The Wolverine Jazz Band Quintet played brilliantly on the Dixieland Jazz Cruise out of Boston Harbor with Jeff Hughes trumpet, John Clark reeds, Ross Petot keyboard, dynamic duo Rick MacWilliams tuba and Dave Didriksen drums, and vocalist Kellian Pletcher.
S. S. Samuel Clemens, decked out like a Mississippi River Boat
It’s been decades since we were on a Jazz Cruise in Boston Harbor. On Saturday June 20th, the S.S. Samuel Clemens, the flagship of the Mass Bay Lines, departed from Rowe’s Wharf for a Dixieland Jazz Cruise hosted by the Greater Boston Vintage Society, directed by Jason Volk. They wore vintage clothing, and had clothes, hats, ties, shoes, and jewelry for sale. There was even a contest for the ‘Best dressed’. It was great fun for everyone.
Dirt Cheap Video caught the excitement of the whole trip (3.5 minutes):
Kellian Pletcher
Vocalist Killian Pletcher isn’t only a fine vocalist, but a great Swing dancer too
We haven’t been on a Jazz Cruise on Boston Harbor since the 1980’s when different bands were featured on both levels. The change in the Boston harborside was startling! Anthony’s Pier 4 is a wreck, waiting to be demolished. The Black Eagles began on a ship docked by that restaurant in the early 70’s.
It was sad to see, but we were encouraged by all the brand new development along the harbor. Boston will remain a vital, growing metropolis. We hope to see more Jazz and Dixieland Jazz Cruises in the future!
Jack Soref plays Django’s Minor Swing with Steve Taddeo’s Swing Senders at Bemis Hall in Lincoln, MA on June 10, 2015. (more coming) http://www.jacksoref.com/
Jack Soref, Guitar, Born and raised in Madison WI, Jack has performed all over the USA as well as internationally on stages in France, and Scotland, and at festivals such as Django in June, The Brooklyn Djangology Festival, The Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, and Riverside Farm Market and Café Gypsy Jazz Fest. He has performed in concert with such Gypsy Jazz luminaries as Violinist Tim Kliphius, and Guitarists Adrien Moignard, Gonzalo Bergara, Aurélien Bouly and Titi Bamberger. Additionally, Jack has been a guitar instructor at Django in June’s week long Gypsy Jazz music Camp in 2009, 2010, 2012, and soon to be again in 2013.
For half of 2011, Jack studied the music of Django Reinhardt at its source by moving to Paris, France. While there he jammed with the old masters like Boulou Ferré and Romanian violin maestro Florin Niculescu as well as the young virtuoso’s currently storming the Paris scene. He’s back in the U.S. and can be found playing all over the Greater Boston area.
Recorded in 2009 with Dave Whitney – Leader, Trumpet/Cornet and Vocals
Sophia Steven, Vocals
Trumpets – Joe Musumeci, Mel Deveau, Don Heathcock and
Scott Philbrick (also guitar)
Trombones – Scott Hills, Jay Keyser, Stu Gunn
Sax and Clarinet – Sil D’Urbano, Bob Drukman (alto),
Ben Goldstein, Blair Bettencourt (tenor)
Kathleen Howland (baritone),
John Clark (alto, tenor and clarinet),
Ben Goldstein – tenor solo on Skirts, Clarinet solos on Tuxedo Junction and Roll’ em
Piano- Steve Dale, Bass-Dave LeBleu, Drums – Reid Jorgensen.
arrangements by Chris Powers except Theme and Pete Kelly’s Blues by Steve Dale
recording and mixing by Peter Kontrimas PBS Studios, Westwood MA
photo credits-Harold MacAleer, Sarah Musumeci (full band).
Thanks to Joseph J. Grassia at the WunderBar Recording Studio, Concord MA
In Loving Memory – Lorraine Whitney and Mel Deveau
Dave Whitney Orchestra with Sophia Stevens Photo by Marce
October 25th and 26th
First Annual Cape Cod Ragtime Festival, at Church of the Holy Spirit
Rt. 28 and Monument Rd., Orleans, MA 02653
Hosted by Sue Keller Featuring:
Glenn Jenks
Frank Livolsi
Dave Majchrzak
Jim Radloff
Mike Schwimmer
Steve Standiford
Special guest on the night of the 25th: Jaqueline Schwab, known for her work with Ken Burns on the ‘Civil War’ series http://www.jacquelineschwab.com
Saturday the 25th: seminar by Glenn Jenks on ragtime, 2 P.M. $20
concert, 7:00 P.M. $30
Sunday the 26th: showing of “The Entertainers, a film
about the piano contest in Peoria, IL, 4 P.M. $20
concert, 7:00 P.M. $30
All-events tickets: $75, a savings of $25.
