[Dixielandjazz] West Coast Bands in the 50s.

[dingle at baldwin-net.com]

Steve barbone wrote:

>How about Conrad Janis? Had he gone to Hollywood yet? His bands in NYC in
>the early 50s were SUPERB. Makes sense that he would be in a Hollywood Bar
>if he had moved out West at some point in the 1950s.
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>Cheers,
>Steve Barbone
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A great quartette that played at the old Hangover had Jack Perciful, 
piano, Charlie Lodice, drums, Ira Wesley,bass, and Jerry Fuller, clarinet.
Just a wonderful, swinging four-some.  Jack later played 17 years with 
Harry James with rhythm mates Red Kelley, and Buddy Rich. Charlie went 
on toN.O. and worked for years with Pete Fountain; Ira stayed on the 
coast and is still a main call guy on upright bass, and Jerry moved east 
to work in the Boston area and make the jazz fest circuit. All good 
friends with whom I worked in various bands and combos, but sitting to 
listen was a joy for the short stand they had there at the Hangover.
Jack and I roomed together on the road with Chuck Cabot band, and Jack 
later joined me to work with my dad for most of a year.
Don't know about Janis -- I do not recall him being in CA in the 50's -- 
he was mostly a New York fixture and came out later to do acting gigs.
So. Cali in the 50's? It was a time now fondly fixed in memory of times 
when good players were heard often in some great venues.
Don Ingle