[Dixielandjazz] Re: Orpheon Celesta

[Alberto Martino]

Dave and all: 

ORPHEON CELESTE means CHOIR OF ANGELS.   No doubt about that.
But the name of the band is ORPHEON CELESTA (with an A).
I knew them personally at the Breda Jazz Festival in Holl.....  Oops...
The Nederlands, in 1989.  

And Celeste is a piano-like musical instrument with sounds as ringing
glasses.  Refer to the extraordinary Edmond Hall Celestial Quartet, with
Ch. Christian guitar and Meade Lux Lewis celeste, I. Crosby bass.

Tito  
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Dave Richoux commented:
<<<<<I have a copy of an early Stomp-Off LP album by Orpheon Celeste -
"La 
GAre de Lyon" (recorded in a Paris train station) and I really like it, 
but there seems to be not much else available. I found a reference a 
while back to a "Best of OrpHeon Celeste" CD but I was not able to make 
an order from the website. Do any of you purveyors of music on the list 
have anything in your catalogues from this group?

BTW, I think the name of that group comes from church organ stops (but 
I could be wrong):
ORPHEON (Atrium: Choir Forte Left) A free-reed of slightly stringy, 
oboe-like quality.
CELESTE VIOL (Aerial: Aire) A sweet-toned viol.
CELESTINA (Celestial: Astral) A wood flute of open construction, narrow 
scale and a gentle, pure, luminous tone.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
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