Sue Keller moved to Orleans, MA from Oak Forest, Illinois in 2012, after an absence of 40 years. You might remember that Sue was director of the Scott Joplin Festival for 7 years, and has traveled the world preaching the ragtime gospel. She’s hosted ragtime events in Staten Island as well as Tinley Park, Illinois, at the Viking Lodge. Now she’ll start her first year in Orleans, with an all-star lineup. This promises to be good fun, a a lot of bang for your music buck!!
“I’ve been a friend of jazz since attending the very first Newport (RI) Jazz Festival in 1954. When I mentioned this to festival founder George Wein a few years ago, he was happy to know that I was a paying customer and not one who went in over the fence. I was 15 that summer. After high school, I did a brief tour with remnants of the Beat Generation – it was then I did my first ‘jazz sketches’ in ink – I wonder if any of those drawings are still around. 1985 to September 1998, I did public and press relations and scheduling for former middleweight boxing champion of the world Marvelous Marvin Hagler. I’ve done publicity for friend and jazz saxophonist Greg Abate. I produced 2 CDs with Abate as leader; My Buddy released in 1995 showcasing tunes written by Jack Stevens and Broken Dreams released in 1997. Both recordings were critically acclaimed. These sessions featured Greg Abate, Mac Chrupcala, Donna Byrne, Marshall Wood, Al Bernstein, Dave Zinno, John Anter, Paul Fontaine and Frank Tiberi. I’ve drawn and painted for more than 50 years. In 2005 I wrote Lady on the Narrows, a book of haiku – American haiku as defined by Jack Kerouac. Kerouac was the ‘jazz poet’. And in 2009 I wrote a chapbook of poetry titled Great Miles. Painting and writing are like jazz I think – the motion the improv. My wife Jean and I reside in Massachusetts and Maine” <> Peter DeVeber
Frank Stadler – piano and leader, Scott Philbrick – trumpet, Craig Ball – clarinet, Steve Piermarini – trombone, Jimmy Mazzy – banjo, Al Bernard – tuba, Bobby Reardon – drums
This Saturday was unique in more ways than one. This being the last Saturday of the month, Steve Piermarini filled in for Lee Prager on trombone. He’s been with us before – fine player. The Seacoast Stompers picked songs at random from their vast repertoire, and featured two new vocalists. This would be their last gig here at Nagog Park. The Acton Jazz Café was forced to close May 1st.
Steve Piermarini
At The Jazz Band Ball, Everybody Loves My Baby, appropriate for this day – There’ll Be Some Changes Made, with Jimmy vocal, Craig on low register clarinet and Steve on growling trombone.
Frank introduced the first vocalist, Maureen Benson. Maureen sings with Jazzport, Frank is pianist, at the Cape Ann Brew Pub in Gloucester, MA. She started with I Don’t Know Enough About You.
Maureen Benson A Train – video speaks for itself!
Scott Philbrick had the vocal on From Monday On, the whole band playing fantastic New Orleans polyphony. Jimmy introduced Take Your Tomorrow and Give Me Today with banjo and a vocal, Scott backing him on silky cornet. Craig resurrected Artie Shaw with his clarinet on Blue Lou.
I Would Do Most Anything For You was a barn burner! Fast and Hot clarinet, Scott followed with quick multiple notes on cornet, wild trombone, finally ended with bang-up drumming by Bobby Reardon. WOW! They continued up-tempo with Undecided, smearing gliss on clarinet, piano flying high, bass drum pushing the band.
Carrie and Jimmy Mazzy
Carrie Mazzy crooned to husband Jimmy on Write Myself a Letter.
Sandy Cash
Sandy Cash, charming vocalist from New Orleans, sang a lively Basin St. Blues, and won over every heart in the Café.
Emily Shamieh
Makin’ Whoopee was sung by another fine vocalist, Emily Shamieh, of Jamaica Plain, Boston
Struttin’ With Some Barbecue, Jazz Me Blues. Maureen returned with As Long As I Live, making the song her own, and a lively I Cried For You. They closed with Bobby’s favorite, Limehouse Blues.
