[Dixielandjazz] Louis & The Dukes (was Interesting site for listening pleasure)

[Marek Boym]

I agree with Bill.  Never a great fan of the Dukes, but loving their
recordings with Louis, which I have on LP (two records).
By the way, I also liked their non-New Orleans recordings (in Chicago
on Decca, at Disneyland on Columbia) for which they got some local
musicians and on which they sounded great!
Cheers

On 05/12/2007, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Craig I. Johnson wrote [in part]:
> > I was just listening to Satch with the Dukes of Dixie,
>
> Dear Craig and others,
> Talking of Louis and The Dukes.
> A 3-CD set of the original Audio Fidelity recordings has just been
> reissued by 'Essential Jazz Classics'  (cat. no. 55404).
> Herewith the details, as provided in Worlds Records latest Release
> Sheet.
> Although never a Dukes' fan, I do like this Louis' stuff.
> An important reissue.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
> PS: I have no connection with Worlds Records, other than as a very
> satisfied customer from the LP days before CDs changed our lives.
>
> '"Louis Armstrong - The Complete Set. [3-CD: $35.00]
>     Formed in the late forties, the Dukes of Dixieland were one of the
> best among the many groups of "Dixie" musicians which appeared during
> those years. The Dukes(c)ˆ popularity had much to do with the advent of
> stereo recordings, for they were one of the first jazz groups to be
> recorded and promoted using the new system. In 1959 Louis Armstrong
> signed to record a couple of sessions with the Dukes. The original
> recordings of Louis and The Dukes of Dixieland were issued on two
> albums, one titled The Definitive Album by Louis Armstrong and the
> other called Louie and the Dukes of Dixieland. However, these two LPs
> didn't contain all the music recorded during those sessions. Among the
> unissued tunes and alternate takes there was enough material for two
> more albums. This edition presents all of the music from those
> historical sessions, including both the masters and the alternative
> takes. The albums featuring Louis Armstrong's collaborations with the
> Dukes of Dixieland were among the first stereo recordings to fully
> capture Louis(c)ˆ magic sound. He played wonderful trumpet and vocal
> solos on classic songs that weren't part of his usual repertoire, such
> as "Dixie", "New Orleans" and "Sweet Georgia Brown", which he had never
> previously recorded. This collection contains the complete works of
> Louis and the Dukes, including both the master takes and all of the
> alternates. Half of this music appears here on CD for the first time
> ever."
>
>
>
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