[Dixielandjazz] Trombonist

[Stan Brager]

Thanks, Joan;

 

The version I have was recorded for Victor on November 13, 1947. A. Purvis
Pullens, Dick Morgan and George Rock were in the band according to the liner
notes for the CD “Spiked” on the Catalyst label.

 

Stan

 

From: Joan McGinnis [mailto:SraJMcGin at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 10:31 AM
To: Stan Brager
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Trombonist

 

That would depend upon which year and rendition.  Here are the personnel of
the City Slickers because that's the group that did the one I'm familiar
with:

The City Slickers developed from the Feather Merchants, a band led by
vocalist-clarinetist Del Porter, who took a back seat to Jones during the
embryonic years of the group.[citation needed
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> ] They made
experimental records for the Cinematone Corporation and performed publicly
in Los Angeles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California> ,
gaining a small following. The original members included vocalist-violinist
Carl Grayson, banjoist Perry Botkin, trombonist King Jackson and pianist
Stan Wrightsman.[citation needed
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed> ]

The band signed a recording contract with RCA Victor
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_Records>  in 1941 and recorded extensively
for the company until 1955. They also starred in various radio programs
(1945–1949) and television shows (1954–1961) on both NBC
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC>  and CBS
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBS> .

During the 1940s, other prominent band members included:

 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spike_Dyke_Dick_Tracy.jpg> 

 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spike_Dyke_Dick_Tracy.jpg> 

September 14, 1949 appearance of Spike Dyke, modeled on Spike Jones, in
Chester Gould <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chester_Gould> 's Dick Tracy
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy> 

*	George Rock <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rock>  (trumpet,
and vocals from 1944 to 1960)
*	Mickey Katz <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Katz>  (clarinet
and vocals)
*	Doodles Weaver <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doodles_Weaver>
(vocals — specialized in playing sports commentators and absent-minded
singers who persistently scrambled their lyrics into malapropisms
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malapropism>  and digressed into stand-up
comedy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-up_comedy> )
*	Red Ingle <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Ingle>  (sax and vocals)
*	Carl Grayson (violin and vocals)
*	Country Washburne (tuba)
*	Earl Bennett, a.k.a. Sir Frederick Gas (vocals)
*	Joe Siracusa (drums)
*	Joe Colvin (trombone)
*	Roger Donley (tuba)
*	Dick Gardner (sax and violin)
*	Paul Leu (piano)
*	Jack Golly (trumpet and clarinet)
*	John Stanley (trombone)
*	Don Anderson (trumpet)
*	Eddie Metcalfe (saxophone)
*	Dick Morgan (banjo)
*	George Lescher (piano)
*	Freddy Morgan
<http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Freddy_Morgan_%28musician%29&acti
on=edit&redlink=1>  (banjo and vocals)
*	A. Purvis Pullens, a.k.a. Dr. Horatio Q. Birdbath (tuba, bird calls,
dog barks)

The band's 1950s personnel included:

*	Billy Barty <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Barty>  (vocals)
*	Gil Bernal (sax and vocals)
*	Mousie Garner (vocals)
*	Bernie Jones (sax and vocals)
*	Phil Gray (trombone)
*	Jad Paul (banjo)
*	Peter James (vocals)
*	Marilyn Olson Oliveri (vocals & stand up bass)

Joán

On Jul 23, 2012, at 10:05 AM, Stan Brager wrote:





I know that Tommy Pederson was the trombonist on Spike Jones' 1946 "The
Laughing Record (Flight of the Bumblebee)", but who played trombone on Spike
Jones' recording of "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"???



By the way, if you want to see Tommy Pederson reprise his work with Spike,
take a look at this TV episode:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFbSHWBjuuQ



Stan

Stan Brager



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