We were all feeling the Blues. The Seacost Stompers were three months short of six years at the Acton Jazz Café, presenting the highest level of entertainment. They gave us an extra tune with Swing That Music, before ending it for who knows how long. Frank thanked Gwenn for her devotion to live jazz. She spent unbelievable hours featuring Live Jazz close to seven days a week at the Acton Jazz Cafe, sometimes two and three bands in one day. That’s pure devotion!! Thank you Gwenn. Be well, we hope to hear from you soon!
Seacoast Stompers at the AJC, 26 April 2014
Set 1
1 At The Jazz Band Ball
2 Everybody Loves My Baby
3 There’ll Be Some Changes Made
4 I Don’t Know Enough About You (maureen-vocal)
5 Take the A-train (maureen-vocal)
6 From Monday On
7 Take Your Tomorrow
8 Blue Lou
9 I Would Do Anything For You
Set 2
1 What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry
2 Undecided
3 I’m Gonna Sit Right Down And Write (Carrie-vocal)
4 Stealin Apples
5 Makin Whoopee (Emily-vocal)
6 Struttin With Some Barbecue
Set 3
1 Basin Street Blues (Sandy Cash-vocal)
2 Jazz Me Blues
3 As Long As I Live (Maureen-vocal)
4 I Cried For You (Maureen-vocal)
5 Limehouse Blues
6 Swing That Music
Some of the cast of the Independent Movie, Tumbledown, stopped in at the Colonial Inn in Concord, MA on a Wednesday night and discovered the marvelous pianist Moishe Feldman performing in the Forge Tavern. They were amazed at what they heard. Moishe said “If you think this is good, come back next week and hear Jimmy Mazzy”.
The following week, 40 members of the cast filled the Forge Tavern at the Colonial Inn and heard Jimmy Mazzy and The Last Minute Men. They were asked if they would like to be in the movie. Were they ever!! Jimmy Mazzy banjo/vocals, Craig Ball clarinet, Gid Loring cornet, Al Bernard tuba, Ron L’Herault trombone, Nick Ribush banjo, Derek Lane-Smith Britich concertina, were given a small part in the film.
TUMBLEDOWN: A young woman struggles to move on with her life after the death of her husband, an acclaimed folk singer, when a brash New York writer forces her to confront her loss and the ambiguous circumstances of his death.
An extension of Dave’s small bands, this fourteen piece orchestra was formed in 1989. The focus of this band is playing and preserving the classic sounds of the big band era. The orchestra is comfortable playing for the listener and is equally at ease playing for dancers. Besides saluting the big name bands such as Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, and Harry James, the Whitney Orchestra also plays the music of other fine bands such as Tony Pastor, Vaughn Monroe, Frankie Carle, Scat Davis and Red Nichols. Dave was with the Chris Powers band, and some of his musicians have stayed on with him. Dave LeBleu bass is a charter member of the band. Some members of the band came from Lucinda Ellert’s Happy Feet Orchestra. Blair Bettencourt played with Dave in the Yankee Rhythm Kings. Mike Strauss has filled in with the band since Angelica’s. An invaluable addition to the band has been vocalist and trumpeter Christine Fawson.
Reeds
Ted Casher
Bob Drunkman
Blair Bettencourt
Art Bakopolus
Trumpets
Dave Whitney
Joe Musumeci
Mel Deveau
Jeff Hughes
Christine Fawson
Trombones
Mike Strauss
Scott Hills
Rhythm
Steve Dale piano, arrangements
Reid Jorgensen drums
Dave LeBleu string Bass
Dave Whitney is a beacon of swing. He opened with Harry James’ Music Makers, What a fabulous Big Band sound! Charlie Spivacks Star Dreams got John and Gisela Brunecini up dancing quickly. Dave’s theme song, a Roy D’Innocenzo arrangement, When Somebody Thinks Your Wonderful – Dave vocal with whole band in harmony behind him. This moves right along very quickly!
One O’Clock Jump came from Count Basie’s Kansas City Swing Band; Dave played with the Chris Powers band and has many of his arrangements that had Ted on tenor sax, Mike Strauss trombone, with Dave LeBleu really Jumping!
