[Dixielandjazz] Original 'Moldy Fig' Brad Gowens?
Jim Denham
james at jiming.demon.co.uk
Sun Jul 20 05:49:43 PDT 2003
I don't know what record you're on about, but I refuse to believe that
*anything* by Brad Gowans is inferior to Lu Watters...
Yours,
Jim Denham
In message <000001c34e6e$1b45bc70$22c51d43 at snogpitch>, Snogpitch
<snogpitch at prodigy.net> writes
>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
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
>[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Dan
>Augustine
>Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 6:05 PM
>To: DJML
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Original 'Moldy Fig'
>
>
>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)...
> "Among my records I consider these the finest:
> 'Canal St. Blues'|
> 'Snake Rag' | King Oliver
> 'Weatherbird Rag'|
>
> 'Doctor Jazz' |
> 'Cannonball Blues'| Jelly-Roll
>
> 'Dallas Blues'--Ted Lewis
>
> 'Cakewalkin' Babies'--Clarence Williams
>
> 'Muskrat Ramble' |
> 'Potatohead Blues'| Louis Armstrong
>
> 'Panama' |
> 'Down by the River'| Bunk Johnson
>
> 'Irish Black Bottom'|
> 'Maple Leaf Rag' | Lu Watters
>
> 'Riverboat Shuffle'|
> 'That Da Da Strain'| Muggsy Spanier
>
>etc., etc., etc.
> "Got the idea?... Keep up the good work."
>
> "Sincerely,
>"France Moldy Fig"
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