[Dixielandjazz] Jim Fryer Swings.

[Stephen G Barbone]

,rahberry at comcast.net wrote: (about Jim Fryer)

> Also, he's young, very good looking, and a joy to talk to.
> An all-round good guy.
>   -- Rae Ann Hopkins Berry


Heck, Rae Ann:

You should have seen Drew Nugent,  the 22 year old band leader that  
night. <grin> He led a young band, except for me who was 24 years  
older that the next oldest man in the band.

Those young fellas make us old guys work. We played acoustic, except  
for vocals, in a large ballroom, with enthusiastic swing dancers.  I  
grew up playing without microphones, but it was still all I could do  
to keep up, volume wise, with Drew when he doubled on trumpet, and  
Jim. That wide bore Selmer 10G got a real workout.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband