[Dixielandjazz] Seeking - Billy Maxted solo piano on "Little RockGetaway"

[mmckay]

 Lord's gives that 3 finds.

Bob Crosby: THE GREAT HITS Dot DLP 3278 w/Maxted at the piano that Dingo
cites
Billy Maxted: THE ART OF JAZZ  Seeco CELP 458 that Dave cites and a 3rd

Dixieland by Pee Wee Erwin at the Grandview Inn w/Andy Russo, Sal Pace,
Maxted, Charlie Treager and Tony Spargo  Cadence CLP 1011

Mart

Martin D. McKay, Designated Listener

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----- Original Message -----
From: Haupt Dave
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Sent: 20 July 2006 19:27
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Seeking - Billy Maxted solo piano on "Little
RockGetaway"


When I lived in Denver and Dick Gibson was running the KADX radio station,
he and other DJs often played a version of Little Rock Getaway with Billy
Maxted on piano.  I seem to recall that it was a solo piece, and a rather
impressive display of technical capabilities.

After years of searching, I finally found an album with the tune on it.
It's by "Billy Maxted and his Manhattan Jazz Band".  The album title is "The
Art of Jazz" and contains "Little Rock Getaway".  However, the version of
the tune on that album is certainly not the one I remember.  It's a decent
trad arrangement with the band and piano exchanging commentary on the tune,
but frankly, the contribution by piano is not stellar.

I've been wondering if the version of the tune I'm remembering might be on
an album with someone else as the leader, other than Billy Maxted.

Does anybody know the rendition of which I write?
~~~~~~~~

Dave,
"Little Rock Getaway", with Billy Maxted on piano, is included on a latter
day (1960) Bob Crosby album "Bob Crosby's Great Hits" a Dot Recording
released in the UK on the London label, # HA-D2293. I have the mono version
of this LP, but unable to play it at the moment. Going from memory it is not
a solo recording rather a piano feature with band interjections...... and
what a band !! Conrad Gozzo, Frank Beach, John Best, Mickey Mangano (tps) -
Moe Schneider, Si Zentner, Joe Howard (tmbs) - Matty Matlock, Eddie Miller,
Chuck Gentry, Babe Russin (sxs) - BM (p), Bob Haggart (sb), Nappy Lamare (g)
and Ray Bauduc (dms)

Could it be........... ? The US release may have been DOT DLP-3278

~
John D



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