[Dixielandjazz] bands of the fifties?

[Cebuisle2 at aol.com]

Then there was the Firehouse Five Plus Two. This group put out some hot  78's 
Even played at Turk's place on occasion, They were the group that got me  
started while I was a freshman in high school. Used to take my thirty cent lunch  
money and save it until I could buy one of their records, which I believe 
were  around a dollar or so at the time. Went hungry many times
 
  then and since playing hot jazz. A few of their blues recordings  were 
truly awesome. Their cornetist was surely influenced by Bix, and in turn I  
learned to play like him, without ever having heard Bix. After going pro years  
later our trombonist, who had cut quite a few 78's himself, turned to me one  
night and said, "You play just like Bix"  Bix who?" I replied, never having  heard 
him. .What goes around---etc
 
As a side note, the revered Disney cartoonist, railroad nut and trombonist  
for the Firehouse Five recently died. Ward Kimball was a legend in his own 
time.  Only jazz musician I know who had a full sized railroad in his back yard. 
 
                                                                              
         Tradjazz