[Dixielandjazz] FW: Louis and the Dukes of Dkxkieland

[Marek Boym]

No I, Milord!
I tried to like the Dukes, but have found their Audiofidelity output
quite boring.  They made some good recordings, though, for Cloumbia
and Decca, with some of the best local rhythm players (Herb Ellis, for
example, if my memory serves me right).  The recordings with Armstrong
are another story - but the, it's Armstrong who carries them through.
Cheers

On 22 July 2011 01:32, Jerry Brown <jazzjerry at btinternet.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Having seen these latest posts about the Dukes of Dixieland I revisited some of
> the recordings and there are plenty available for downloading from the likes of
> iTunes or Spotify (or at least there are in Europe) and I became mystified as to
> what was seen to be so special about them. To me they sounded like a very run of
> the mill commercial dixieland outfit going through the motions of playing
> familiar "old favourites".  It is no wonder that back in the fifties and sixties
> they were looked upon with scorn by most British jazzers who had a plethora of
> excellent real jazz band to listen to.
>
> Can someone explain their appeal - is purely nostalgic hindsight which casts
> such a mediocre outfit in a rosy glow or am I missing something?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jerry
> Norwich,
> U.K.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Jim Kashishian <jim at kashprod.com>
> To: Jerry Brown <jazzjerry at btinternet.com>
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 21 July, 2011 19:39:13
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW:  Louis and the Dukes of Dkxkieland
>
>
> Having heard the Louis + Dukes LP before, I was more interested in hearing
> the earlier version of the Dukes at the Famous Door.  The website is quite
> good and gives you a "jukebox" section where you can have a listen.  First
> song up was "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans".  Being one of my favorites
> when played by the Dukes, I clicked quickly on that one.
>
> To my surprise, Fred (trombone) plays a very different style than later in
> the Audio Fidelity recordings.  Sounds like he was still looking for his own
> style, although most of his later sound is there.  There are Teagarden
> "flips" and a more "marching" type of playing than he did later.
> It's interesting to hear him in what was obviously his "development" period.
> He's always been one of my favorites!
>
> I was also surprised to hear them play this song in Eb, as they later
> recorded it in the brighter tone of F, which I believe is the more usual
> tone.
>
> I do hope, also, that it is only their web site that creates the heavy boom,
> boom, boom sound of the bass and is not the way the purchased CD sounds.
> Not to mention the very hidden piano & almost non existent drums.
>
> Anything to promote the wonderful sound of the original band, in my opinion,
> is good!
>
> Jim
>
>
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