[Dixielandjazz] Small Band Swing or Dixieland?

[Jim Kashishian]

Steve Voce wrote:
>Although he played with Ory, I think Joe Darensbourg was probably white. He
would never be drawn on the subject.

I played with him in the 50's at a Los Angeles session.  I'd say he was
Creole.  Had the same coloring as Kid Ory...and much the same as the reed
player with Teddy Buckner Caughy Roberts.  I never heard that he was white.


Actually, the Armenian side of my family has about the same coloring, also,
but Darensbourg doesn't sound very Armenian! Maybe it was originally
Darensbourgian!

Jim Kashishian