[Dixielandjazz] Blue Prelude

[Marek Boym]

A funny thing - the record in question is one of the very few Dukes of
Dixieland recordings I like.  I heard it the a few days ago and did notice
"Blue Prelude," it stroke as an unlikely material for that band, but
somehow didn't make the connection.
Cheers

On 26 February 2017 at 23:38, Roger Wade <rwade1947 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> The Dukes version you remember featured trombonist Freddie Assunto and was
> on their RCA Victor LP, recorded in Chicago, IL, May 2 & 3, 1955, with
> Frank Assunto (tp,vcl) Fred Assunto (tb) Pete Fountain (cl) Arthur Seelig
> (p) Bill Porter (b) Roger Johnston (d).
>
> I found this on Youtube and it displays the album cover too:
> https://youtu.be/NQ5BrsCkmPg
>
> I remember my father bought this album when it came out.  I was 10 years
> old.  Between us we wore that record out and had to replace it years later.
>
> In addition I found this live recording from 1952, also featuring Freddie
> Assunto:  https://youtu.be/pHI2Dmda8iY
>
> The recording quality could be better but it is Youtube after all.
>
> Roger Wade
> Really Old Records
>
> www.reallyoldrecords.com
>
> > On Feb 26, 2017, at 7:13 AM, jim at kashprod.com wrote:
> >
> > We played one of my favorite ballad last night breaking an arrangement
> that
> > I have used since learning the song when I was 16.  I original learned
> > "Blue Prelude" by listening to a recording of Fred Assunto on trombone.
> > (I've never seen the record since then.  Anyone know what record it is
> on?)
> >
> > Although it was a Dukes of Dixieland recording, it only featured the
> > trombone playing the melody.  The change last night came from my having
> > discovered the other day a recording by a female singer with absolutely
> > great lyrics.  The funniest part of this saga is when I realized it was
> my
> > own band on the recording which had been done several years earlier at a
> > live gig, when a visiting Aussie got up and sang the song with us.  I had
> > completely forgotten about it!!
>
>
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