[Dixielandjazz] Some more New Orleans Spanish

[cook at bluewin.ch]

Hi

I have been enjoying the run on NOLA Spanish tunes. One more: Elmer
Schoebel, who played piano with the New Orleans Rhythm Kings, composed
SPANISH SHAWL. This tune was recorded by several New Orleans musicians and
by many non-New Orleans musicians. One recording stands out for me by a band
that was, at least, influenced  by New Orleans - Louis Armstrong left the
band a few days before the recording. It is the version by THE DIXIE
STOMPERS, a truncated Fletcher Henderson Orchestra recorded on 23 November
1925. The introduction has castanets and 2 wonderful breaks by Coleman
Hawkins on bass saxophone, followed by 16 bar bass sax solo, later Hawkins
has to free himself from the bass sax and pick up a clarinet for a 16 bar
trio and then get back to bass sax for another 16 bar solo. He plays
aggressive bass sax like nobody else - pity he stopped later. Buster Bailey,
Joe Smith and Don Redman also have good things to say.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh7ySXx4nJU

Christopher Cook