[Dixielandjazz] Two quick questions...

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Robert Smith wrote:

> "Maria Elena" was also recorded by Bunk Johnson and his Band on his 
> last session at Christmas 1947 in New York City just before one of the 
> worst, if not the worst, blizzards of the 20th century. Harold Drob 
> booked the small Carnegie Recital Hall because of its 'live' acoustic 
> properties so that it would sound like a dance hall. Bunk maintained 
> that jazz should be played strictly for dancing. The band (that Bunk 
> himself had recruited) were grouped on the stage and were recorded 
> using just one microphone placed at the centre of the balcony.
> The band consisted of:
> Bunk Johnson (tpt), Ed Cuffee (tbn), Garvin Bushell (clt), Don 
> Kirkpatrick (p), Danny Barker (g), Wellman Braud (bs), and Alphonse 
> Steele (d).
>
> Cheers
>
> Bob Smith
>
>
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Just for the record -- since nobody mentoned it -- this song is a waltz.
Don Ingle