[Dixielandjazz] Dukes

[macjazz]

New Orleans considered the Dukes as commercial almost from their beginning. 
They were never in the same class with groups like the Basin Street Six 
(George Girard and Pete Fountain) or even Al Hirt's early groups.

Martin D. McKay (Designated Listener)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kashishian" <jim at kashprod.com>
To: "Martin D. McKay" <macjazz at tcomcast.net>
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Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:07 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dukes


>
> Dear Jack,
> All personnel and date information from this 'commercial' period of the
> original Dukes' is scant.  Bill.
>
>
> Bill refers to the mid '60's as the "commercial" period of the original
> Dukes.  I gather he's refering to the material they chose to record at 
> that
> time.  However, all my So. Calif. friends fingered the Dukes as being
> commercial even in the late '50's.  That label never bothered me, though,
> and I always enjoyed them (& still do).
>
> I learned one of my professional "attitudes" when I saw them in a lounge 
> in
> Las Vegas in 1963.  The lounge was basically empty at their 6pm show, but
> they played as though the joint was hopping.  This lesson has stayed with 
> me
> throughout my professional life.
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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