[Dixielandjazz] Miff Mole

[Marek Boym]

Well,
There was a very good Tribute to Red Nichols concert at the Breda Jazz
Festival on his centennial, and also one for Adrian Rollini.
Strangely - at least to me - Bengt Persson, a well known early
Armstrong specialist, played the Nichols part very successfully.
BTW, I am not a great fan of recreation bands.  If it is done like
Brian White's King Jazz on GHB - playing your own versions of the
original band, even if you use the same arangements and line-up, then
it's OK, but compying - the originals did it better.
But that was not the point. The point was that there were so many good
tunes in those days nobody plays anymore.
Cheers

On 2 December 2010 17:33,  <dwlit at cpcug.org> wrote:
> I'm usually a fan of recreation bands, but it would be difficult to
> reproduce the recordings. On the other hand, Mike Henebry did it
> successfully in his "Fade in" CD, in which he recreated early big band
> records; most tracks begin with the original records, then fade into the
> recreations. So he's certainly *capable* of doing the Charleston
> Chasers...
>
> The CC and Molers CDs are so good that I'd be quite satisfied with them...
>
> --Sheik
>
>> Sure thing.  But who plays thos numbers today, other than as part of
>> "tribute to..." programmes?
>> And Steve believes that numbers which have become obscure deserve
>> their obscurity.
>> cheers
>>
>> On 1 December 2010 02:04,  <dwlit at cpcug.org> wrote:
>>> Speaking of bringing "something new to the party in jazz,
>>>
>>> "Delirium", and, especially "Imagination" bring new sounds to 20s jazz.
>>>
>>> And get a load of Jimmy Dorsey's Alto sax on several Chasers tracks--eg
>>> the intro on "After you've gone". He sure has a nice alto sound that's a
>>> lot easier listening than many alto players.
>>>
>>> FYI I transcribed "Imagination" (Molers record) for my "Dixieland Fake
>>> Book, Vol. 2". That was before I heard the Chasers record.
>>>
>>> --Sheik
>>>
>>>>>  dwlit at cpcug.org   (Sheik) wrote
>>>>>
>>>>> For the past few weeks I've been listening repeatedly to the
>>>>> Charleston
>>>>> Chasers (Red Nichols, 1927) and Miff Mole's Molers (1927-ca. 1930)
>>>>>
>>>>> This is arranged jazz with loads of wonderful solos, and a great band
>>>>> sound. You can find these on
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.redhotjazz.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Also CDs--I just play mine over and over in my car. Terrific audio. I
>>>>> played 'em for a fellow dixielander on the way to a session Sunday,
>>>>> and he
>>>>> was flabbergasted--A few times he exclaimed: "You can't do that on a
>>>>> trombone!"
>>>>
>>>> Oh my yes Sheik:
>>>>
>>>> For those who dig Mole's trombone just listen to his staccato eighth
>>>> notes break on Original Dixieland One Step in 1927. It's a long way
>>>> from Ory, and utterly fantastic. Talk about bringing something new to
>>>> the party in jazz, wow! A 16 note break in 2 bars instead of the usual
>>>> trombone smear. You can hear it at the below site. Once there, just
>>>> scroll down to Original Dixieland One Step. Turn your sound up, it is
>>>> right at the beginning.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.redhotjazz.com/mmm.html
>>>>
>>>> You can also read about it on page 103 of Richard Sudhalter's "Lost
>>>> Chords".
>>>>
>>>> Or hear it in better fidelity on Rhapsody (USA only) at
>>>>
>>>> http://www.rhapsody.com/album/battle-of-trombones?artistId=art.56209
>>>>
>>>> You can also read about him on the trombone forum. Some interesting
>>>> facts about him as well as a few thoughts about Bob Havens who lists
>>>> Miff as a primary influence. Go to:
>>>>
>>>> http://tromboneforum.org/index.php?topic=40654.msg%msg_id%
>>>>
>>>> What a player.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Steve Barbone
>>>> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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