'Wild' Bill Davison - Just a Gigolo : Wild Bill Davision With Strings

Styles: Cornet Jazz
Year: 2016
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 34:37
Size: 80,7 MB
Art: Front

(2:35)  1. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
(2:58)  2. Black Butterfly
(2:23)  3. If I had You
(3:56)  4. Just a Gigolo
(2:16)  5. Blue Again
(2:39)  6. When Your Lover Has Gone
(2:39)  7. Sugar (That Sugar Baby of Mine)
(3:12)  8. Sweet and Lovely
(2:28)  9. Rockin' Chair
(2:50) 10. She's Funny That Way
(3:03) 11. (I Don't Stand) A Gost of a Chance
(3:32) 12. Wild Man Blues

One of the great Dixieland trumpeters, Wild Bill Davison had a colorful and emotional style that ranged from sarcasm to sentimentality with plenty of growls and shakes. His unexpected placement of high notes was a highlight of his solos and his strong personality put him far ahead of the competition. In the 1920s, he played with the Ohio Lucky Seven, the Chubb-Steinberg Orchestra (with whom he made his recording debut), the Seattle Harmony Kings, and Benny Meroff. After he was involved in a fatal car accident that ended the life of Frankie Teschemacher in 1932 (his auto was blindsided by a taxi), Davison spent the remainder of the 1930s in exile in Milwaukee. By 1941, he was in New York and in 1943 made some brilliant recordings for Commodore (including a classic version of "That's a Plenty") that solidified his reputation.

After a period in the Army, Davison became a fixture with Eddie Condon's bands starting in 1945, playing nightly at Condon's. In the 1950s, he was quite effective on a pair of albums with string orchestras, but most of his career was spent fronting Dixieland bands either as a leader or with Condon. Wild Bill toured Europe often from the 1960s, recorded constantly, had a colorful life filled with remarkable episodes, and was active up until his death. A very detailed 1996 biography (The Wildest One by Hal Willard) has many hilarious anecdotes and shows just how unique a life Wild Bill Davison had. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/wild-bill-davison-mn0000254397/biography

Personnel: Bass – Frank Carroll, Jack Lesberg; Clarinet – Bob Wilber; Cornet – Wild Bill Davison; Drums – Bobby Rosengarden , Don Lamond; Guitar – Art Ryerson , Barry Galbraith; Piano – Gene Schroeder; Trombone – Cutty Cutshall

Just a Gigolo : Wild Bill Davision With Strings

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George Wettling - Jazz Trios

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1956/2000
File: MP3@128K/s
Time: 38:15
Size: 37,6 MB
Art: Front

(2:59) 1. Rose Room
(2:27) 2. Louise
(3:41) 3. Soon
(2:18) 4. Save It Pretty Mama
(3:51) 5. Old Folks
(3:17) 6. Pennies From Heaven
(3:24) 7. Please Be Kind
(2:53) 8. I Would Do Anything For You
(2:50) 9. The Lady's In Love With Me
(2:43) 10. Shine
(3:55) 11. I'm In The Market For You
(3:51) 12. Bye And Bye

George Wettling (November 28, 1907 - June 6, 1968) was an American jazz drummer.

He was one of the young white Chicagoans who fell in love with jazz as a result of hearing King Oliver's band (with Louis Armstrong on second cornet) at the Lincoln Gardens in Chicago in the early 1920s. Oliver's drummer, Baby Dodds, made a particular and lasting impression upon Wettling.

Wettling went on to work with the big bands of Artie Shaw, Bunny Berigan, Red Norvo, Paul Whiteman, and even Harpo Marx: but he was at his best (and will be best remembered) for his work in small 'hot' bands led by Eddie Condon, Muggsy Spanier, and himself. In these small bands, Wettling was able to demonstrate the arts of dynamics and responding to a particular soloist that he had learned from Baby Dodds.

Towards the end of his life, Wettling (like his friend the clarinetist Pee Wee Russell) took up painting, and was much influenced by the American cubist Stuart Davis. He has been quoted as remarking that "jazz drumming and abstract painting seemed different from him only from the point of view of craftsmanship: in both fields he felt rhythm to be decisive".