Christine Fawson has it all, congenial and fun, fantastic trumpeter and vocalist
Special guest Christine Fawson has played with Whitney’s smaller bands, but this was her first time with the Big Band, wishing she could do this every night! She picked a tune by Lerner and Lowe-arranged by Lenny Niehaus, Almost Like Being in Love. Her favorite composers were the Gershwins – Our Love Is Here To Stay. She turned to scatting on a Cole Porter arrangement, of Let’s Do It.
Art Bakopolus has been with the band almost since its inception
Art Bakopolis on alto sax for a tune Johnny Hodges did, I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good.
A 1945 Eddy Howard tune – the ‘Boy Singer’ Dave Whitney took the vocal on My Adobe Hacienda. Kay Kyser’s College of Musical Knowledge, Swing Era, 1942 Pushin’ Sand was recorded in 1942 but wasn’t released until a year after because of the AFM recording ban. Dave does an imitation of Lawrence Welk calling out Guy Lombardo’s Everywhere You Go.
Mike Strauss, featured trombonist.
Mike Strauss featured on trombone with Night Train, made famous by Buddy Morrow, and also Rose of The Rio Grande.
Jeff Hughes featured on trumpet for Bunny Berigan’s classic 1937 I Can’t Get Started – the dancers’ version. Christine returned to the party for Bobby Troup’s Daddy.
Ted Casher, a New England Treasurer!
Our other treasure, Ted Casher on tenor sax with Billy Strayhorn’s B.P. was Awe inspiring!
Duke’s swing classic, Stomping At The Savoy and Neal Hallett’s Boston Tea Party were the set closers.
For the Dixielanders in the audience, Dave began set two with a “little band within a big band”, using Bob Crosby’s March of the Bob Cats with “DaveCats”, Blair tenor sax, Jeff and Dave trumpets, Ted clarinet, Mike Strauss trombone, Steve Dale piano, Dave LeBleu bass. Check the interaction between Jeff and Dave trumpets, plus swinging sax, clarinet and trombone.
Louis’ 1925 Struttin’ With Some Barbecue is always a favorite. In 1938 Louis did it with his Big Band. Tiny Hill’s Skirts was a tune they often did at Angelica’s, Dave loves to sing this one.
Christine sang All of Me – a Lenny Niehaus arrangement, for our dearly departed Lynn Sickle.
Christine praised the rhythm section, the backbone of this band.
Dave LeBleu
Reid Jorgensen
Steve Dale
Joe Musemeci
Trumpeter Joe Musemici, Chris vocal Ted on clarinet for a tune Duke did with the Be Bop trumpets Nearness of You, a Steve Dale arrangement. Ted was featured on clarinet on Honeysuckle Rose with the Bebop trumpets.
Another Duke – there’s always room for him – Do Nothing ‘Till You Hear From Me. Duke did this as a Concerto for Cootie (Williams)
From The Gene Krupa Band, Christine sang a favorite tune of the swing era with Anita O’Day, Boogie Blues – Karpopolis making use of the complete alto sax register, Strauss trombone, rhythm backup, Christine scatting on a 240° Hot One!
Bettencourt followed it with a fine baritone vocal on Ray Eberly’s Blue Champagne. We never knew Blair could sing!! He’s great!
In 1985 Dave recorded Pie Face with the Chris Powers Band. They made room for Christine in the trumpet section for a fun 3-piece trumpet tuning, Christine, Jeff, and Dave.
Three-Trumpet Tuning
Dick Cathcart was the jazz trumpeter behind actor Jack Webb’s portrayal of the legendary Pete Kelly in the 1955 film Pete Kelly’s Blues. Dave and Christine on trumpet, closed this marvelous evening.
It was a pleasure to see Ruth Schwab back. She always opens her home for this band’s rehearsals.
Ruth Schwab, Joe Grassi, and Elke
We’ve been listening to Dave Whitney’s Big Band playing and preserving the classic sounds of the big band era. ever since it’s inception. This was an outstanding performance. Dave said “This is the best edition of my Big Band since I started it in 1989”. We have no argument with that!!
Watch for them at Canobie Lake Park. June 8th, 1pm in the Ballroom. Free admission for age 60 plus.
Frank Stadler, piano and leader, Craig Ball – clarinet, Jimmy Mazzy – banjo and vocals, Scott Philbrick – trumpet, Lee Prager – trombone, Al Bernard – sousaphone, Bobby Reardon – drums.
by Marce
Videos by Harold McAleer
This was the Seacoast Stompers’ 6th year at the Acton Jazz Café; they play the 1st Saturday of every month. Their music warmed our hearts and melted the snow! They started with their theme At The Jazz Band Ball without reed-man Craig Ball, who had been delayed.
