[Dixielandjazz] Recording in NO

[Anton Crouch]

Hello all

I'm getting old - I'd forgotten about Bill's and my 6 hour effort  :-)

Actually, we played more than jazz and blues - we also included gospel,
cajun, popular song, preaching and country music.

Some absolute gems turned-up. The March 1929 "A precious little thing
called love", by Ellis Stratakos and his Hotel Jung Orchestra, is one of
the great dance recordings of all time. It also gives us a rare chance
to hear a New Orleans "straight" dance band - and does it swing!

All the best,
Anton


> Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 10:06:15 +1000
>  Brian Harvey asked:
>> If so, when were the first recordings done in New Orleans?
> 
> Dear Brian,
> I have a complete list in chronological matrix order from 1924 through 
> to the early 30s.
> It is very long, so if you have a 'dial up' connection it will take ages 
> to download.
> Or I can snail mail it.
> Let me know.
> Back in May 2002, listmate Anton Crouch and I used this list as the 
> basis for six one-hour radio programs on 2MBS FM
> by combining his 'The Record of Jazz' and my 'The Classic Jazz Era' spots.
> For this marathon effort we played an item (sometimes two) from every 
> jazz and blues session recorded by each of the record companies in New 
> Orleans (March 1924 - November 1929) from Johnny DeDroit and His New 
> Orleans Jazz Orchestra to Jones-Collins Astoria Hot Eight.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.