
8 Lonely Acres 2:47
9 Deep Elm, You Tell 'Em I'm Blue 4:51
10 Peaceful Valley 1:48
11 A Woman Alone With The Blues 3:49
12 A Cottage For Sale 3:17
13 'Tain't So, Honey, 'Tain't So 2:32
14 Old Folks 3:17
15 Little High Chairman 3:28
16 My Egotism Is Hurtin' Me 2:34
17 'Round My Old Deserted Farm 2:39
18 The Devil Is Afraid Of Music 1:53
Credits
Arranged By – Dick Cary (tracks: 2-6), Loonis McGlohon (tracks: 1, 7-18)
Bass – Mel Alexander (tracks: 1, 7-18), Putter Smith (tracks: 2-6)
Clarinet – Bob Mitchell (tracks: 9)
Drums – Tony Cooper (tracks: 1, 7-18)
Guitar – Dave Koonse (tracks: 2-6)
Piano – Dick Cary (tracks: 2-6), Loonis McGlohon (tracks: 1, 7-18)
Vocals – Barbara Lea (tracks: 1-18)

BARBARA LEA - The Evil is Afraid of Music 

[1992] Audiophile / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

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BARBARA LEA - Barbara Lea With The Johnny Windhurst Quintets [1957]

Singer Barbara Lea's second album is pretty definitive of her early years. Lea is joined by the great (but ill fated and largely forgotten) trumpeter Johnny Windhurst, Dick Cary on either piano or alto horn, sometimes pianist Richard Lowman, guitarist Al Casamenti, bassist Al Hall, and drummer Osie Johnson. Originally a dozen selections, the CD reissue adds an alternate take and an additional title. Lea remains true to the lyrics yet uplifts the material, while the rhythm section swings lightly. Among the many highlights are "Nobody Else but You," "I'm Comin' Virginia," "My Honey's Lovin' Arms," and "Baltimore Oriole." Delightful music by a singer who deserves to be celebrated.  by Scott Yanow
Track Listing
1 Nobody Else But Me 3:13
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
2 Where Have You Been? 3:31
Cole Porter
3 I'm Coming Virginia 3:22
Will Marion Cook / Donald Heywood
4 Honey in the Honeycomb 2:47
Vernon Duke / John Latouche
5 Thrusday's Child 2:26
Lee Holdridge
 6 I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams 1:21
James V. Monaco
 7 My Honey's Lovin' Arms 2:46
Joseph Meyer / Herman Ruby
 8 I Had Myself a True Love 3:45
Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer
 9 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You 3:08
Andy Razaf / Don Redman
 10 I Feel at Home with You 2:34
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
11 Baltimore Oriole 3:52
Hoagy Carmichael / Paul Francis Webster
12 Blue Skies 3:07
Irving Berlin
 13 I Feel at Home with You 2:46
Lorenz Hart / Richard Rodgers
 14 Straw Hat Full of Lilacs 2:46
Credits
Bass – Al Hall (tracks: 1 to 13)
Drums – Osie Johnson (tracks: 1 to 13)
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Rudy Van Gelder
Guitar – Al Casamenti (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13)
Harp – Unknown Artist (tracks: 14)
Horn [Alto Horn] – Dick Cary (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Piano – Dick Cary (tracks: 2 to 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13), Richard Lowman (tracks: 1, 5, 8, 11)
Trumpet, Leader – Johnny Windhurst (tracks: 1 to 8, 9 to13)
Vocals – Barbara Lea

BARBARA LEA 

 Barbara Lea With The Johnny Windhurst Quintets [1957] 

1991 PRESTIGE / CBR320 / scans

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PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND - New Orleans, Vol.I [1977]

 In 1961, art dealer Larry Borenstein opened up Preservation Hall in New Orleans. Run by the young tuba player Allan Jaffe, the hall soon became the unofficial home of the city's top veteran musicians. Over time, the the Preservation Hall Jazz Band was formed and went out on constant tours, spreading the joy of New Orleans jazz around the world. Many major players spent time in the group. One of the most famous versions was in the late '70s -- the band heard on this 1977 recording. None of the musicians (trumpeter Percy Humphrey, his brother Willie on clarinet, trombonist Frank Demond (who had replaced the late Jim Robinson), pianist Sing Miller, banjoist/singer Narvin Kimball, drummer Cie Frazier, and Jaffe on tuba) were among the immortals of New Orleans jazz but they fit their roles well. The repertoire on this disc includes Dixieland favorites ("Tiger Rag," "Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)," and "Panama"); a few spirituals ("Amen," "Over in Gloryland," and "His Eye Is on the Sparrow"); the sentimental "Memories"; and a couple of blues numbers ("Good Blues" and "Joe Avery"). There are no virtuosos in the band, but its ensembles are full of spirit and the music is difficult to listen to without smiling.  by Scott Yanow

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1 Tiger Rag

2 Amen

3 Over In Gloryland

4 Good Blues

5 Bill Bailey (Won't You Please Come Home)

6 Joe Avery

7 His Eye Is On The Sparrow

8 Memories

 9 Panama

CBR320/scan

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Banjo – Narvin Henry Kimball

Clarinet – Willie Humphrey

Drums – Josiah Frazier

Piano – James Edward Miller

Trombone – Frank Demond

Trumpet – Percy G. Humphrey

Tuba – Allan P. Jaffe 

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