Leader, Frank Stadler
Leader Frank Stadler announced there would be a different format this month – three 50-minute sets with 15-minute breaks. He also wanted to involve the audience.
He sorted through their past 285 tunes and distributed a list of the most popular ones to the audience so they could pick what they wanted to hear. (Live music is a social experience, it makes people happier.) When all the lists were returned, all the tunes had been picked! So Frank turned the lists over to Scott Philbrick.
Scott is their “music leader” – he let the musicians choose from the lists. Jimmy began with Oh Baby, banjo and vocal – good choice. Someone hollered “Better than New Orleans!” We have no argument with that.
Lady Be Good, Prager grinning ear to ear – he enjoys being with this group, keeping up with Scotty’s multiple notes. There’ll Be Some Changes Made was Frank’s call.
I’ve Got The World On a String, Jimmy vocal, with Lee’s muted trombone in rippling vibrato. Albie’s choice of tunes – ‘Deed I Do. Jimmy’s interchange with Albie was fabulous. Craig arrived; his clarinet does make a difference! Found a New Baby, drum intro with Craig Ball reaching for the sky on clarinet. WILD! The set closer was delectable hot jazz, Sweet Georgia Brown.
The audience insisted on Limehouse Blues starting the 2nd set.
Prager began the trombone intro to I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plans.
Especially for Lynn Sickle – they played a sweet All of Me.
Jimmy Mazzy is revered in Europe.
Dr. Jazz – Jim scatting, not quite into his infamous holler. We are privileged to have him here with us, singing and scatting to many tunes. Rosetta was sweet. Albie requested Dinah. Jimmy went wild – he can be a tiger too.
Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby – the interaction between cornet and trombone is unbelievable!
Tin Roof Blues, soft tuba intro to this New Orleans jazz standard – one of the most often played early New Orleans jazz pieces. The Stompers did it justice in slow, N.O. tempo.
Jack Phelan,Trad Jazz afficionado, requested Ain’t She Sweet. He was here with his family and the Charlie Hoar family. Some history: Jack and Eleanor Phelan, Charlie and Margaret Hoar and the Enrights, traveled all over New England and Canada in the late 60’s and early 70’s, hearing all the best Traditional Jazz Bands of the day: East Bay City, New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Kid Sheik, Barry Martyn (here from England.) Their kids grew up with this music.
Jack is in the back on the right, with the Red Rock sweatshirt.
Carrie Mazzy
Carrie Mazzy sang her own poignant interpretation of Just Because.
Blue Lou was uptempo with inspired solo work. Three Little Worlds was also in blazing tempo, clarinet & trumpet leading, trombone playing counter melody. Their performance is awe inspiring!
The Rhythm Boys, Al Bernard and Bob Reardon
Al Bernard pushes the band playing chords on tuba; Bob Reardon keeps them in proper time. They keep the rhythmic fires burning bright.
The finale was imaginative and swinging – Swing That Music. It raised goose bumps!
Then Gwenn Vivian dropped a bombshell: The AJC must move out by May 1st – a new tenant with more $$ moving into their corner of the Nagog Park Mall.
But this is the Jazz Club you can’t crush! She has a new partner Josely Nogueira which gives them more strength and chutzpa – they will reopen when they find the perfect spot, and this band WILL be there, and so will we. “You’ve been a great audience – loved us and the band – don’t disappear.” She hopes to reopen the Acton Jazz Café somewhere in June.
Meanwhile, The Seacoast Stompers Jazz Band have been given an extra day on April 26th to play here in Acton before they close the doors. See you there? Guaranteed, this music will make you happy!
Seacoast Stompers
Tunes played on April 5, 2014
Set 1
1 At The Jazz Band Ball
2 Oh Baby
3 Lady Be Good
4 There’ll Be Some Changes Made
5 I’ve Got the World on a String
6 Deed I Do
7 I Found A New Baby
8 Sweet Georgia Brown
Set 2
1 Limehouse Blues
2 I guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan
3 All of Me
4 Doctor Jazz
5 Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby
6 Tin Roof Blues
7 Dinah
Set 3
1 Ain’t She Sweet
2 Blue Lou
3 Just Because
4 Rosetta
5 Three Little Words
6 Swing That Music
Eli has gathered seasoned professionals who have made jazz music their life’s work for over 50 years – it’s their first love. They came from everywhere, Herb Gardner from the New Jersey Jazz Society gig the day before, Jimmy Mazzy from a week in Florida with the Williams Reunion Jazz Band, Ted Casher from the Crosby Whistle Stop in Charlestown. Bob Winter – who knows? Bo Winniker is younger, but he was raised listening to his parent’s Winniker Orchestra. With friendly competition and improvisational skills they sound more dynamic with each new appearance at the Sherborn Inn They connected with each other, and they connected with the audience, right from the start – with Ted on clarinet for 1917 Rose Room, and a fiery At The Jazz Band Ball, first played by the Original Dixieland Jass Band in 1917.
