[Dixielandjazz] Gene, Dukes of Dixieland

[Andrew Homzy]

Hi Charles,

You didn’t check the 2nd link carefully - it’s the whole original album -
the lesser version of “Farewell Blues” is after “Tailgate Ramble” -

As you know, just because the Dukes recorded a lot of junk tunes for Audio
Fidelity, didn’t preclude them doing a lot of great work - such as their
masterful version of “Farewell Blues”.

I like reasoned discussion - and research.

I hope everyone has had an opportunity to listen to the Duke’s 2nd version
of “Farewell Blues”.

One only has to prove themselves a genius but once -

(You can quote me on that :)

Cheers,

Andrew


On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 11:45:49 PM, Charles Suhor (csuhor at zebra.net) wrote:

Andrew, the second link isn't a lesser version of Farewell Blues but of
course, South Rampart Street Parade. Can you find and link the other F.B.?

A couple of out list-mates pointed to the wildly different views of the
Dukes in their early years of fame on AudioFidelity. And wow, were they
right! People of good will and weighty credentials can disagree with
honesty. But on a ten-mile continuum from your "masterpiece" assessment to
Frank Assunto's own description of faux-jazz created to humor Sid Frey ("We
created a monster"), I lean to Frank's side of the argument. We could trade
fours with reasoned discussions to support our views, but that would be
exhausting and at best we'd probably move a few yards toward the center.

Charles


On Aug 31, 2018, at 1:34 AM, Andrew Homzy <andrew.homzy at gmail.com> wrote:

The Dukes were fully immersed in the lineage of New Orleans music. They
were a family band - the Assuntos - Freddie -trumpet, Frank - trombone &
Papa Jac - trombone/banjo. Singer, Betty Owens, was Freddie’s wife.

They coalesced the classic/modern standard for a huge portion of the
repertoire.
Their 2nd version of “Farewell Blues” is a masterpiece - with two trombones
in the front-line - everything comes together: arrangement, solos,
dynamics, dramatic progression. Don’t miss the way Lowell Miller alternates
between tuba (2-beat) and string bass (walking)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F44WihqrzL4

Note: the above version is not documented in the discographies and was used
for the stereo re-mix, thus replacing the 1st version. Jerry Fuller is on
clarinet & Red Hawley on drums. probably recorded in 1960.



The whole original album (1956), with the lesser 1st version of “Farewell
Blues”, is here - Harold Cooper on clarinet, Bill Porter on string bass &
Johnny Edwards on drums. Pianist, Stanley Mendelssohn is on both versions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MYWw9TkwGA

The Dukes were a great band and their success - like that of Brubeck & The
Modern Jazz Quartet - made them targets for some critics whose aim was
mistaken.

Cheers,

Andrew

On Thu, Aug 30, 2018 at 10:05:44 AM, Jim Kashishian (jim at kashprod.com)
wrote:

Hi, Gene and all.  Your short bio caught my eye because of your mention of
the Dukes.  Although I began listening to Turk, et al, in the mid 1950s, I
soon got interested in the Dukes.  Something, by the way, that is not
always accepted as being a good thing in Jazz circles, and even on this
list.  To this day, I maintain that, even though they became a a success
(for some reason that is not acceptable!), they did play some hot jazz.  I
heard them in a casino lounge in Las Vegas in about 1963.  A basically
empty room, and they played as though it were a full house!  A lesson that
I have carried with me through my whole musical life.  Hats off to the
Dukes!  (Now I'll duck in case of flying objects!!)

Oh, I continued to listen to Turk, and many, many others, but was drawn to
the Dukes possibly because my trombone style was closer to the style of the
Dukes.

Jim

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