[Dixielandjazz] Back online here in Monty; a fun revivalist band

[Marek Boym]

> In recent postings I had reservations about some revivalist bands, while
> praising Tuba Skinny. One of the bands that I enjoyed in the past was the
> Memphis Nighthawks of Champaign/Urbana, IL. Several interesting things--a
> bass sax and guitar or banjo furnished the rhythm. The reedman, Ron DeWar,
> was also an accomplished modernist. So was the trombonist on the track
> below. The cornetist was clearly Bix-influenced. Their repertoire was wide
> ("Flat Foot" here). I heard them in 1966-67 when I was a grad student at U
> of I. (I returned 10 years later and stayed for a 20-year day job). The
> band did some stunning things--e.g., a rousing Dixieland version of Sweet
> Georgia Brown, with DeWar using modern chops on soprano sax, then on the
> last chorus they played Miles Davis' "Dig" chart that's based on the SWG
> chords. Somehow, they pulled it off.
>

An excellent band indeed, but certainly revivalist.  Not sure what's
happened to them, but they were considered the future of traditional bands
in the Chicago area.
Cheers

>
> Charlie
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0w-mS95h3I
>
> On Feb 14, 2015, at 3:27 PM, M J [Mike] Logsdon wrote:
>
> > The only signs of life I've seen lately are the multitude of requests
> wondering if the list is down.  Each request comes through perfectly.
> >
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