[Dixielandjazz] Wally Fawkes Birthday

[Steve Voce]

It's ridiculous to describe Sandy Brown and Archie Semple as 'Trad' 
clarinet players. They were stylistically different. Even Cy Laurie was 
a pre-Trad player. The 'Trad' players were Terry Lightfoot, Monty 
Sunshine and Co. I suppose Acker Bilk originated as one, but he 
eventually transcended the form and played what could best be described 
as 'Mainstream'.

Steve Voce


On 25/06/2017 23:25, Ken Mathieson wrote:
> Hi All,
> I'm not taking sides in the Cy Laurie stand-off, nor indulging in 
> lists pointless or otherwise, but the absence of one name from this 
> thread has been conspicuous: Forrie Cairns. He's retired from playing 
> now, but still to the fore in Edinburgh, having spent most of his 
> career in London and Zurich. His pro career involved playing with the 
> Clyde Valley Stompers before leading his own Clansmen until trad jazz 
> slipped off the radar of most of the British public. He had a spell of 
> free-lancing around London before moving to Switzerland, where he was 
> based for many years working with Bob Wallis as well as the Picadilly 
> Six. He returned to Scotland about 20 years ago, settling in Edinburgh 
> and still playing as forcefully and inventively as ever until his 
> retirement for health reasons recently.
>
> Forrie was recognised by Sandy Brown in The McJazz Manuscripts as 
> giving "...Sandy cause for concern on the occasions they occupied the 
> same bandstand." And "...Forrie made him more uncomfortable than 
> anyone except Tony Coe." And "...given the freewheeling , uncommitted 
> atmosphere of Sandy's band Forrie could have been unbeatable: he was 
> never provided that climate, and was consequently under-rated." Sandy 
> described Forrie's playing as being a "fierce amalgam of a number of 
> New Orleans originals, notably Ed Hall..." There were certainly traces 
> of Ed Hall in his sound, but his improvisations always struck me as 
> unlike anyone else's due to their unpredictability. He was always a 
> delight to play with as ideas just bubbled out of him and his rhythmic 
> attack, swing and intensity were often fierce, but he could play with 
> great sensitivity when the material called for it.
>
> It's a great pity that he's not better represented on recordings, but 
> you can catch him here along with some other fine local players on the 
> Scottish scene:
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5PVwxmtJ5s
>
> Cheers,
> Ken
>
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