[Dixielandjazz] Sax and Clarinet in A Dixieland Setting

[Don Ingle]

Mike: Try BUNNY Berigan. Buddy was his evil twin who didn't drink but never
quite mastered the playing of the 'coronet' -- he ended up wearing it
instead!<G>
K-e-e-d-ing! How was the festival this year? How about a report?
Don Ingle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Woitowicz" <banjobarons at nconnect.net>
To: "Dixieland Jazz" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 5:15 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Sax and Clarinet in A Dixieland Setting


> DJML'rs
>
> I attended part of the Buddy Berrigan festival last weekend in Fox Lake,
> Wisconsin. Dave McGreggor put together a group he calls the Vagabond
Reeds.
> It consisted of McGreggor on Soprano Sax (and occasionally Bass Clarinet),
> Harold Smith on Clarinet, guest artist Bob Schulz on Coronet, Jack Mahieu
> (Sp?) on rhythm guitar and banjo, a great Chicago bassist and a drummer,
> who's names I did not get.
>
> McGreggor played the heck out of the Soprano, and it complemented Harold
> Smith's clarinet. When McGreggor played the bass clarinet, the sound of
the
> two clarinets was terrific also. Most of the tunes were without Schulz,
who
> was the guest artist for the weekend. Regardless of whether Schulz was
> playing or not, the band swung like crazy.
>
> Perhaps Harold Smith would like to comment on his feelings about the
> session. I personally enjoyed the unique sound of the reeds in this jazz
> setting, especially since the group did not play the standard Dixieland
> war-horses, but stuck to lesser known tunes with more of a swing feeling.
>
>
> Mike Woitowicz
> The Banjo Barons Ragtime Band
> www.banjobarons.com
>
> The Dixie Barons Dixieland Band
> www.banjobarons.com/dixiebarons.html
>
>
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