[Dixielandjazz] Woody Herman's Caldonia

Steve Barbone barbonestreet at earthlink.net
Wed Jan 31 07:53:38 PST 2007


Bill Haesler at bhaesler at bigpond.net.au wrote: (polite snip)

> Dear mates,
> While checking my Woody Herman "Caldonia" records for that 'naughty word' I
> came across a Woody Herman Quartet LP I had forgotten all about.
> With a fine version of "Pee Wee Blues".
> Yes that haunting Pee Wee Russell tune.
> Recorded in New York for Philips in Jan 1962, it features great, relaxed
> Woody Herman with Nat Pierce, p; Chuck Andrus, sb; and Gus Johnson, d.

What? You mean that song with all those flatted fifths that Condon said trad
guys drank rather than played? :-) VBG.

Sacrilege!!!!! 

Cheers,
Steve Barbone




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