[Dixielandjazz] Desert Island

[Stan Brager]

I'm somewhat surprised that no one mentioned that this is the 70th 
anniversary of the first recordings made for Milt Gabler's Commodore label. 
The band was Eddie Condon & His Windy City Seven with Bobby Hackett (cor), 
Pee Wee Russell (cl), George Brunis (tb), Bud Freeman (ts), Condon (gui), 
Jess Stacy (p), Artie Shapiro (b) and George Wettling on drums.

2 standards were cut on that Monday - "Love Is Just Around The Corner" and 
"Ja-Da".

There were also 3 others which were all head tunes  - "Beat To The Socks", 
"Carnegie Drag" and "Carnegie Jump". For a long time, my suspicions were 
that they were named in reference to a concert they'd heard the previous 
evening - Benny Goodman playing the first jazz concert in Carnegie Hall. 
Yesterday was this event's 70th anniversary.

Albums with these recordings have long been among my desert island choices.

I'd like to read what you think of these recordings.

Thanks;

Stan
Stan Brager