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Monday, June 03, 2013

0301 Carlo Krahmer [Jazz At The Town Hall] FLAC 14(54.09)

Contributed by bluebird, who says:-
Cut direct to 78rpm acetates from the concert in 1947 the sound here is far from perfect and the 'stereo enhancement' doesn't help. Things are improved on side 2 - perhaps the musicians were suitably 'refreshed'after the interval.
Dill Jones had just turned professional and provides some good solos. Some of the playing is a bit ragged in places but I'm sure it sounded better on the night.

(01 02 04 05)
Humphrey Lyttelton - cornet
Bobby Mickleburgh - trombone
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Gerry Moore - piano
Bill Bramwell - guitar
Bert Howard - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums
(03)
Humphrey Lyttelton - cornet
Gerry Moore - piano
Carlo Krahmer - drums
(06-10)
Humphrey Lyttelton - cornet
Bobby Mickleburgh - trombone
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Dill Jones - piano
Carlo Krahmer - drums
(11-14)
Humphrey Lyttelton - cornet
Bobby Mickleburgh - trombone
Ernie Mansfield - tenor
Wally Fawkes - clarinet
Dill Jones - piano
Bill Bramwell - guitar
Bert Howard - bass
Carlo Krahmer - drums

01 Struttin' With Some Barbecue (Armstrong) (4:13)
02 Savoy Blues (Ory) (4:33)
03 Weatherbird Rag (Armstrong) (2:54)
04 Mahogany Hall Stomp (Williams) (4:05)
05 A Monday Date (Hines) (4:31)
06 Original Dixieland One-Step (La Rocca) (3:07)
07 Bluin' The Blues (Ragas) (2:15)
08 Livery Stable Blues (Nunez, Lee) (2:26)
09 I'm Coming Virginia (Heywood, Cook) (3:09)
10 Singin' The Blues (Conrad, Robinson) (4:54)
11 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (Creamer, Layton) (2:22)
12 Who's Sorry Now (Kalmar, Ruby, Snyder) (5:40)
13 Sugar (Pinkard, Mitchell, Alexander) (4:33)
14 At Sundown (Donaldson) (5:28)

Label: Esquire 319
Recorded: November 21 1947 Birmingham Town Hall
Lineage: LP>FLAC
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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous3 June 2013 at 15:20

    Thanks bluebird

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  2. Baron3 June 2013 at 18:10

    Thanks Bluebird

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  3. Jazzjet3 June 2013 at 22:37

    Many thanks, bluebird. Pretty historic material so the sound is well worth putting up with.

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  4. zoot6 June 2013 at 09:19

    here because we have now no general comments section -- perhaps to be revived with safeguards ? the email "NAME OF BLOG"@GMAIL.COM. bounces as invalid. Alternative take please. Would here like to express thanks, appreciation and admiration for all who have made Britjazz what it is.

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    1. BritJazz6 June 2013 at 09:45

      @zoot. We have never had a C-Box here or any general comments section. The gmail is working normally. Hesitate to mention this but you didn't just copy as shown, did you? You do of course have to insert the name of the blog. This device is to thwart those beings who trawl round looking for email addresses to inundate with spam, etc. Not 100% effective.
      Your name has been noted on the list - glad to have you aboard - so all we need now is an email address for you. Please try again the britjazz address but if you still have difficulty, please say so here and we can sort something out I'm sure.

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    2. zoot6 June 2013 at 09:54

      many thanks have just retried

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    3. BritJazz6 June 2013 at 10:18

      Good! - all okay now. Your suggestion and offer noted - many thanks. Will pass on to new management...

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  5. Wallofsound8 June 2013 at 09:08

    Looking forward to this one. And so glad there may be a future for BritJazz.

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  6. aroonie23 June 2013 at 04:02

    Many thanks for Carlo Krahmer [Jazz At The Town Hall]. A track from another session (similar personnel) has appeared on Lake Records 3CD set History of Traditional Jazz. Worth seeking out.

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  7. chu22 July 2013 at 22:40

    Thanks, bluebird!

    The sound may not be the greatest, and the players may miss some notes occasionally, but this is a pretty historical release, for several reasons. Firstly, the earliest releases on the important Esquire label were drawn from this evening. Secondly, it paints an early picture of the budding British trad scene. Humphrey Lyttelton and Wally Fawkes had played together in George Webb's pioneering Dixielanders, and within months they would make their first recordings with Humph's own group, which would become the most popular trad band for a number of years.

    Let's also not forget trombonist Bobby Mickleburgh, who in the mid-50s would make some surprisingly strong sessions for Esquire, then more often on trumpet than trombone. These sessions are more in a Dixieland vein than a New Orleans vein, but very good they are.

    A few of the tracks here were not released on 78s originally, but were unissued until this LP. One of them is "Weatherbird Rag", and it is easy to see why. Lyttelton does a decent job recreating this classic masterpiece, until he reaches Armstrong's last high note. Humph can't make it, and what follows instead is embarrassing. But that's what can happen on live recordings. Another case is Wally Fawkes emitting several jarring squeaks on "Mahogany Hall Stomp". Overall I think the youngsters acquit themselves quite well, though.

    Lord lists a few additional still unissued tunes from this evening: "Fidgety Feet", "Riverboat Shuffle", "Melancholy Blues" and an untitled blues.

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  8. Rodney17 June 2015 at 09:04

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