However, good as Wettling's painting was he will be best remembered for his rattling, cavernous sound at the drums -especially with Eddie Condon's bands. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
http://www.jazzmusicarchives.com/artist/george-wettling

Personnel: Drums – George Wettling; Clarinet – Pee Wee Russell; Cornet – "Wild Bill" Funaro; Piano – Gene Schroeder; Trombone – Lou McGarity; trumpet - Wild Bill Davison

Jazz Trios

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'Wild' Bill Davison - But Beautiful

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 73:02
Size: 169,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:55)  1. If I Had You
(4:25)  2. Sunday
(6:34)  3. I Can't Get Started
(5:51)  4. Georgia
(3:32)  5. But Beautiful
(6:51)  6. B Flat Blues
(4:10)  7. Someday You'll Be Sorry
(3:59)  8. Am I Blue
(3:25)  9. You Took Advantage of Me
(3:17) 10. Ghost of a Chance
(4:53) 11. I'm Confessin'
(3:07) 12. A Rainy Day
(4:41) 13. Everything Hapens to Me
(3:54) 14. Memories of You
(4:21) 15. Blue Turning Grey over You
(6:01) 16. Exactly Like You

Cornetist Wild Bill Davison recorded often in 1974-77 during his annual visits to Copenhagen and virtually all of those albums (usually released by Storyville) are recommended to Dixieland fans. For this set, Wild Bill is heard either backed by a rhythm section or by a medium-sized group with a sax section. The repertoire is full of ballads although there is plenty of tempo and mood variation. Davison was in his late prime during the era as can be heard on superior versions of "You Took Advantage of Me," "But Beautiful," "I'm Confessin'" and "Blue Turning Gray over You."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/but-beautiful-mw0000241151

Personnel: Trumpet – Wild Bill Davison; Alto Saxophone – Per Carsten Petersen; Baritone Saxophone – Flemming Madsen; Bass – Hugo Rasmussen; Drums – Ove Rex; Guitar – Torben Munk; Piano – Niels Jørgen Steen; Tenor Saxophone – Steen Vig,  Uffe Karskov,  Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Jesper Thilo

But Beautiful

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'Wild' Bill Davison - Swinging Wild

Styles: Jazz, Post Bop
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:32
Size: 116,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:31)  1. Struttin' with Some Barbecue
(4:30)  2. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(7:10)  3. Rose Room
(6:56)  4. What's the Use
(4:52)  5. I Can't Give You Anything but Love
(8:00)  6. Big Butter and Egg Man
(5:20)  7. Memories of You
(6:10)  8. Sweet Georgia Brown

Wild Bill Davison played in Europe quite a bit during the second half of the 1960s. While in England the cornetist was usually joined by the Alex Welsh band but this particular set (the 1965 date is an educated guess) teams Davison with a fine sextet filled mostly with players from Freddie Randall's band of the period. The music, released for the first time in 1999, finds Wild Bill in typically exuberant form playing seven of his favorite warhorses (including "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," "Memories of You," and "Sweet Georgia Brown") ,plus the relative obscurity "What's the Use." The ensembles are loose but coherent, Bruce Turner (on alto and clarinet) and trombonist Bert Murray get some solo space, and Wild Bill is in fine spirits. Solid Dixieland. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/swinging-wild-mw0000603684

Swinging Wild

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Wild Bill Davison, Papa Bue's Viking Jazzband - Wild Bill Davison With Papa Bue

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:35
Size: 134.1 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz
Year: 1977/1999
Art: Front

[3:33] 1. I'm Confessin'
[5:02] 2. As Long As I Live
[3:52] 3. A Cottage For Sale
[3:38] 4. I Never Knew
[3:58] 5. Farfars Blues
[2:53] 6. Way Down Yonder In New Oreans
[3:00] 7. Blues My Naughtie Sweetie Gave To Me
[2:37] 8. Blue And Sentimental
[3:51] 9. Our Love Is Here To Stay
[5:35] 10. Tishomingo Blues
[5:51] 11. You're Lucky To Me
[3:36] 12. I Can''t Get Started
[3:27] 13. Someday You'll Be Sorry
[3:16] 14. Avalon
[4:20] 15. Lady Be Good

