[Dixielandjazz] Washington and Lee Swing

[Steve Voce]

Dukes Of Dixieland, Vol.1:
Frank Assunto (tp,vcl) Fred Assunto (tb) Jac Assunto (tb,bj) Harold 
Cooper (cl) Stanley Mendelson (p) Bill Porter (tu,b) Johnny Edwards (d) 
Betty Owens (vcl)
New Orleans, spring 1956
     High society    Audio Fidelity AF1823
     South Rampart Street parade                  -
     Hot time in the old town tonight                  -
     Down yonder                  -
     Washington and Lee swing                  -
     Waiting for the Robert E. Lee                  -
     Toot-toot-tootsie                  -
     Tailgate ramble                  -
     Farewell blues                  -
     Clarinet marmalade                  -
     When my sugar walks down the street                  -
     Alabama jubilee                  -
     The darktown strutters' ball                  -

On 25/09/2018 17:51, jim at kashprod.com wrote:
>
> I’m not normally a person who has great interest in the ins & outs of 
> recordings as such.  I normally just enjoy the music or not.  However, 
> for once I am curious about a recording I heard today when I asked my 
> “Alexa” to play music by the Dukes of Dixieland. Horrors, some of you 
> will be saying!  “You have an Alexa?”, or even “you would ASK to 
> listen to the Dukes?”  Hee, hee. Yes, is the answer to both 
> questions!..  Anyway, the magic box played a great version of the 
> Washington and Lee Swing. Now, I’m not always a great fan of all the 
> so-called Dixieland marches, this version stood out as being very 
> exciting, not to mention, very fast, and very well played by everyone.
>
> I of course, love what I call the “popping” sound by the trombone 
> while in the lower register, and the clarinet solo is outstanding.  
> Does anyone know who played clarinet on that recording?  It is a long 
> solo, with a stop chorus of clarinet only in the middle. Excellent, 
> and a top note that is clear & big, and very much in tune.
>
> I found the recording on YouTube & it says it is Okmusix, but am not 
> sure if that is a record company or the person that posted the 
> recording.  The cover is in black with only drawings on it, and says 
> 1958 on it.  There is another recording of the same song on the Audio 
> Fidelity LP1823 on YouTube, also, which seems to be the same band, and 
> the trombone solo is very alike if not the even same, but the clarinet 
> solo is shorter, without the stop bit.  Strange!
>
> Jim
>
>
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