[Dixielandjazz] Re: Frenchy's String Band

[D and R Hardie]

Dear Bill,
I for one think discography has saved jazz history from extinction.
  Thanks for the additional information. In "New Orleans Jazz 1895/1963" 
  (page 56)  Charters lists Christian, Tom (Oke) Gaspard
on bass violin and Percy Darensbourg on tenor banjo on what he calls a 
remarkable recording of Bucket Got a Hole in it, made in 1928. He says 
the cornet playing is remarkably like Buddy Petit. (!!)
Another source,( I think Rust) associated trumpeter  Tommy Ladnier with 
the group but I can't locate my notes on that one.
regards
  Dan Hardie
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~darnhard/EarlyJazzHistory.html

On Tuesday, June 22, 2004, at 08:11  PM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> (Note for some DJMLers: This is discographal stuff. If not interested,
> 'delete' now.)
> Dear Dan,
> As you will have assumed, I do have the Frenchy String Band sides 
> "Texas And
> Pacific Blues" and "Sunshine Special".
> These are on Historical and VJM LPs and Document DOCD 5162 ('Texas: 
> Black
> Country Dance Music 1927-1925').
> Recorded, Dallas Texas. 5 Dec 1928.
> They are their only 2 sides and allegedly feature cornetist Polite 
> 'Frenchy'
> Christian.
> Brian Wood in his invaluable, 'The Song For Me', gives Christian's 
> first
> name as Hyppolyte and concludes that the string band line-up is 
> "another
> unresolved mystery in jazz history".
> However, I can't find any reference to a recording of "Bucket's Got A 
> Hole
> In It" by this band mentioned by Sam Charters and referred to by you.
> However, "Texas And Pacific Blues" does seem to be based on the 
> "Bucket'
> theme.
> What is your source for the Sam Charter's reference?
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
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