[Dixielandjazz] (Dixieland Jazz) Pete Kelly's Blues

[Robert S. Ringwald]

There was also an earlier radio show which featured pretty much the same 
musicians.  If I remember correctly, In the show, Jack Web was a trumpet 
player who also went out & solved crimes.

Webb & Cathcart were in WWII together & became close friends.  Jack always 
wanted to be a trumpet player.

Ray Sherman told me that while he actually played himself in the film (he 
didn't have a speaking part). But Nick Fatool was so in demand in the 
studios that he did not want to take the time to hang around the set.  Thus 
Nick did not appear on camera.

Nick was such an "in demand" studio musician, that he would have morning, 
afternoon & evening sessions.  he would bring a cot to the studio to rest 
in-between the sessions.

Ray once told me about an experience while filming.  He had never been 
involved in a film before & did not realize that *no one says "cut" on the 
set, except the director.  Really, even actors should continue a scene until 
the director says cut.

there is a scene where someone gives Jack Webb, who is supposed to be 
playing the trumpet, a dollar tip.  Webb throws it over his shoulder & Ray 
was supposed to catch it in a bear mug.

Ray misses the dollar & yells "cut!"  Everyone on the set fell down 
laughing.  Needless to say, Ray was very embarrassed.

While the story line was pretty corny, there was sure some good music in the 
film.  You can't go wrong with those musicians.

Another interesting fact:

Dick Cary told me that there was quite a rivalry between Eddie Condon on the 
east coast & Matty Matlock on the west coast.

He said that Matty was very serious about his music & thought that it was 
terrible the way that Condon used to talk while recording.

--Bob Ringwald K6YBV
Placerville, CA USA

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> It was indeed Matty Matlock's All Stars performing the badly mimed  music.
> According to one discography that I found the group included Matty 
> Matlock
> (Cl), Moe Schneider (Tb),
> Jud de Naut (B), Eddie Miller (TS), Ray Sherman (P), George Van Eps (G),
> Dick Cathcart (Tpt) and Nick Fatool (D).
>
> Other notables in the cast included Ella Fitzgerald, Jayne Mansfield and a
> young Martin Milner, pre-Route 66.  There was also a Jack Webb-produced 
> t.v.
> version of Pete Kelly's Blues that lasted for 13 episodes in 1959 and
> Matlock's group provided the music as well.
> It was based (not shot) in Kansas City so at my tender age of 10  I 
> thought
> that was pretty cool stuff.
>
> K.C. Clarinetist
>
>
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