[Dixielandjazz] Fwd: RE: Washington and Lee Swing

[Jim Kashishian]

Thanks, Gerard for the info. The two recordings are so very similar.  Same structure of solos, etc.  I thought it might be 2 different clarinetists, although the style of the solos were quite alike. 

It was Fred on the trombone solo. The "popping" low registered thing is a give-away. Yes, I thought also it might be a "set solo" that he had developed. It happens, although, I think it is more exciting for the player if you try not to do that.  Of course, you can't crash if you don't try to fly, so maybe on a recording he might have taken the less risky route. Anyway, it's a great solo! 

Jim

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On Sep 25, 2018, 23:18, at 23:18, Gerard Bielderman <gerard.bielderman at telfort.nl> wrote:
>On the 1958 recording it is Jack Maheu on clarinet. On the version of
>LP1823
>it is Harold Cooper (cl). Maybe tromboneplayer Fred or Jac Assunto
>developed
>this solo and always played it in the same way???
>
>Gerard Bielderman
>
> 
>
>Van: jim at kashprod.com <jim at kashprod.com> 
>Verzonden: dinsdag 25 september 2018 18:52
>Aan: Gerard Bielderman <gerard.bielderman at telfort.nl>
>CC: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>Onderwerp: [Dixielandjazz] Washington and Lee Swing
>
> 
>
>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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