[Dixielandjazz] Tito Martino's 50 Years of Jazz

[Tito Martino]

Wow, Steve,

thanks for the plug !  Actually, my intention was not to sell the CDs, 
but just to know your comments. 
Anyway I'll be glad to answer offlist to those eventually interested. 
Thanks Steve for your kind comments, and you're right, the two versions 
of Darktown are reversed in the listing.
Albert Nicholas is in fact one of my idols, and relating to a previous 
CD, the similarity was also remarked by Stan McDonald
(ex-New Black Eagles Jazz Band) who told me he got emotionally touched 
because he was a great friend to Nicholas.
Other references are George Lewis, Omer Simeon, Johnny Dodds, Jimmy 
Noone (my two dogs are named Johnny and Jimmy) and quite naturally 
Bechet on soprano but also on clarinet.  
Many years ago, when I went to the USA with my Original Traditional Jazz 
Band to play at the N.Orleans
Jazz & Herit. Fest.,  John S. Wilson wrote in the N.York Times: 
"altough  one could hear occasional reflections
of  well-known American jazz men in some of the Brazilians' playing, ... 
they were all drawing on a number of sources and
 putting things together in their own individual ways".  This coming 
from Wilson was so encouraging to me, because that was the first time I 
could feel we were working in the right direction and playing real Jazz.  
I plan in next CD with my present Tito Martino Jazz Band, to play  a 
couple of numbers with the Albert System clarinet which originally 
belonged to Omer Simeon (according to Stan, who sold it to me).
cheers,

Tito Martino
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Stephen G Barbone escreveu:
> Now listening to Brazilian list mate's Tito Martino's CD "Tito Martino 
> & Friends". It is a snip of his 50 years of jazz performances and 
> highlights 2 of his bands. The Original Traditional Jazz Band (OTJB) 
> with selections from 1977, and The South Side Stompers (SSS) from 
> 2004. Some wonderful swinging music on the CD which includes:
>
> OTJB - Apex Blues, Doctor Jazz, Swanee River, Darktown Strutter's 
> Ball, Mississippi Mud, Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of My Jelly Roll, 
> Tiger Rag, and The Saints.
>
> SSS- Perdido, Sweet Lorraine, Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm 
> Gone, China Boy, Lolo"s Strut, Smile My Darling, What Am I Doing Here, 
> Washboard Stomps, Don't Deny My Name and Darktown Strutter's Ball.
>
> Fun to hear Tito playing Clarinet, as well as Alto and Soprano saxes. 
> And fun to hear how the two bands differ. The OTJB celebrates the 
> music as played by Armstrong et al in the 1920s, while the SSS follows 
> the swing rhythmic concepts of the Armstrong All Stars. Interesting to 
> hear the different versions of Darktown Strutter's Ball, SSS 2004 and 
> OTJB 1977 though I think the two versions may be reversed in the song 
> listing.
>
> Tito  reminds this listener of Albert Nicholas  (without copying) 
> while bringing something new to the party. You can also hear Sidney 
> Bechet's influence in some of his soprano work.
>
> It is a pleasure to hear the South American-Italian influence on OKOM. 
> Besides Tito, other performers in SSS are:  Jean-Pierre Henkart  TB, 
> TP, V; Daniel Andreotti GUI; Zeca Araujo Bass;  Paulinho de Lima 
> Washboard. And the rest of the OTJB are: Andre Busic COR;
> Sergio Tamburri TB; Luchin Montoya PNO; Dudu Pereira Banjo; Daniel 
> Grisanti Bass; and Laurindo Godoy Washboard. With great names like 
> those, how can you go wrong?
>
> Well done Tito. Listmates can contact him (and buy the CD) at:  Tito 
> Martino <tmartino at terra.com.br>
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
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