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AVID Jazz here presents four classic Dixieland Jazz albums including original LP liner notes on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Happy Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Bixieland and Dixiecats plus seven out of eight tracks from George Wettlings Jazz Band Happy Jazz from 1955 featuring the Red Allen All Stars is the 10" version as opposed to the 12" released under the name of clarinettist Tony Parenti. New Orleans Jazz by Wilbur De Paris and his Rampart Street Ramblers recorded in 1952 is one of the first LPs to be recorded in Stereo using the now obsolete Binaural system. To conclude CD1 we feature seven out of eight trackd from George Wettlings Jazz Band. Thus LP came about after a suggestion that an article on Wettling for Colliers Magazine include photographs of a recording session. A recording session was duly arranged with famed producer George Avakian and the rest as they say is history! CD2 kicks off with Bixieland featuring Eddie Condon and his All Stars was made to pay homage to and catch the spirit of legendary cornettist Bix Beiderbecke. In the words of Condon himself, without wishing to brag, he felt these records came off better than the original Bixes. The reason being the superior musicianship Condon was able to employ including such legends as Bobby Hackett, Wild Bill Davison and George Wettling. Dixiecats featuring the Dixieland All Stars showcases the Dixieland style that took its origins from the New Orleans idiom. Dixieland music had for a while been considered a white mans music imitating the black New Orleans style. Here we have a predominantly black band featuring such legends as Henry Allen, Willie The Lion Smith, and drummer Zutty Singleton who had been born in New Orleans in 1898 and played with Louis Armstrong and Jelly Roll Morton! All four albums have been digitally re-mastered for probably the finest ever sound quality!
CD1 1-7: Happy Jazz - Henry Red Allen & his All-Stars 1. Frankie And Johnny 2. Ive Been Working On The Railroad 3. City Of The Blues 4. Careless Love 5. Bill Bailey Wont You Please Come Home 6. Maryland, My Maryland 7. In The Good Old Summertime 8-12: New Orleans Jazz - Wilbur De Paris & his Rampart St. Ramblers 8. Sensation 9. Shreveport Stomp 10. Tres Moutarde 11. Hindustan 12. When The Saints Go Marching In 13-19: George Wettlings Jazz Band ft Wild Bill Davidson 13. Colliers Clambake 14. Colliers Climb (Key Changin Blues) 15. Rose Room 16. After Youve Gone 17. Indiana 18. As Long As I Live 19. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
CD2 1-10: Bixieland - Eddie Condon & his All-Stars 1. At The Jazz Band Ball 2. Ol Man River 3. Ill Be A Friend With Pleasure 4. Singin The Blues 5. Fidgety Feet 6. From Monday On 7. Im Comin Virginia 8. Royal Garden Blues 9. Louisiana 10. Jazz Me Blues 11-19: Dixiecats - Dixieland All-Stars 11. Thats A Plenty 12. Tin Roof Blues 13. Royal Garden Blues 14. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans 15. Beale Street Blues 16. Muskrat Ramble 17. Basin Street Blues 18. Wolverine Blues 19. Ive Found A New Baby |