[Dixielandjazz] Band Sound

[Marek Boym]

All true, except that the sound of the band, albeit recognizable as
"Condon style" changed a lot with personnel changes.  There are so
many records to prove it!  And people expected that informal, jam
session atmosphere.

However, there were bands with an unmistakable sound despite personnel
changes.  Take, for example, Kid Ory: whatever tha band's personnel,
it was always easily recognizable.  Another example is Turk Murphy.
And The New Black Eagle Jazz Band.


Cheers

On 13 May 2011 22:36, Stephen G Barbone <barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> While I agree with Jim and Larry that a band should have its own sound,
> there are many cases where band sound was not hurt by a sub, or even 5 or 6
> subs.
>
> Consider this case in point to which all of us who were in NYC in  the
> 1940s, 50s and 60s will
> attest . Eddie Condon's band. He appeared at Nick's and then at his own
> joint with a rotating group of at least 50 different musicians in his 7
> piece band.  On any given night one would listen to a band with a Condon
> Sound that was comprised of Condon plus 6 different players from the
> previous night.
>
> He used WBD, or Billy Butterfield, or Bobby Hackett, or Max Kaminsky etc.,
>  on trumpets, Lou McGarity or Miff Mole, or Munn  Ware or Brad Gowens or
> George Brunies, or Jack Teagarden etc., on trombone, Pee Wee Russell or Tony
> Parenti or Albert Nicholas or Peanuts Hucko or Bob Wilber etc on clarinet,
> Gene Schroeder, or Joe Buskin or Joe Sullivan or Art Hodes etc., on piano,
> Bob Haggart or All Hall or Sid Weiss or Bob Casey etc., on bass and George
> Wettling or Freddie Moore or Danny Alvin or Johnny Blowers etc., on drums.
> The only constant was Eddie Condon.
>
> The personnel varied widely,but the sound was always "Eddie Condon's". Even
> today, many bands say they play "Condon Style". It differed somewhat with
> personnel on a given night, but it was always identifiable as a loose,
> swinging sound. The musicians were all competent jazz professionals and
> Condon just let them do their thing. They knew how to communicate with each
> other and that sound hit you like a blast of hot air when you opened the
> door to his joint on 3rd Street.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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