[Dixielandjazz] Bob Crosby Bob Cats and Ed Metz

[Steve barbone]

Thanks for that post Hal. Ed Metz does such a great job with the current
edition of the Bob Cats. IMO, having seen/heard them, they are a great Band,
great musicians, great arrangements plus plenty of solo space.

It is amazing that more OKOM festivals are not ringing Ed's phone off the
hook to hire them. 

Cheers,
Steve Barbone 



"Hal Vickery" <hvickery at svs.com>

> While listening to the Chicago radio broadcast I mentioned here last week
> (Chuck Schaden's "Those Were the Days") in which the Bob Crosby band was
> featured in several broadcasts from the '30s and early '40s, Schaden
> mentioned that he had received an email from Ed Metz stating that he had
> heard that the show was going to be broadcast.
>  
> Schaden said he phoned and told him about the live stream and that he said
> he would play some stuff by the current Bob Cats if he sent a CD.  He got
> the CD overnight, and so in the middle of the broadcast Schaden played the
> current band's versions of "Big Crash from China" and "Big Noise from
> Winnetka."  Schaden and his big band expert were impressed.
>  
> Schaden also mentioned the tour the band had recently made through several
> Midwestern cities and their appearance at the Elkhart (IN) Jazz Festival
> June 24-26.  
>  
> It was fun hearing the juxtaposition of the original and current versions of
> the Bob Cats.  I don't know if Ed Metz got his information from my email to
> the list, but I'm glad he found out about it by whatever method.  The story
> and the cuts from the CD really enhanced the show.
 
> (If anyone is interested in hearing the entire show, it will be on Schaden's
> web site for a week beginning Tuesday:  www.nostalgiadigest.com
> <http://www.nostalgiadigest.com/>  - click on "Those Were the Days."