[Dixielandjazz] The Ramblers, Ferinand Havlik

[Dick Sleeman]

Hi Marek,

Listmate Gerard Bielderman wil have all the answers :-) but if not so, let
me know and I will try to find out. During my time as a sound engineer with
the Dutch radio, in the sixties, I recorded them - but that was a slightly
different set-up of course...

Groet,

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Boym" <marekboym at gmail.com>
To: "Dick Sleeman" <dick at sleeman.nl>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 6:57 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] The Ramblers, Ferinand Havlik


> Hello folks,
> Last week I bought a bunch of LPs, including a double album by The
> Ramblers (Decca DA 153/154).
> Although no information is given, this is a Dutch band.
> For those who don't know: Coleman Hawkins recorded with the Ramblers
> in the 1930's, as did Benny arter (worth seeking out).
> However, this is a modern recording, and the sleeve features a band of
> mostly silver-haired gentlemen.
> Record one comprises medleys titled (and mostly - sung) in Dutch;
> having heard it, I was afraid to listen to record two, even though the
> performance was quite good.  Record two features an excellent,
> swinging band.  All songs, with the exception of In the Mood and
> Farewell Blues (apparently the band's closing theme, as it ends both
> LPs) are by the trumpeter Jack Bulterman, who is on the 30's
> recordings as well.  Since all numbers on the old recordings are his
> arrangements, I assume that so are the new ones.  One number -
> Meditation - was also recorded with Coleman Hawkins.
> Has anybody got any information on this album?  any detaisl will be
> appreciated.
>
> Another album with very scant information (still more than the
> Ramblers, although I find reading and understanding Czekh a bit
> difficult) is Swing Coctail by Swing Band Ferdinanda Havlika
> (Ferdinand Havlik's Swing Band) on Supraphon 1113 3235 H.  It was
> recorded in 1983 (I assume - in September, but cannot be sure, as the
> names of months in Czekh are different; the month metioned sounds
> similar to Polish for September).  I assume that personnel is similar
> to the one that played in Breda around that time (the four musicians
> mentioned in the liner notes appear on the Breda recordings).
> Cheers,
> Marek
>
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