[Dixielandjazz] Fw: yacht club

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Listmates,

Below is an answer from Ray Templin to Dick Baker's question, "Who is the
mystery band."


Bob
mr.wonderful@ringwald.com
Placerville, CA, USA, Earth, Sol's System, Milky Way


----- Original Message -----
From: "RayTemplin" <raytemplin@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Robert S. Ringwald" <ringwald@calweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 3:39 PM
Subject: yacht club


> Hello Bob. Here is a copy of the message I sent responding to the recent
> inquiry as to "Who Are These Guys?"  Hope 2003 is a great one for you
> and the family and we'll see you aboard ship in a week or so.
> Hi Dick. The recording you wonder about is titled "Breezy Swing" by the
> Palm Springs Yacht Club. The original group worked in the LA area in the
>
> early 80's and was comprised of John Reynolds, guitar,Westy Westenhofer,
>
> bass, and, yours truly, Ray Templin, piano. I left the group in the mid
> 80's and was replaced by Bob Reitmeier on clarinet and Matt Johnson on
> drums. This is the bunch that recorded the cassette you are inquiring
> about. I don't think they ever pressed a CD of this material. John and
> Westy were always enamored of the crude sounds you mention and
> personally, I feel if one deletes the tunes that feature those sounds,
> you're left with a top-notch jazz record. I still see and work with both
>
> of them now and then, but the Yacht Club is a thing of the past. Hope
> this is helpful and please get back if you need any more info. Happy New
>
> Year, Ray.
>