I am 97 1/2 yrs. old. I worked at "Nick's" in the village, in 1947-8, as a bartender. That is Cutty on the trombone! Some great players came to Nick's for the Sunday Jam Session.
Did you come across Ray McKinstry, who played on the Muggsy Spanier Great Sixteen in '39? Session musician from Chicago way but played with many greats. God bless you more, sir!
Eddie Condon’s Band is the most Swingin Dixieland band ever. I absolutely think Cliff Leeman drives that band with a strong rhythmic back beat . His ride and splash cymbals has a dynamic feel that lifts each solo players ability to swing on every chorus they played.I played my drums with Jack Maheu’s Salt City Six Dixieland Band from 1966-1969. Wild Bill played cornet with The Salt City Six Dixieland Band for a short time . The most exciting time of my life.Cliff Leeman, George Wettling and Nick Fatool are my favorites.
Agreed! btw, lost to history, Ed Hall toured Europe with the Czechoslovakians for a about year, circa 1960 lol. Here's an album cover with Ed and his wife, along with Brom's wife: th-cam.com/video/gC5Aa5Da6j0/w-d-xo.html
Personnel: Wild BIll Davison, cornet; Edmond Hall, clarinet; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Gene Schroeder, piano; Eddie Condon, leader/guitar; Bob Casey, string bass; Cliff Leeman, drums There is lots of traditional jazz or dixieland being played by bands today, but this particular style (known as "Chicago Jazz"), has pretty much disappeared, although there are people who can play in this style. Absolutely joyous music! The two tunes are Riverboat Shuffle (Hoagy Carmichael) and Fidgety Feet (Nick LaRocca/Harry Shields).
Gene Schroeder (pno) was always a great inspiration to me. I saw and heard him with the Dukes Of Dixieland in 1961 & '62 at the Grandview Inn in Columbus, OH. Great to see and hear him again!
In one of the DOD liner notes, John Henry Hammond wrote, that in this style, if the musicians "don't feel it, it's not worth ..." So yeah, it's best when musicians are enjoying their own music lol
Siiiiii... realmente, el fraseo de Edmond Hall es increible, muy Dixiland y ni hablar de la calidad de Wild Bill Davidson con su manera tan potente y aguerrida de tocar. Qué Capos!!!!
great post condon hot.... notice how the front line stands behind the piano and the rhythm section is in front, more together also you can see everyone all the time
Don't know about the bass player but the drummer is definitely Cliff Leeman, one of the most underrated drummers of his era! Lots of drive, imagination, and in his later years a certain self-deprecatory humor in his solos.
I'm back after two years and they sound even better now! I have heard these guys many other times and they are at the top of their game on these two numbers imo.
Eddie was strictly a rhythm guitarist and wasn't interested in solos or playing amplified. His playing added to the band's rhythm and the general sound of the group.
And further reflection, I answer my own question: Eddie wisely cut down on the length of piano and horn solos in order to keep a tension going throughout.
In a longer version of this clip you will see Kate Smith singing to the assembled ship crew. She introduces Eddie Condon at the beginning of this set. The clip is from a Television Broadcast of 'The Kate Smith Show'. That is why there were time restrictions on these numbers. Here is a treat I hope you enjoy....th-cam.com/video/232dT_zao5E/w-d-xo.html
Great clip. Other than Eddie Condon, Wild Bill and Edmond Hall, I don’t know the others. Can someone enlighten me? (This job may be larger than you anticipate!).
I think it's Cutty Cutshall on t-bone, Gene Schroeder on piano, and definitely Cliff Leeman on drums. Do not recognize the bassist. A damned good group, though Cliff, who had been a big band drummer in the 40's, was not yet the subtle artist that he became when he was older. In these years the great George Wettling was usually in the Condon drum chair.
Eddie was strictly a rhythm guitarist and wasn't interested in solos or playing amplified. His playing added to the band's rhythm and the general sound of the group.
I am 97 1/2 yrs. old. I worked at "Nick's" in the village, in 1947-8, as a bartender. That is Cutty on the trombone! Some great players came to Nick's for the Sunday Jam Session.
Wow....you were there when it happened!!!
Good Lord. Glad to read this comment, it's amazing.
Incredible comment. God bless!
Did you come across Ray McKinstry, who played on the Muggsy Spanier Great Sixteen in '39? Session musician from Chicago way but played with many greats. God bless you more, sir!
Eddie Condon’s Band is the most Swingin Dixieland band ever. I absolutely think Cliff Leeman drives that band with a strong rhythmic back beat . His ride and splash cymbals has a dynamic feel that lifts each solo players ability to swing on every chorus they played.I played my drums with Jack Maheu’s Salt City Six Dixieland Band from 1966-1969.
