[Dixielandjazz] Chubby Checker was It's Trad, Dad.

[Marek Boym]

During the twist craze, Ray Bryant issued an excellent - swinging -
record "Dancing the Big Twist," with Joe Newman and Pat Jenkins (tpt),
Buddy Tate (ten), Matthew Gee (tbn), bryant on piano, Jimmy Rowser
(bass) and Mickey Roker (dms) on seven of the eight tracks; the other
track - "Fast Twist," had Harry Edison on trumpet, Ben Richardson
(bar), Bryant, Bill Lee (bass), Gus Johnson (dms) and Ray Barretto
(percussion and scraper, whatever the latter means).
Cheers

On 12/04/2008, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Poor Chubby Checker is taking a beating on the DJML. What's wrong with dance
> music? <grin>
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> Our bass player Ace Tesone was on Chubby's record of Let's Twist Again. He
> earned a fair piece of change playing with Checker when jazz work slowed.
> Every once in a while Ace gets a residual check because of that record. When
> he does, he asks us to do a Dixieland version.
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> And why not?  It can be swung.
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> Chubby Checker is a Philadelphia area guy and we all love him here.
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> Cheers,
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> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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