[Dixielandjazz] Classic Jazz Orchestra

[Ken Mathieson]

Hi John D et al,

John D wrote: "Thanks for posting the link. Great stuff, particularly liked the Rollini
tribute. As to "Are You Stickin'" .... sounds like "Charlie the Chulo" to
me."

Thanks for the kind words, John. You're spot on: it was "Charlie the Chulo", so how the person who posted the clip on YouTube heard that as "Are You Stickin" is a great mystery. The Rollini tribute is a wee piece I put together for our bass sax player loosely based on the first 4 bars of Rollini's solo on Bix and His Gang's version of at the Jazz Band Ball. It was the perfect start to a solo and strong enough to form the basis of a separate piece in its own right. Martin Foster does a great job on it and indeed I think it's the only piece on the two YouTube clips that gets close to our usual performance level. 

Cheers,

Ken Mathieson
www.classicjazzorchestra.org.uk