[Dixielandjazz] West Coast Band was washboard!

[Mike Durham]

>From: "jazzfact" <jazzfact at ozemail.com.au>
>To: <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>,<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] West Coast Band was washboard!
>Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 07:54:33 +1000
Richard, it was really only the Yerba Buena that had the two trumpets when 
the West Coast Revival was born in San Francisco, and even that went down to 
one when Scobey left to start his own (one trumpet) band. The Castle 
Jazzband, Turk Murphy's various outfits and other pioneering West Coast 
bands were all one-trumpet (or cornet) outfits. As Steve Barbone said 
earlier, the style relies very much on a distinct two-beat rhythm (banjo and 
tuba) plus a characteristic "classic era" repertoire, and that really gives 
it its specific 'sound' as much as the twin-trumpet front line - there are 
quite a few bands around with two trumpets that sound quite unlike the West 
Coast revivalists, but a lot of one-trumpet bands that really recall Turk 
and Lu. Well, that's my take on it, anyway!

Mike D.

>
>Hi Steve and All,
>I thought that all these bands had to have the two trumpet front line. The
>festival band I play in "The East Coast Frisco Band" (somewhat an oxymoron)
>has two trumpets, Ian Smith and Eric Holroyd along with John Murray
>trombone, Michael Mcquaid clarinet, and a four piece rhythm section Bob 
>Mair
>drums, Bernice Haydock piano, Dave Robison banjo and me on Sousa. There is 
>a
>strong tradition for this style of band in Australia, even in the 50's the
>Johnson Band in Melbourne used this line up. Frank even wrote a few songs 
>in
>the style including the rarely heard "Wocka The Fish". How do you do it 
>with
>one trumpet?
>
>regards,
>Richard Stevens
>www.thejazzfactory.net
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
>[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Stephen 
>Barbone
>Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2004 7:14 AM
>To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
>Subject: [Dixielandjazz] In defense of Washboards
>
> > "Kurt" <bowermastergroup at qwest.net> wrote (polite snip)
> >
> > By the way, does anyone know when the washboard was first used in OKOM?
>
>Yes, they were first used by the towel boys at LuLu White's Bordello in 
>1909
>to clean up the bed sheets etc. Jelly Roll Morton upon hearing and falling
>in love with that rhythmic sound added them to his whorehouse piano playing
>gigs and the rest is history. ;-)
>
>In defense of Washboards, I have been playing in a rehearsal band locally,
>The Red Lions, led by Tex Wyndham every Tuesday night that we can get
>together. West Coast Revival Style with at least 800 obscure tunes, 500
>semi-obscure tunes and 200 war horse tunes in the book. We lost our Tuba 
>guy
>when he moved to Texas, (Dave Stoddard)
>so we now use a Bass Sax. We also lost our drummer who moved to Albuquerque
>and never replaced him so we are Cornet, TBone, Clarinet, Banjo, Piano, 
>Bass
>Sax.
>
>Two weeks ago, our ex drummer visited, sans drums, but used Tex's washboard
>at the session. He played straight washboard rhythm throughout. (Roger
>Hailstone) It was a real treat to have a steady washboard player, pushing
>the beat and helped us all realize that in capable hands, a washboard sure
>beats the hell out of a no drummer
>band.
>
>The Red Lions play about 5 gigs a year in West Coast Revival Style locally
>and are working next on Feb 22 for the Tri State Jazz Society in New Jersey
>and again on Fat Tuesday 2/24, with a sub for me, covering a Barbone Street
>Mardi Gras gig at one of our five Mardi Gras Parties at local Iron Hill
>Brewery Locations. They'll be in
>Wilmington DE, at the Riverfront IHB. 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve Barbone
>
>
>
>
>
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