[Dixielandjazz] Dirty Dozen Brass Band

[Trumpetom at aol.com]

In a message dated 1/17/2003 7:33:36 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
barbonestreet at earthlink.net writes:

> Anybody got an input or suggestions as to how they play, or what songs
> we might play opposite them? Or as to whether they will play N. O. 
> Marching or Funeral songs etc. We have no input as yet from the Festival
> on song choices and think we should probably stick with stuff from the
> Condon book and keep far away from our New Orleans repertoire. Thus
> presenting a varied musical program for the attendees.

Impossible to put a label on them. I saw them a few years ago.  Dirty Dozen 
is quite a hot group, a real crowd pleaser. The players are all very 
accomplished. Bebop, rock, a few vocals, Tower of Power, some street music 
suitable for Jackson Square in N. O, some chanting, very little trad.  It was 
an all black group with a gritty style. They had a sax player who played alto 
and tenor at the same time for a novelty feature.  The sousaphone did long 
tones four beat; his lines are walking bass style.  The rhythm section is 
high-energy ahead of the beat all the time. I never heard anything like it 
before or since. I'd gladly pay good money to see them again.  Anything any 
of us play is in contrast to their routine.

Tom Loeb
Riverside CA
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