[Dixielandjazz] using tuba abd upright bass

[Bill Haesler]

Jim Kashishian wrote:
> Depends more on the style of your band, Kirk!  I remember hearing the
> original Dukes of Dixieland in Las Vegas in 1963.  They used tuba on High
> Society & that type of song, and switched to bass for Do You Know What It
> Means to Miss New Orleans, etc.  

Dear Jim,
Austrlia's pioneer, and premier, jazz band, Graeme Bell's Dixieland Jazz Band/Australian Jazz Band did the same thing  from 1947 until it disbanded in 1952. 
This was the band that toured post-war Europe and the UK. Twice.
The string bass/tuba player was Lou 'The Baron' Silbereisen.
A gentle giant of a man. And a very dear mate.
Very kind regards,
Bill.