Hello Mike, I've cleaned up quite a few 78's over the years, but yours sounds pretty bad. As you say "how about plain old soap and water?". Don't use plain old...
The Oliver MP3 "When I Take My Sugar To Tea" has been available under "Files" on our web-site for quite some time now. Music files use up quite a bit of our...
I think I can date this a little closer. Photos from Bechet from 1944 show him playing that particular white mouthpiece, which Bob Wilbur told me was an Arnold...
Never heard of 'em. ... From: "millsbernard" <millsbernard@...> To: <RedHotJazz@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 9:09 AM Subject:...
john schott
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Oct 3, 2006 6:12 pm
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Yes, I have 6 78's recorded in 1941 & 1942 on the Jazz Man label. My parents knew the members very well and used to sneak me in backstage at San Francisco...
There is a wealth of information on Lu Watters, Turk Murphy and the YBJB at this site: http://www.sftradjazz.org/articles.html some is free, more info is...
Go to http://www/sftradjazz.org/ <http://www/sftradjazz.org/> It has all info you need and records. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Yes, he did record some 10-inchers, which I also have around here somewhere. In general, the personnel were: Lu Watters and/or Bob Scobey (cornets); Horne...
... Lou ... Turk Murphy and his Yerba Buena Jazz Band played in San Francisco. Recording under the name of Lu Watters. I have 2 10" Lp records in my...
Sorry - this is the Red Hot Jazz website, do you mean? Hugh ... From: Robert Smith <robert.smith@...> To: Red Hot Jazz <redhotjazz@yahoogroups.com> Sent:...
... From: "Hugh Crozier" <jellyrollstomp@...> ... No, it is the "files" section of our group http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/RedHotJazz/files/ ...
Are you ALL suffering from irony deficiency? that was maybe a somewhat lame attempt at humor - I have been playing in jazz bands in the Bay Area for 30+ years...
I must confess, like Dave, I am completely mystified by this thread. Lu Watters and the Yerba Buena are absolutely legendary - among the VERY best of the...
After Turk Murphy's death a foundation was set up to preserve his legacy. I have a couple of CDs from the San Fransisco Traditional Jazz Foundation with early...
... I have a duplicate copy of the box set, in box, with book. $50.00 postpaid. Please reply off-list if you're interested. Thanks. --Sheik...
David W. Littlefield
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Oct 4, 2006 5:21 pm
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My two-cents about Lu Watters and the Yerba Buena... There is no doubt this band was at the vanguard of the revivalist movement. By recreating (or imitating)...
RE Turk Murphy/Lu Watters..Many thanks for all the interest and Gen. I am a Brit coming to Trad Jazz in the early 50's Cut my teeth on Humph Lyttleton and...
Not that I really want to promote the music of this rather leaden ensemble, but subscribers in the UK who live anywhere near a branch of Fopp may like to know...
... Mike Meddings says: BTW, on the Red Hot discussion board, the piano roll of "Soap Suds" for Capitol is definitely played by JRM. This has been confirmed by...
... It'd be interesting to know whether there is any literature on the point, but I suspect that many of the pioneers of revivalism in France and Britain would...
Hi Rob! Don't agree with the 'Leaden ensemble' bit ...but is the boxed set 78s? Or what? And where in Tottenham Court Road is the outlet and...Whats the name?...
Turk, Lu, Humph - anyone ever get to hear the Bell Band? They had quite a bit to do with what happened in Europe, and could outswing any band that Turk Murphy...
... The 2-beat nature of the West Coast style makes it seem "leaden" to folks who prefer/respond more to the 4=beat swing style of the Condonites. It's ...
David W. Littlefield
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Oct 5, 2006 6:13 pm
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Yes, Tony, I agree with you about Graeme Bell's Jazz Band. I only know him from a 10" lp on Angel Records (U.S.) where they do five originals, plus High...
snip ... way > for the numerous bands and festivals that still dot the landscapes of > the U.S., the U.K. and Europe. I'm always surprised to read or hear...