Rebecca Sullivan, vocalist with Eli’s All Stars
Rebecca Sullivan is already a jazz vocalist, songwriter and educator. She’ll receive her degree this year from the New England Conservatory of Music, and head for Scotland in August. You can hear Billie Holiday inflections in a lovely Stardust, but her voice is attractive wholly on its own. She continued with Bo Winniker’s trumpet and Ted Casher’s tenor sax at breakneck speed on ‘Deed I Do.
Cheek to Cheek:
Summertime provided marvelous solos:
Somewhere Over The Rainbow with fresh and different solos by piano, trumpet and muted trombone.
Eli Newberger on circa 1909 Holton Del Negro CC tuba
Eli embraces his circa 1909 Holton Del Negro tuba as he offers just the right chords behind soloists.
It’s a gorgeous instrument, with an expressive quality unlike other tubas – and no one better to express it!
Squeeze Me
Jeff Guthery on New Orleans Traditional Jazz Drumset
Jeff Guthery provides the propulsion so these All-Stars have the freedom to follow their fancies. New Orleans bands of 20s couldn’t record bass and drums, so they played on wood block and bell. Jeff’s drum set is very simple, just a snare drum, floor tom, wood block, cow bell, 6” cymbal. Not even a high-hat. He added a suspended ride cymbal, just arrived. Fresh out of the box, he brought the 20” Turk Ride Cymbalin for its first trial.
He took an eight-bar intro to I Got Rhythm, Ted following on tenor, Bo’s amazing trumpet solo with band in stop-time, Rebecca vocal, followed by the whole ensemble making rhythm swing. The listeners were sitting on the end of their seats. This enthusiastic audience does listen!
The inimitable Jimmy Mazzy
At the request of the front line, Jimmy gave a demo of when D flat comes in on Fidgety Feet. Jimmy instinctively played the whole thing. They said: “ We’ll keep going ‘till we get it right”. Sure sounded right to us! Jimmy and Eli had a duet on a song that has many names – we’ll stick to Chicago Breakdown, with Jim scatting. They make a great team
Jimmy sings Till Then
Eli says, “Here is a tender interpretation by Jimmy Mazzy, the banjo virtuoso and singer, of a popular song written by Eddie Seiler, Sol Marcus, and Guy Wood to express a World War II soldiers plea to his sweetheart to await his coming home. Its sweetness and uncertainty — and Jimmy’s profound sense of the poetic and musical meaning — is complemented by Bo Winiker’s gorgeous flugelhorn solo and Bob Winter’s sensitive exploration of the melodic line.”
Ted Casher was featured on Body & Soul, using tenor sax subtones like Coleman Hawkins’ masterpiece that makes women swoon. Sensational!
Bob Winter creates a concerto out of Oh By Jingo!
Eli asked Bob for a fast tune. Oh By Jingo became a hit in the post-World War I era, 1919. With prodigious technique, he made this novelty tune sound like a concerto!
Eventually these marvelous videos may end up as a DVD. We hope.
Time for one more tune, an old New Orleans favorite sung by Jimmy, who feels the pain in every word. No pain in the music, it was so hot and heavy, Eli jumped up to join Bob at the piano for a rocketing chorus of St. James Infirmary Blues. Amazing ending.
Eli joins Bob Winter on swinging hot St. James Infirmary Blues
We are so fortunate to have these professional musicians playing here for us at the Sherborn Inn. Anyone passing through wonders how come they haven’t heard this before? Because it’s not played on radio or television; you can only hear this fantastic aggregation of musicians right here at the Sherborn Inn. Join us On May 1st and the 1st Thursday of every month for more Great Jazz!
By Marce
Videos by Kathy Wittman, BallSquare films,
Sound by Frank Cunningham
