[Dixielandjazz] Just a Closer Walk With Thee.

[Ron L]

Cas Brodsky used to fill in for Stan Vincent with the Black Eagles.  He was
a great musician.  He used to do a parody of "I Can't Give You Anything But
Love" called "I Can Give You Anything But Love."  He brought the house down.

Ron L

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[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Steve Barbone
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:03 PM
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Just a Closer Walk With Thee.

Here's a note I received from Roger Wade which I hope he won't mind my
posting. The link to an mp3 is included. IMO a very nice rendition of Closer
Walk with the organ, the modulations and the ending cadenzas.

His web site is very interesting also and worth a surf.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


Hi Steve,

Just wanted to share one of my favorite versions of "Just a Closer Walk With
Thee" with you.  Here is a link to an mp3 of it:

http://home.comcast.net/~rwade19474/JustaCloserWalkWithThee.mp3

I get a kick out of the use of the organ, only on this track; it was the
band's theme song.

The band is Dick Creeden's Jazz Band, recorded about 1960.  The bass player,
Wally Livingston, was a lifelong friend of my father's from grade school
days.  He was the bass player on Edmond Hall's last recording, on Jazzology.

The band played a regular gig for years at the Village Green in Danvers, MA
north of Boston.  I remember when Wally called my dad and told him they had
made a record and where he could buy it.  We went right out and got it. 
Recently I found a clean copy of the album and transferred it into digital
format.

The clarinetist, Stan Monteiro, played some nice low register clarinet on
this track and on some others.  He later went west and became a high level
executive at Columbia records.  I know he recorded a few times, once with
Yank Lawson, so he was definitely no slouch.

The leader Dick Creeden played some fine trumpet, reminiscent of Bobby
Hackett but not a copycat.  Trombonist was Cas Brosky, drummer Dave Markell,
and pianist Bob Pilsbury, later and still with the New Black Eagle Jazz
Band.

Though I was only in high school I got to see them a few times with my
folks, once when Hackett was the guest artist, another time with Teddy
Wilson.  Great memories.  Most of these guys are gone now, including Wally
about 3 years ago

I hope you enjoy it.

Best regards,

Roger

 
Roger Wade
Really Old Records
http://www.reallyoldrecords.com
http://stores.ebay.com/Really-Old-Records?RefID=store
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