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

[Roger Wade]

I did a quick search on Amazon and found "The Basin Street Six - The  
Complete Circle Recordings", with a sub heading of "The very first  
recordings of Pete Fountain and George Girard".  It's on the GHB  
label, courtesy of George Buck. There is a great picture of the band  
on the front cover.

Amazon charges $15.98, but it is available new from other sellers on  
their site for as low as $9.87 and international shipping is  
available.  Of course it should also be available directly from Mr.  
Buck at Jazzology.com.

I have this CD and it is terrific but I can't seem to locate it right  
now.  I must have loaned it to my father.

Best,

Roger Wade
Really Old Records
www.reallyoldrecords.com
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On May 16, 2006, at 8:30 PM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> 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.
>
>
>
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