[Dixielandjazz] Re: George Girard and the Basin Street Six

[rahberry at comcast.net]

Bill and All,
I have one CD issued by GHB in 1994, entitled "The Basin Street Six: the Complete Circle Recordings."  Musicians:  Girard tpt, Fountain cl & #4 tenor sax, Joe Rotis tbn, Roy Zimmerman p, Bunny Franks sb, and Charlie Duke dr.
Tracks 1-9, Aug. 2, 1950; tracks 10-12, Nov. 3, 1950.  All recorded in New Orleans
Tunes:
Margie (vocal Girard)
Farewell Blues
That's a Plenty #1
That's a Plenty #2
Up a Lazy River
Jazz Me Blues
I'm Going Home
High Society
South Rampart Street Parade
Mahogany Hall Stomp (previously unissued)
World's Waiting for the Sunrise (previously unissued)
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee

One can only wonder "Why no Tin Roof?"  Maybe it wasn't a Circle recording.

     Rae Ann



 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
> My Strictly Dixie LP, mentioned by me earlier, contains the following tunes:
> Panama
> Sunday
> Hindustan
> I Can't Give You Anything But Love
> Melancholy Rhapsody
> My Inspiration
> That's A Plenty
> Tin Roof Blues
> Muskrat Ramble
> Farewell Blues
> When It's Sleepy Time Down South
> Basin Street Stomp
> 
> Dear Rae Ann,
> Thank you for the information, which allowed me to track it all down.
> Unfortunately, the discographies of Pete Fountain I have access to are
> incomplete and have a few errors thrown in.
> I have all the sides above (apart from "My Inspiration") on a copy CD made
> by a mate from his well-loved LPs.
> A few skips, but at least I have the music.
> Playing it now.
> I also have a 10" Mercury LP from my youth (MG 2511 recorded 19 Sept 1951)
> with the last 6 tunes on your list, plus two others, "Margie" and 'Lazy
> River".
> And I certainly agree with your assessment of "Tin Roof Blues". Great Pete
> Fountain. The Irving Fazola influence is very much to the fore.
> I wonder why nobody has reissued all the Basin Street Six LPs on CD.
> Kind regards,
> Bill. 
> 
>