I like music old and new, and have many of my favorite artists featured here. I am a record collector and also a musician (in between being a college student).
Love your selection, hot as always. I have a question. Do you know of any territory bands that were active in Michigan? I'm in Michigan and I've never heard about any local jazz. Thanks!!
Thanks so much for the background information about Abe. I even have a couple of sides on Zon-o-Phone by his father, but would never have made the connection!
ha! Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate them. I plan these out pretty far in advance so by the time I do have a minute to work them out they don't take as long.
Quel bon choix ce Honey Child par Phil Baxter et son orchestre placé en dernier il laisse un goût d'encore, car il y a de la joie et de la fraîcheur dans cette interprétation, une présence digne d'un "live", manifestement ces musiciens n'ont pas la "grosse tête", ils sont sincères et vrais.
loved this song for years, after I heard him sing in The Rockford Files, Gandy's Theme, at home listening one night on You Tube to Walk On By, Nancy my beautiful soulmate comes out of the bedroom and says Jim you're listening to " Hot Buttered Soul" the rest is history
Thanks for sharing this along with all the images. My great grandfather was Fred Kauffman the trombone player and it was great to see some images of him I have never seen before. Thank you so much!!
Dudley Fosdick's 8 bar solo on "One Night" should qualify him as one of the most forward looking jazzmen of that time. His counter lines on the 1920 material show the roots of jazz improvisation in such contrapuntal thinking.
Absolutely. Gene and Dudley along with Loren McMurray, Johnny Dunn, Jimmy Lytell, James P. Johnson, Larry Shields, and a few others really deserve credit for breaking barriers for their pre-NORK/King Oliver/Kid Ory solo work, and helping to move jazz forward on record during this pivotal time
What an eye-opener! So many interesting records which did not appear in the general catalog -- and almost never turn up in the Northeast! Thanks for putting this collection together.
I don't know if this was said in reality, but in the NBC miniseries (late 90s), one of the members said it was Edwards' vocals that won 'em the Soul Grammy.
Sort of! “The Weary Blues” (not the same as Artie Matthews “Weary Blues”) is the first title of the medley that comprises “A Bunch of Blues.” For some reason Pathe decided to label it just as that, but it is indeed the same composition, also recorded by Gus Haenschen as “Sunset Medley” and of course W C Handy’s Orchestra and the Memphis Five under the “A Bunch of Blues” title.
What a fantastic collection of music! And this further cements McDonough's already solid legacy. Here's another vote for complete reissue of their sides 😉
Yes! A couple are on the recent Rivermont Edison cd “Dancing the Devil Away,” which is a great listen. A complete reissue of their sides would be wonderful.
