[Dixielandjazz] John R. T. Davies

[Don Ingle]

I had just one meeting with the remarkable Mr. Davies -- that at the 100
Club in London in May of 1979 when I played a date there with the Sons Of
Bix.  I found him to be a very laid back, friendly and unassuming man for
all of his already well known reputation at jazz restoration. It was a very
pleasant way to enjoy the breaks between sets. I have carried that memory
over the years as I continued to come to admire his work on new releases.
Such talents are rare and will be sorely missed -- as will the man himself.
The comments made here on the list confirm what I already knew -- he was a
master in his chosen field and we are the better for his presence among us.
Don Ingle
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Jazzjerry at aol.com>
To: <dave at creolejazz.com>; <Jazzjerry at aol.com>;
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] John R. T. Davies


>
> In a message dated 25/5/04 9:43:20 pm, dave at creolejazz.com writes:
>
>
> > Is there a website where these restored recordings can be purchased
(and/or
> > heard)?
> >
> >
>
> Whoops,
> As I was saying it would be difficult to list all of the CD (and
previously
> LPs) in which John R.T. Davies had worked his magic and I only mentioned
the
> Morton (5xCD set on the British JSP label), the Armstrong (4xCD set on
JSP ) and
> the Oliver (2xCD set on the Dutch Retrieval label) because they were the
> first ones which came to mind. There are many many others on many labels
including
> the Dutch Retrieval and Timeless Historical labels, the Canadian 'Jazz
> Oracle' label (The 'D' in their catalogue prefix of 'BDW' refers to John).
In fact
> there are not many 'classic' jazz reissue labels in the world which at
some
> time have not had J.R.T.D.'s work on their issues.
>
> There is no central website where you can find a list or even listen but I
> can supply many of the CDs he has been involved in as can other specialist
> dealers.
> Whether it is the recordings of Sam Morgan, Armand Piron, Freddie Keppard
or
> even Sam Manning, etc.etc. then you will not find better sound anywhere
else.
> If you have not got the double CD set of the complete King Oliver Creole
JB
> 1923 recordings in your collection (Retrieval RTR 79007) then you should
not
> call yourself a collector of real jazz!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jerry,
> Norwich,
> U.K.
> _______________________________________________
> Dixielandjazz mailing list
> Dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> http://ml.islandnet.com/mailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz
>