[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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-- 
Jim Denham




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