[Dixielandjazz] Pee Wee Hunt question

[Jim Beebe]

Years ago on a 78 I had Pee Wee Hunt's Capitol recording of "Snag It".  I
believe that his rendition is one of the best ever done on this old Oliver
classic.
Pee Wee was an excellent trombonist-vocalist-bandleader and he always had a
fine group as he traveled about the country for many years.

Jim Beebe


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mr Don McDonald" <donjmacd at bigpond.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Cc: "McDonald, Don" <donjmacd at bigpond.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 3:18 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Pee Wee Hunt question


> Hi from Australia (down under for USA residents!),
>
>         To answer your question about Pee Wee Hunt CDs, one disc was
released by EMI Records on its cheaper Axis label here in Australia - about
12 or so years ago from memory. It comprises 24 tracks taken from recordings
published by Capitol Records in 1952 and 1954.
>
>         I have the CD, which is titled "Straight From Dixie", and features
a nice photo of Hunt with his fancy waist coat and his trombone. Sheet music
is a feature in the background of the photo. The disc catalog number is Axis
7017762. I believe the disc may only have been released in Australia, but I
don't know for sure about this. I don't think it is available at this point
of time.
>
>         The contents of the disc are as follows:
>
> Twelfth Street Rag, Clarinet Marmalade, Wabash Blues, Bessie Couldn't Help
It, Sugar Foot Stomp, Fourth Man Rag, Dill Pickles, Tiger Rag, High Society,
Charleston, Snag It, The Darktown Strutters' Ball, Peg O' My Heart, Somebody
Stole My Gal, Easy Melody, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone, Oh!,
Meet Me Tonight At Milton's, Ida! Sweet As Apple Cider, The Varsity Drag,
Spain, Swingin' Around, So Blue, Mama's Gone, Good Bye.
>
> Musically, for my taste, the first 12 selections are the best. The final
12 selections have a consistent "Oh!" type of arrangement sound about them.
>
> Technically speaking, the sound is fine - typical of Capitol's best in
that era. The EMI Australia transfer is fine.
>
> Hope this adds to any other replies you may have on the question
concerned.
>
>
Don McDonald
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