[Dixielandjazz] RE: Original 'Moldy Fig' Brad Gowens?

Dan Augustine ds.augustine at mail.utexas.edu
Sat Jul 19 23:36:57 PDT 2003


     A typo on my part (the fingers, in particular, said the brain).
Should have been "Brad Gowans" (not 'Gowens'), valve-trombonist in
the 1920's-1950's.  See
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/artist/bio/0,,437448,00.html?artist=Brad+Gowans

     Dan
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>From: "Snogpitch" <snogpitch at prodigy.net>
>To: "'DJML'" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: RE: [Dixielandjazz] Original 'Moldy Fig' Brad Gowens?
>Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2003 23:21:44 -0400
>
>Who is (was?) Brad Gowens & Co.?
>
>The rest I've heard of, might even have copies of those cuts, I'll have
>to check my collection to make sure.  Interesting that Ted Lewis was on
>there, one of my favorites I rarely hear mentioned.
>
>Snogpitch
>-----Original Message-----
>Moldy Fig fans--
>The only true Jazz I ever heard off the record was that of
>Lu Watters in San Francisco, and Brad Gowens & Co. in New York.  (The
>former by far superior)...
>"France                                         Moldy Fig"

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