[Dixielandjazz] Some strangely enjoyable music-Charlie Suhor writes

[Norman Vickers]

To: DJML
From:  Norman Vickers and Charlie Suhor

This from jazz author/percussionist/ English prof Charlie Suhor, Montgomery,
AL.  Each video is approx 3 minutes.
Hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Question about the trumpeter in Raabe's band.  Special trumpet or just
holding it sideways?
See Charlie's comments and then enjoy the brief videos.

I think Vince Giordono's Nighthawks might fit in same category which Suhor
mentions.  Glad that Karl Koenig's band is still active from time to time.
Karl was active early with the American Federation of Jazz Societies.

Charlie isn't currently a DJML subscriber, but I have his permission to post
on the list.

Norman Vickers
Jazz Society of Pensacola
Bringing Jazz to Central Gulf Coast since 1982

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-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Suhor [mailto:csuhor at zebra.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 8:49 PM
To: nvickers1 at cox.net
Subject: Some strangely enjoyable music

Hello, Norm--

As a strange change of pace from YouTube jazz, I found two versions of 
"You're the Cream in My Coffee"-- Max Raabe and his Orchester, which 
revives the 20s style, and an actual 1928 recording of Ambrose and His 
Orchestra with Phil Arnold.

Raabe's (in Germany) does original arrangements in vintage style rather 
than using authentic dance and ragtime charts, like some other bands 
(e.g., Jack Stewart's New Leviathan Fox Trot Orchestra, Karl Koenig's 
Lake Arrowhead Early Jazz Band). Vocalist Raab is hilarious and 
borderline weird, aware of and flaunting the high camp style.

The Ambrose band was British, but they're patterned after Roaring 20s 
bands a la Whiteman. Raab might well have modeled his vocal style after 
the singer, Phil Arnold--uncanny similarity. This mostly of historical 
interest but it's fun and tinged with jazz. The trumpeter is obviously 
a Beiderbecke imitator and the violinist and pianist have some nice 
improv moments.

Charlie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21yzXbPGhWc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKnXNiHzQkU