[Dixielandjazz] Tram

[Steve Voce]

You're not missing much. Trambauer was never a great jazz improviser. He was better as an aircraft pilot. When he made these Capitols (which I have) he was way past his best and at this period very rusty. The arrangements are by Bill Stegmeyer (of Lawson-Haggart fame) and he plays clarinet on the date. Also on it are Pee Wee Erwin, Dave Bowman and a not bad Teagarden sound-alike, Jack Lacey. For some odd reason there are two bassists, Trigger Alpert and Bob Haggart. Johnny Blowers was the drummer.
Steve Voce

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> On 25 Apr 2015, at 16:09, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I have just heard Frankie Trumbauer 1937/1938 (IAJRC 13).  A really good
> record, but with scant information on the personnel.  According to the
> liner, other than Charles La Vere on piano, Manny Klein, Jimmy Oliver
> (clarinet) and Tram himself, it was unknown at the time of issuance.  I
> wonder whether there have been any developments.
> According to the liner notes by Ken Crawford Jr., Trumbauer retired from
> music in 1940, and "exept for a brief period in 1945,", when he was an NBC
> studio musician, "was never to rteturn to music."  However, the Capitol
> Jazz Classics include thre numbers by Frankie Trubauer and His Orchestra
> from 1946: "You Took Advantage of Me," "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue
> Sea" and "China Boy."
> Cheers
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