[Dixielandjazz] A matter of substance (vocal bass, etc)

[david richoux]

As far as I can find from recordings i have and web research: There 
seems to be no substance to the "vocal bass" - it is all done with the 
voice! If you listen to groups like the Mills Brothers or countless 
other quartets and such you will hear all sorts of instruments but 
probably the only "real" one is the guitar.

(to get back slightly to the "Rap" thread - there are quite a few 
"Human Beat-Box" performers who can sound just like a programmed 
electronic drum machine!)

As for the  Bass Cano - I don't find any references except some blues 
recordings and maybe a link to Irish music. However, there are some 
very interesting horns I have heard made of bamboo that sound much like 
a saxophone - check them out at various places on the internet with a 
search...

Dave Richoux
On Jan 9, 2004, at 5:40 AM, Anton Crouch wrote:

>
> A question - what is an imitation bass and what is it made of? A clue -
> there is a definite, practical, link with the washboard.
>
> A final question - what is a "bass cano"?, the instrument noted in the
> Bluebird files for the Jazz Gillum/Elkins session of 20 March 1941, the
> Yank Rachel session of 11 December 1941 and the Joe Williams session 
> of 12
> December 1941.