This release draws its material from five sessions that cornetist Wild Bill Davison recorded in Copenhagen with trombonist Papa Bue Jensen's Viking Jazz Band, not duplicating any music released elsewhere. Davison, who sings "A Cottage for Sale," clearly enjoyed playing with Jensen and his band (which also featured clarinetist Jorgen Svarre and occasionally tenor saxophonist Bent Jaedig) and he sounds quite inspired. Highpoints include "I'm Confessin," "I Never Knew," "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me" and "You're Lucky to Me." ~Scott Yanow

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Wild Bill Davison With Papa Bue zippy

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Wild Bill Davison - Beautifully Wild

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:11
Size: 101.1 MB
Styles: Cornet jazz
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[4:11] 1. Cherry
[4:03] 2. Our Love Is Here To Stay
[3:15] 3. Am I Blue
[3:03] 4. It's The Talk Of The Town
[4:37] 5. Mean To Me
[2:39] 6. What's The Use
[5:07] 7. She's Funny That Way
[4:05] 8. I've Got The World On A String
[4:37] 9. Everything Happens To Me
[3:15] 10. On The Alamo
[5:12] 11. She's Funny That Way (Previously Unissued)

Bass – Jerry Rousseau; Cornet – Wild Bill Davison; Drums – "Spider" Ridgeway; Piano – Don Reitan.

Cornetist Wild Bill Davison was mostly heard in Dixieland bands throughout his long career but occasionally he would record in more intimate settings for a change of pace. On this Audiophile release, Davison is backed by a four-piece rhythm section that includes vibraphonist Kenny Mason and pianist Don Reitan. The ten standards lean toward ballads and the swing era, and the interpretations are more mainstream than Dixie. One of the most expressive of all brass players (Davison's growls and shakes allowed him to express both sarcasm and sentimentality, sometimes at the same time), Wild Bill is in fine form on melodic versions of such songs as "She's Funny That Way," "Mean to Me," "What's the Use" and "Everything Happens to Me." ~Scott Yanow

Beautifully Wild mc
Beautifully Wild zippy

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Wild Bill Davison - Blowin' Wild

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 63:59
Size: 146.5 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz, Dixieland
Year: 1994
Art: Front

[5:27] 1. Blues (My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me)
[5:10] 2. Memories Of You
[5:57] 3. 's Wonderful
[6:05] 4. Riverboat Shuffle
[7:27] 5. If I Had You
[4:09] 6. A Ghost Of A Chance
[5:41] 7. Big Butter And Egg Man
[5:29] 8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
[5:44] 9. After You've Gone
[5:50] 10. Confessin'
[6:54] 11. Royal Garden Blues

Although it does not say it anywhere on this 1994 CD, this music was recorded in 1962 (in Manchester, England) and four of the 11 selections were previously unreleased. The great cornetist Wild Bill Davison is heard fitting right into trumpeter Alex Welsh's hot septet (a group also featuring trombonist Roy Crimmins and Johnny Barnes on clarinet and baritone). The ensemble runs through 11 Dixieland standards including "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me," "'S Wonderful," "Riverboat Shuffle" and "Royal Garden Blues" in colorful fashion. Welsh modestly only sticks to playing ensembles although his presence does goad Davison in spots; pity that the two brassmen do not trade off. A fine Dixieland date. ~Scott Yanow

Blowin' Wild

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Wild Bill Davison - Pretty Wild/With Strings Attached

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:37
Size: 173.1 MB
Styles: Cornet Jazz
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[2:31] 1. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
[2:54] 2. Black Butterfly
[2:20] 3. If I Had You
[3:52] 4. Just A Gigolo
[2:12] 5. Blue Again
[2:34] 6. When Your Lover Has Gone
[2:35] 7. Sugar
[3:13] 8. Sweet & Lovely
[2:28] 9. Rockin' Chair
[2:50] 10. She's Funny That Way
[2:59] 11. I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance With You
[3:33] 12. Wild Man Blues
[3:24] 13. Love Is Here To Stay
[3:34] 14. Blue
[3:24] 15. It's The Talk Of The Town
[3:11] 16. Mournin' Blues
[3:00] 17. Prelude To A Kiss
[3:54] 18. Sentimental Journey
[3:52] 19. You Turned The Tables On Me
[3:46] 20. My Inspiration
[3:26] 21. Now That You're Gone
[3:04] 22. Limehouse Blues
[3:12] 23. Moanin' Low
[3:36] 24. Serenade In Blue

On the first session - Percy Faith and His Strings; Gene Schroeder, piano; Art Ryerson, guitar; Frank Carroll, bass; Bobby Rosengarden, drums. On the second session - With Strings Attached Orchestra; Cutty Cutshall, trombone; Bob Wilber, clarinet; Gene Schroeder, piano; Barry Gailbraith, guitar; Jack Lesberg, bass; and Don Lamond, drums. Wild Bill Davison plays cornet on all tracks.