Wild Bill played cornet with The Salt City Six Dixieland Band for a short time . The most exciting time of my life.Cliff Leeman, George Wettling and Nick Fatool are my favorites.
Edmond Hall - the absolute champion clarinettist in this style!
Agreed! btw, lost to history, Ed Hall toured Europe with the Czechoslovakians for a about year, circa 1960 lol.
Here's an album cover with Ed and his wife, along with Brom's wife: th-cam.com/video/gC5Aa5Da6j0/w-d-xo.html
Personnel: Wild BIll Davison, cornet; Edmond Hall, clarinet; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Gene Schroeder, piano; Eddie Condon, leader/guitar; Bob Casey, string bass; Cliff Leeman, drums
There is lots of traditional jazz or dixieland being played by bands today, but this particular style (known as "Chicago Jazz"), has pretty much disappeared, although there are people who can play in this style. Absolutely joyous music!
The two tunes are Riverboat Shuffle (Hoagy Carmichael) and Fidgety Feet (Nick LaRocca/Harry Shields).
5:46 Beautiful follow-the-clarinet call-response!
Kinda has that energy of that one 1954 Tex Avery cartoon.
Gene Schroeder (pno) was always a great inspiration to me. I saw and heard him with the Dukes Of Dixieland in 1961 & '62 at the Grandview Inn in Columbus, OH. Great to see and hear him again!
He’s one of my favorite pianists.
Gone are the days when 'joy' was a component part of jazz! It's an essential ingredient!
Thank you
I couldn't agree more!
Isn't that the truth!
In one of the DOD liner notes, John Henry Hammond wrote, that in this style, if the musicians "don't feel it, it's not worth ..."
So yeah, it's best when musicians are enjoying their own music lol
GREAT STUFF HERE! I love seeing "Wild Bill" in this piece!
A Fantastic Couple Of Numbers !. What Spirit And Drive. Absolutely Terrific !.
By The Way For Those Wondering, The Bass Player Is Bob Casey !.
I love Eddie’s four-string guitare.
He played a tenor guitar, which is tuned in 5ths like a cello and tenor banjo.
This gives it a wider chord spectrum, and is fun to play!
Gran combo como todos los de Condon. Edmond Hall es magnífico, aportando siempre su tono y fraseos únicos en el jazz.
Magnifica manera de tocar corneta y esos extraños vibratos. En corneta siempre fue el que más me gusto, Wild Bill Davidson 🙌🏼
Dig Cliff Leeman on drums!!!!
Super trivia--Cliff Leeman was the session drummer on Bill Haley's 1955 'Saint's Rock & Roll'. Brief but powerful solo on it.
Best Live Clip of Trad Jazz on TH-cam ! All Hands On Deck !!!
Sy Wedis
Can I Second that??
I'll SECOND THAT !
The band seems to be having so much fun!!! Makes one want to jump right in, like a pool!
Gerald Nichols that’s what it was all about! Fun! God I wish I could have seen these bands play.
that was you on bass?
Definitely leaves one wanting more!
Wild Bill played a King Master cornet.
I have a couple of these in solid sterling, which I'm will to sell in the coming squeeze :)
Siiiiii... realmente, el fraseo de Edmond Hall es increible, muy Dixiland y ni hablar de la calidad de Wild Bill Davidson con su manera tan potente y aguerrida de tocar. Qué Capos!!!!
Excelente! Notem a presença do grande Edmond Hall, na verdade, um dos maiores clarinetistas do jazz!
Damn,that a cooking band!!👍👍👍👍👍
Edmond Hall-- an under-rated clarinet player. He was a decent sub for Pee Wee and could even sound smooth like BG when he needed do.
I agree with Sy ! ...ALL HANDS ON DECK !!!!
Nessa, rsrsrs o baterista "roubou" a cena, ele é ótimo, faz excelentes "marcações" em cima da deixa musical!
I had forgotten about the dixieland revival of those years.
That's when the LP technology came out and Condon released expanded or extended versions of tunes with no limits on length.
After some investigation I’ve found the name of the bass player.Its Bob Casey!
MARKMANIATT he played with the Bob Crosby band. Check out the bobcats version of big noise from Winnetka
As Eddie Condon was fond of saying... "It's Bob Casey on the Basey !"
これも名演奏だ、しびれるね、最後ドラーマーまさにけつが浮いたとは、このことだ
Mainstream Jazz - fabulous- great drummer - Cutty Cutshall on trombone
Wonderful!
Notem que neste primeiro número, o baterista "rouba a cena", ele é ótimo! As intervenções dele são sensacionais, notem.
