[Dixielandjazz] [SPAM] Band in Dragnet, The 1954 Movie

[Don Ingle]

I believe is was Jud DeNaut.
But this beigns up a bit of memory flasdh for me. I went ot Columbus, OH to 
join a band at Lou Posey's Frolics Club. I was a ear otu of MichiganState, 
had been on road in late '53, then went ot Chicago and put in my transfer 
from Local 47 to 10-208. I was only playing causuals as union rule said I 
had to be in the local a half year before I could take anythng steady. But 
Nappy Trottier, the trempet manonthe job (and a sweet, tasty player) wanteed 
to come back to Chicago. He called Bill Rhinehardt at Jazz Ltd. who 
recopmmended me. I had to get a special dispensation forthe local to take 
the out of town job without penalty on my transfer wait.
When I got here, this is who I foudn playng. Darnell Howard, clar; Jmiiy 
Archie, trombone; Barrett Deems, drums; Joe Sullivan, pianno, plus strong 
local bass man. Sweetest two month gig I ever had. Darnell was tall and 
Jimmy short annd were the "Mutt and Jeff" of the front line.
I later worked with Barett as Jazz Ltd. in Chicago in the 60' where i put in 
five ys on the turmpet chair
The connection here is the Pete Kelly thing. At a theater, Pete Kelly's 
Blues movie was just opening while I was there, so I went to an afternnon 
matinee to see it. Since I knew all the people on the band from L.A. 
(studied arranging with Matty who did most of the charts for the Kelly band) 
so it was a bit of homesick cure.
So true -- what goes around does come around, and more often than not on 
this list.
Don Ingle
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From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
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Subject: [SPAM] [Dixielandjazz] Band in Dragnet, The 1954 Movie


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> On Nov 30, 2008, at 3:00 PM, dixielandjazz-request at ml.islandnet.com 
> wrote:
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>> Anton Crouch <anton.crouch at optusnet.com.au>
>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dragnet
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>> Hello all
>>
>> I've just seen Jack Webb's 1954 movie Dragnet on late-night TV.
>>
>> About 1/2 hour in, it has a very nice OKOM scene - trumpeter Dick
>> Cathcart leading a swinging septet (tpt, tb, cl, pno, sb, g and dms).
>>
>> Does anyone have any info on this performance? The only music (other
>> than the Dragnet theme) mentioned in various references is the song
>> "Foggy night in San Francisco", by Saunders and Miller.
>>
>> Any help?
>
> Dear Anton:
>
> Not sure if Cathcart used the same band, however in the movie Pete 
> Kelly's Blues, 1955, also starring Jack Webb, this was the band for  "Pete 
> Kelly and his Big Seven", an 8 piece band. Without Miller, it  would match 
> your 7 piece instrumentation.
>
> Dick Cathcart Tp;  Moe Schneider Tb; Matty Matlock Cl;  Eddie Miller T 
> Sax; Ray Sherman, Pno; George Van Eps, Gui; Jud DeNaut, dbl bs;  Nick 
> Fatool dms:
>
> Only a guess and I suppose oz-mate Bill Haesler will be able to  provide 
> the accurate casting. <grin>
>
> The above group was swinging mightily as I remember the movie on its 
> original run. Pete Kelly's Blues also starred Peggy Lee and Janet  Leigh. 
> Also, Ella Fitzgerald. had a short cameo. My, was that 53  years ago? 
> Seems like yesterday.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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