[Dixielandjazz] The Great Caceres Family Tribute on Riverwalk Jazz this week

[Don Ingle]

On 3/24/2011 10:20 AM, Donald Mopsick wrote:
> Listees:
>
> This week Riverwalk Jazz presents an encore presentation of a show
> originally recorded in the early 1990s tributing Ernie and Emilio
> Caceres. Ernie played clarinet and bari sax with Eddie Condon, Glenn
> Miller, Bobby Hackett, Nick's in the Village, Tommy Dorsey, etc. Here
> is the JazzNotes page about the show:
>
> http://www.riverwalkjazz.org/jazznotes/emilio_ernie_caceres/
>
> You can stream the entire show from our website later today at
> http://www.riverwalkjazz.org.
>
> The show features performances by the Jim Cullum Jazz Band of that
> period (Vaché, Pittsley, Sheridan, me, Elkins, Eddie Torres, etc.)
> plus the great Chicago violinist Johnny Frigo, clarinet man Henry
> Cuesta and Houston altoist David Caceres. The first 2 are no longer
> with us, the 2nd 2 are Caceres family members. You may remember Cuesta
> from the Welk TV show.
>
> Visit our Facebook page here
>
> http://www.facebook.com/riverwalkjazz
>
> and leave a comment about the show.
>
> mopo
>
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Great mention of Emilio Caceres, and a bit of story to go with it. I was 
working with my dad's band in the 50's and we were playing a gig in San 
Antonio, and had lunch in an al fresco place with a Mariachi band 
strolling. Guitar, big bass guitar, mandolin and violinist . As they 
came  up by our table, dad looked up at the violinist and he did a 
double take at dad, then they both spoke at once -"Emilio," and "Hey, 
Red." They had been friends from the time when Emilio was working a lot 
in the 30's in Chicago and dad was with Weems. It was like old home week 
for both of them and name dropping was going full speed.
I had the pleasure to meet Ernie Caceres when I was in NY right after 
high school graduation in '49. Dad was booked into a club in NY and we 
would prowl the jazz joints on his nights off. At Condon's I met Ernie, 
Gene Schroeder, and a young guy who looked like Glenn Miller with a 
brush cut who played intermission piano - yep, Ralph Sutton. Actually 
got to work with Sutton at the Elkhart Jazz Fest in the 90's. Wild Bill 
was playing and dad said, "can you guess who this is?" (Meaning me.) 
"Don't tell me -- not 'Little Donnie Ingle?" Bill and roomate George Von 
Pfister (bassist and artist/print maker) had the apartment down the hall 
from us the year I was born ('31). "My how they grow -- I can remember 
when Red had to leave a good poker game 'cause "Eddie" (my mom) called 
and said to  come and change his diapers." Anyone tells you an18-year 
old is too cool to blush is SO wrong!
Thanks for the rememinder to catch Riverwak, Don, and your salute to the 
Caceres, part of a great family of superb musicians of many styles and 
talent beyond belief.
Don Ingle