[Dixielandjazz] Take a Ferry Boat Down to New Orleans. Take -2

[David M Richoux]

I have the 1963 album (Atlantic 1410) - the writer credit for the song  
is "Traditional."  Personnel: Paul Barbarin, drums;  Ernie Cagnolatti,  
trumpet; Waldren "Frog" Joseph, t-bone; Louis Cotrell, clarinet;  
Emmanual Sayles, banjo; Lester Santiago, piano; Placide Adams, bass.  
Allan Jaffe, music consultant; Cosimo Matassa, recording engineer.

I am not set up to make digital recordings yet, so no mp3...

Dave RIchoux

On Feb 15, 2010, at 10:35 PM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> Dear Bruce and Kevin,
> When there is something in the back of my brain (what little there  
> is left) it niggles until I get rid of it.
> Further research reveals that "Take a Ferry Boat Down to New  
> Orleans" was originally called "Let’s Take a Ferryboat to New  
> Orleans" and was recorded by clarinettist Louis Cottrell and His New  
> Orleans Jazz Band for an LP (Nobility 703).
> The LP album notes include the following statement:
> "Another original new composition that is part of this album is  
> "Ferryboat" by Lester Santiago. This recording is the first  
> performance of that new work."
> However, the Cottrell Nobility record lists the tune as "Let’s Take  
> a Ferryboat to New Orleans" and was recorded in New Orleans on 15  
> November 1964.
> Although, as previously indicated, the Paul Barbarin And His Jazz  
> Band rendition was recorded in Preservation Hall, New Orleans, LA on  
> 5th July 1962 it would seem that it remained unissued by Atlantic  
> until after the Cottrell band version on Nobility 703.
> According to my sources neither the Cottrell or Barbarin versions  
> includes a vocal.
> Nor does a later recording by the Creole Memories Jazzband from Gent  
> [Ghent], Belgium which recorded "Take a Ferry Boat Down to New  
> Orleans" for Eustachius EJ006 in July/October 1985.
> Perhaps there are no lyrics.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
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