[Dixielandjazz] Pee Wee's Blues - DeParis & Picou

[Charles Suhor]

Have you ever done Fazola's standard chrous on "March of the Bobcats"?  
When I was in my teens that and Picou's HS were the acid tests for 
young clarinetists. I used to dig it too because I would try to emulate 
Bauduc's great woodblock behind it.

Charlie Suhor

On Jan 4, 2007, at 9:17 PM, Steve Barbone wrote:

> Not a problem. I am a HUGE Pee Wee Fan (like Davern). In my youth I 
> hung out
> with them both and with trumpeter Jack Fine who was a friend and later 
> a
> pallbearer at Pee Wee's funeral.
>
> As an aside, Pee Wee's Blues is the only "tribute" song that I will 
> play
> besides the first chorus of Picou's High Society solo. Like I don't do
> Bechet's Blue Horizon, or George Louis's Burgundy Street etc. (in 
> public)
> Don't like to replay what others made famous as signature songs.
>
> But Pee Wee's Blues? That's another story. Never get tired of playing 
> it.
>
> BTW, one little known fact is that Pee Wee absolutely adored Omer 
> Simeon's
> playing to the point of idolatry and hung out with him in NYC as much 
> as he
> could. And I loved to see Simeon at Ryan's when he was there with 
> DeParis.
>
> Great players, great nights! Where have all the greats gone?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
>
> on 1/4/07 9:11 PM, mmckay at macjazz at se.rr.com wrote:
>
>> Sorry! I'm used to students and took it seriously.
>>
>> Smiles,
>>
>> Mart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au]
>> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:59 PM
>> To: macjazz at se.rr.com; Stephen Barbone; dixieland jazz mail list
>> Subject: Re: Pee Wee's Blues - DeParis & Picou
>>
>>> Steve, look at the rest of the listings, which are posted just to 
>>> your
>>> right
>> of the film of Pee Wee. It is about the 3rd one down.<
>>
>> Dear Mart,
>> Knowing my mate Steve, I'm sure that he meant it [" couldn't get 
>> past"] in a
>> rhetorical sense.
>> Kind regards,
>> Bill (also a Pee Wee fan).
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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