Sincere thanks to Atticus Jazz for these numbers this evening.
Miff Mole Alexander's:
Notes: Red Nichols, c / Miff Mole, tb / Arthur Schutt, p / Dick McDonough, bj, g / Vic Berton, d. New York, January 26, 1927.
Clarence Williams' Jackass Blues:
Notes: Bubber Miley, Tom Morris, c / ? Joe Nanton, tb / Don Redman, cl, as / Clarence Williams, p / Leroy Harris or Buddy Christian, bj / Harry Edwards, bb. New York, April 7, 1926.
Frank Trumbauer's Baltimore:
Notes: Frank Trumbauer, Cm dir: Bix Beiderbecke, c / Bill Rank, tb / Don Murray, cl, bar / Bobby Davis, as / Adrian Rollini, bsx / Joe Venuti, vn / Frank Signorelli, p / Eddie Lang, g / Chauncey Morehouse, d. New York, September 28, 1927.
The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the last one is not Atticus. This is because I had to do a switch. You see, the lovelies in the Atticus version with the best tone were a little bit risque in the mammary department and so I had to search long and hard for the same tonal qualities.
Excellent. All good, maybe Jackass Blues favourite.
ReplyDeleteAtticus version of Baltimore a little bit risque in the mammary department eh? Not sure if I should check that on a Sunday.
Mein Gott, what a band of stars Tram's was.
ReplyDeleteI liked Jackass even with Clarence's rather lousy piano. He could assemble a good band, couldn't he?