The Sailors Loved Cliff's Riffs !
Sy Wedis
Not only the sailors!!!!
great post condon hot.... notice how the front line stands behind the piano and the rhythm section is in front, more together also you can see everyone all the time
Davison (cornet) liked that I'm sure, since he always had stage fright accordin g to his biography. I know the personnel except bass and drums.
Don't know about the bass player but the drummer is definitely Cliff Leeman, one of the most underrated drummers of his era! Lots of drive, imagination, and in his later years a certain self-deprecatory humor in his solos.
And so able to see 'conductor' Condon's little cues like the outstretched leg.
Wild BIll would need somewhere like the piano to deposit his gum.
Gene Schroeder piano.
Ed hall clarinet
Eddie was playing this while the British were into mouldy fig and funny hats
Hey man, mouldy fig is a badge of honor lol
At this time, Brits were into Fez hats and Bowler hats for some reason.
I should have liked to hear Eddie sing a few.
Nesse primeiro número, notem que o baterista "roubou a cena" o cara é bom! rsrsrs
Rverboat SWhuffle. A classic for tyhe ages
You non-dixie drummers--- stay away! You can't match that guy!
CLIFF LEEMAN ON DRUMS
Guy's a legend for a reason.
Played on a Bill Haley session in 1955 - absolute Rock 'n' Roll dynamite!
I'm back after two years and they sound even better now! I have heard these guys many other times and they are at the top of their game on these two numbers imo.
To those who have asked...the bass player is Jack Lesberg.
Definitely NOT Jack Lesberg
It’s Bob Casey On Double Bass.
Bob Casey
Thats' EXPERT tempo pickin'!!!!
Eddie Condon seems to be doing some nice comping. Why isn't his guitar amplified?
it was a 20s to 30s Gibson tenor guitar, he played it for a long time, it's dixieland, so maybe it's just tradition
Eddie was strictly a rhythm guitarist and wasn't interested in solos or playing amplified. His playing added to the band's rhythm and the general sound of the group.
Cutty cutshall tbn!! Ok
Here because of Down the Line and Nibs.
The what "shuffle" ?
+Robert Silvestri Riverboat.
My guess is it is Cliff Leeman on drums and Bob Haggart on Bass.
Gerald Nichols
Wrong.Not Bob
I agree it is Cliff hard beat dixie.....great
Bob Casey on bass.
It's definitely not BobHaggert
Great musicians as all Condon groups!! Who is the drummer here?? Never seen him before and he is exemplary!!
Cliff Leeman
Not sure why the time constrictions are apparent. Horns didn't take the usual one or two full choruses each.
And further reflection, I answer my own question: Eddie wisely cut down on the length of piano and horn solos in order to keep a tension going throughout.
In a longer version of this clip you will see Kate Smith singing to the assembled ship crew. She introduces Eddie Condon at the beginning of this set. The clip is from a Television Broadcast of 'The Kate Smith Show'. That is why there were time restrictions on these numbers. Here is a treat I hope you enjoy....th-cam.com/video/232dT_zao5E/w-d-xo.html
These guys could say more in 8 bars than most others could in 32. Their level of excellence is unsurpassed.
IF you can, please list the musicians and the name of the songs. Thanks!
No I didn't notice that! What a clever old thing you are........
colin flack
No it isn’t!
I wasn't born in that decade, but my brothers' were born a bit earlier than me. I was born in October 1965
Who's the piano player please ?
Gene Schroeder
Does anybody know who the trombone player is? I don't recognize him.
I'm sure it is Cutty Cutshall.
@@janwillemvanasch2971 Can confirm.
No doubt at all that it's Cutty!
Nog een group van de oude stempel Jan Kouwenhoven Edam
Great clip. Other than Eddie Condon, Wild Bill and Edmond Hall, I don’t know the others. Can someone enlighten me? (This job may be larger than you anticipate!).
I think it's Cutty Cutshall on t-bone, Gene Schroeder on piano, and definitely Cliff Leeman on drums. Do not recognize the bassist. A damned good group, though Cliff, who had been a big band drummer in the 40's, was not yet the subtle artist that he became when he was older. In these years the great George Wettling was usually in the Condon drum chair.
MrKlemps Thanks for taking the time and providing those names. Great band!
Gc
Too bad Condon's guitar wasn't electric.
Distortion would be nice too lol
Is the drummer George Wettling? GREAT 👍
Cliff Leeman.....
Eddie Condon seems to be doing some nice comping. Why isn't his guitar amplified?
Eddie was strictly a rhythm guitarist and wasn't interested in solos or playing amplified. His playing added to the band's rhythm and the general sound of the group.