[Dixielandjazz] Maynard/Stan Mark

[Paul Edgerton]

The dear departed Wooden Nickel Jass Band began its life as the River
City Stomperz. (The terminal Z is a hallmark of Stan's various
organizationz) Opinions vary as to who fired whom, but let's just say
that there are an awful lot of Stan Mark stories in Sacramento -- and
Las Vegas. And Medford OR...

On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Charlie Hull <charlie at easysounds.com> wrote:
> Stan was Maynard, jr., but, like Wynton, played OK trad. I worked some
> promos with him and he could play very earthy without going stratospheric.
> And he knew the trad repertoire.
>
> He was a good organizer and leader, but a perfectionist. Over time he fired
> every player in Sacramento except Bill Dickson, who resigned before Stan got
> to him.
>
> Charlie Hull