Wild Bill Davison did not always front a go-for-broke Dixieland band playing his cornet above a high-octane rhythm section. Arbors Records has reissued two albums featuring Davison with strings. Pretty Wild and With Strings Attached, originally recorded in 1956 and 1957, reveal a lyrical, reflective Davison playing ballads and slow to medium tempo standards. This other side of Wild Bill Davison, a very attractive one, adds dimension to his reputation.

On Pretty Wild Davison plays with a jazz quartet and the Percy Faith Strings. The second album, With Strings Attached, features Davison with a session orchestra and a jazz sextet with a notable line-up that includes Bob Wilber on clarinet and Barry Gailbraith on guitar. Davison is in good form throughout the two sessions, obviously inspired by the settings. Those who are familiar with Davison mainly through his famous Commodore recordings may be a bit surprised by the lush, clear ballad tone that Davison casually sustains. At times, he dips into a growly blues that diverges from the sweet tone of the strings, but for the most part he plays with a graceful assurance in synch with the arrangers’ ambitions. The jazz groups are notable for some outstanding performances, especially on the With Strings Attached session. Bob Wilber’s solo work on “Now That You’re Gone,” and “Limehouse Blues” compliments Davison’s equally fine contributions. Trombonist Cutty Cutshall is also noteworthy for his concise, spirited playing. In general, the string arrangements are fairly unobtrusive and at times succeed. Two of the more successful arrangements are “My Inspiration” and “Mountain Low.” In the latter, the exchanges between the jazz soloists and the strings are engaged and inspired. The typical faults of jazz string arrangements, too sweet playing or a superfluous string presence, emerge at times in both sessions, but Davison’s cornet thrives throughout – so who’s complaining?

This is a long CD with 24 tracks. The focus is on Wild Bill Davison’s solos and he consistently delivers. If you’re fortunate enough to own a copy of the Commodore recordings this reissue is a wonderful compliment to those rough and tumble performances. ~Mike Neely

Pretty Wild/With Strings Attached

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Wild Bill Davison - With Strings: Sweet And Lovely

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:31
Size: 108.8 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2012
Art: Front

[3:54] 1. Sugar
[3:10] 2. Sweet And Lovely
[3:49] 3. Serenade In Blue
[3:18] 4. A Ghost Of A Change
[3:23] 5. Our Love Is Here To Stay 2
[3:30] 6. Prelude To A Kiss
[3:02] 7. She's Funny That Way
[3:54] 8. Black Butterfly
[2:41] 9. If I Had You
[4:23] 10. Rockin' Chair
[3:36] 11. Mandy Make Up Your Mind
[3:40] 12. When Your Love Has Gone
[5:04] 13. Sentimental Journey

Will Bill Davison (cornet); Jorn "Jonne" Jensen (piano); Finn Ziegler, Ivan Leth (violin); Niels Erik Clausen (cello); Lars Blach, Torben Munk (guitar); Jens Solund (bass); Hans Nymand (drums). Recorded Rosenberg Soundtechnic, Copenhagen, Denmark in August 1976.

The arrangements for the 12-piece string section on this Storyville set may not be all that inspiring (functioning primarily as background music) but cornetist Wild Bill Davison's solos are thoughtful, very expressive and consistently inspired Sweet And Lovely buy CD music. Wild Bill performs a dozen of his favorite ballads and, although violinist Finn Ziegler has a few solos and there are guest spots for clarinetist Jesper Thilo and trombonist Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen, Davison is largely the entire show Sweet And Lovely songs. His warm playing on such numbers as "Sugar," "Serenade in Blue," "She's Funny That Way" and "If I Had You" is sometimes both haunting and memorable. ~ Scott Yanow

With Strings: Sweet And Lovely

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Wild Bill Davison - Rosetta

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:06
Size: 98.7 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz
Year: 2016
Art: Front

