[Dixielandjazz] FW: Dukes of Dixieland

[Ken Waltjen]

If I hadn't found the Audio Fidelity Dukes records in a bargain bin, I 
probably would never have gone to Earthquake Magoon's to hear the 
FH5+2.  That led me to Turk Murphy, then to many, many festivals and 
finally to lurking on this list.  It's where my lifetime love of okom 
started.  Can't look down my nose at any of it...


On 3/21/2011 12:03 PM, Jim Kashishian wrote:
>
>
> Steve Voce wrote:
>> Back in their hey-day in the Fifties we jazz fans regarded the Dukes of
> Dixieland (I've got an LP of theirs with Louis, somewhere) and the Fire
> House Five + 2 as irrevocably corny.
> I did have a soft spot for the Castle Jazz Band though, even though they
> were tarred with the sam brush. But we thought none of them were in the same
> league as contemporary Scobey (away from the trudge-pig noise of Watters, of
> course).
>
> Well, that was when I was beginning, and both bands...and later the Castle
> JB, served well as "trainers".  I heard some of that sort of "uppitty" talk
> towards the end of the 1950's, but was clever enough (even at such a young
> age)to know that those bands were very, very good in their own right.  Just
> because they got a bit of public fame brought on the comments, me thinks!
>
> I heard both the Dukes live(in Las Vegas)&  the FH5 (in LA at the Beverly
> Caverns), and both bands played good music well.  The siren (FH5) was very,
> very effective in a small club (ouch!), and was a good crowd pleaser.
> Corny?  Not in my book.  Yep, got all their albums, also, though don't pull
> them out often now.
>
> Jim
>
>
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