[Dixielandjazz] Guitar Volume, Eddie Condon

Robert S. Ringwald robert at ringwald.com
Fri Dec 29 21:56:30 PST 2006


 Scott Anthony wrote:

>I forgot to mention something about Eddie Condon - I have never been able 
>to
> hear his guitar being played on any of his non-banjo recordings. It is 
> just
> plain drowned out by the rest of the band even when it was only rhythm and
> solo instrument being played.
(snip)

For many years, especially while growing up & not having fine stereo 
equipment, I thought that Eddie Condon was a figment of someone's 
imagination.

In later years, I began to notice Condon's playing & can usually pick it out 
on most of his recordings now.

--Bob Ringwald






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