[4:41] 1. When You're Smiling
[6:28] 2. Big Butter And Egg Man
[5:14] 3. I Want A Little Girl
[7:53] 4. Love Is Just Around The Corner
[3:36] 5. Memories Of You
[7:12] 6. Rosetta
[7:58] 7. C Jam Blues

During his 69th year, Wild Bill Davison led seven albums. The definitive Dixieland cornetist, Wild Bill was still in prime form in the mid-'70s, as he shows on this spirited pickup date in New Orleans. Best-known among his sidemen in the sextet are trombonist George Masso and the ancient bassist Ed Garland, while soprano saxophonist Noel Kalet and pianist David Paquette have remained unknowns. Seven veteran standards (mostly from the 1930s) are interpreted in typically spirited fashion by Davison. Recommended.

Rosetta

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Wild Bill Davison - With Alex Welsh & His Band

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:55
Size: 139.5 MB
Styles: Dixieland, New Orleans jazz
Year: 2009
Art: Front

[4:58] 1. Beale Street Blues
[6:45] 2. Sugar
[4:19] 3. Surf Side Samba
[6:45] 4. Oh, Baby!
[3:49] 5. Blue Again
[2:47] 6. Love Is Just Around The Corner
[5:03] 7. That's A-Plenty
[6:56] 8. If I Had You
[5:40] 9. Sweet Georgia Brown
[4:00] 10. Blue And Broken-Hearted
[7:06] 11. After You've Gone
[2:43] 12. Royal Garden Blues

Wild Bill Davison - Cornet; Alex Welsh - Trumpet; John Barnes - Clarinet, alto sax, baritone sax; Roy Williams - Trombone; Fred Hunt - piano; Jim Douglas - Guitar; Gerry Higgins - Double bass; Lennie Hastings - Drums.

If there was one British ensemble extremely well-suited to accompanying Wild Bill Davison, it was Alex Welsh's band. Wild Bill always sounded most at ease when playing with the groups assembled by Eddie Condon - and Condon obviously appreciated Davison, as he used him whenever he could. Alex Welsh's band was closer than any other British ensemble to matching the spirit created in Eddie Condon's jam sessions, with that easy-going Dixieland/Chicago style. This session was recorded at Manchester Sports Guild in 1966 when Wild Bill was visiting Britain - the first of many visits. It is a pity that the album mis-spells Bill's name as "Davidson" but otherwise this is a CD to enjoy.

The session opens with a bang, as drummer Lennie Hastings introduces Beale Street Blues with one of his perfectly-formed breaks. There is a fine baritone solo from the immaculate John Barnes, and an outspoken solo from Davison, who is clearly enjoying the occasion. Roy Williams, Alex Welsh and Fred Hunt stoke the fire with their solos, and Jim Douglas is slightly more restrained but melodic. Lennie Hastings leads back into the theme with a short but excellent drum solo. This stimulating opener sets the mood for an evening which was understandably enjoyed by the appreciative audience. The band members also shout encouragement to one another. Sugar includes further noteworthy solos from John Barnes (on baritone), the punchy but husky Davison, and the always dependable Roy Williams. You can credit Alex Welsh with good taste for choosing some of the country's best musicians for his band. The rather tinny-sounding piano is the only thing that lets this track down. Surf Side Samba is a piece of exotica - perhaps added to the programme because of the craze for the bossa nova, although it also has hints of the calypso. John Barnes wails on the alto sax, and his baritone is marvellous in the following Oh, Baby! Blue Again opens with the tinny piano but it is primarily a feature for Wild Bill, who switches between throaty emotion and uninhibited declamation, proving what a superb ballad player he is. Love is Just Around the Corner has a neat piece of counterpoint at the start of the final chorus. That's A-Plenty speeds along at an intense tempo, impelled by Lennie Hastings' driving drums. The number ends with one of those Eddie Condon-type series of four-bar swaps which always manage to raise the temperature. If only Lennie Hastings had resisted the temptation to add irritatingly random drum beats at the end of so many numbers! Matters calm down for If I Had You, where John Barnes blossoms on clarinet and Wild Bill solos with feeling, as do Roy Williams and Alex Welsh. The ending of this tune exhibits the band's sensitivity during Davison's closing flourish. Sweet Georgia Brown does its rabble-rousing work, after which Wild Bill again shows his ballad credentials on Blue and Broken Hearted. After You've Gone has excellent clarinet from John Barnes and classic cornet from Wild Bill. The concert closes with a short, flag-waving Royal Garden Blues which consists entirely of those irresistible four-bar sequences. Wild Bill Davison's first visit to the UK clearly yielded a night to remember, and we can thankfully experience it through this album. ~Tony Augarde

With Alex Welsh & His Band

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Wild Bill Davison - Lady Of The Evening

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:08
Size: 140.0 MB
Styles: New Orleans jazz
Year: 1986
Art: Front

[2:48] 1. Lady Of The Evening
[3:36] 2. My Honey's Lovin' Arms
[4:41] 3. Lover, Come Back To Me
[4:12] 4. New Orleans
[4:57] 5. Thou Swell
[6:02] 6. But Beautiful
[4:45] 7. I Can't Get Started
[4:00] 8. If I Had You
[4:40] 9. Coquette
[5:25] 10. Duet
[2:56] 11. Black And Blue
[3:49] 12. Old Cape Cod
[4:54] 13. Memories Of You
[4:17] 14. I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plan

The emphasis on this ballad-oriented set (which was originally released on the Fat Cat's Jazz label) is on cornetist Wild Bill Davison's melodic variations. His highly expressive playing during a quintet outing with pianist John Eaton, rhythm guitarist Steve Jordan, bassist Jack Lesberg and drummer Cliff Leeman is full of emotion, with each note and growl standing out; "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" is about the only stomp. "Duet" is a leftover track from a 1968 album with trombonist Herb Gardner and clarinetist Tommy Gwaltney. ~Scott Yanow

Lady Of The Evening

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Eddie Condon, Wild Bill Davison - Jam Session / Eddie's Blues

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 50:23
Size: 115.3 MB
Styles: Contemporary jazz
Year: 2005
Art: Front

[10:29] 1. How Come You Do Me
[ 4:28] 2. Time After Time
[ 3:20] 3. Crazy Rhythm
[ 6:24] 4. Them There Eyes
[ 4:26] 5. Lazy Love
[ 3:03] 6. Sweet And Slow
[ 4:38] 7. Cute
[13:31] 8. Eddie's Blues-Ole Miss

For one of Eddie Condon's final recordings (and what was possibly his last studio session), he largely let cornetist Wild Bill Davison run the show. Two of the songs ("Time After Time" and "Crazy Rhythm") have arrangements for the septet, which includes Davison, trombonist Ed Hubble, clarinetist Johnny Mince and pianist Dill Jones, while the other pieces ("How Come You Do Me like You Do," "Them There Eyes" and "Eddie's Blues") are looser and more freewheeling. This LP contains enjoyable and somewhat historic music. ~Scott Yanow

Jam Session / Eddie's Blues

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Wild Bill Davison With Fessor's Big City Band - S/T

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:05
Size: 137.5 MB
Styles: Dixieland
Year: 1997
Art: Front

[4:37] 1. Sweet Georgia Brown
[3:33] 2. Blue And Brokenhearted
[4:25] 3. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
[4:03] 4. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
[3:26] 5. Open Ears
[4:34] 6. General Booze
[3:15] 7. Blue Again
[4:06] 8. Louisiana
[2:25] 9. Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now
[4:06] 10. I Would Do Anything For You
[5:13] 11. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
[6:12] 12. Dyet
[6:55] 13. Sweet Lorraine
[3:10] 14. My Friend Bill

Recording Date: December 15, 1973 - December 11, 1978

Cornetist Wild Bill Davison spent a good amount of time in Scandinavia during the 1970s where he enjoyed playing with both Papa Bue's Vikings and Fessor's Big City Jazz Band. The latter group, led by trombonist Ole "Fessor" Lindgreen, is heard on this 1997 CD performing with the exciting cornetist in 1973, 1974, 1977 and 1978. The repertoire is primarily Dixieland and swing standards with a few departures (Johnny Hodges' "Open Ears," Neal Hefti's "Duet" and an original, "My Friend Bill") working out quite well. Some selections have Finn Otto Hansen or Verner Work Nielsen on trumpets, Steen Vig helps out on tenor and soprano and, on "Sweet Lorraine," the great pianist Ralph Sutton sits in. A typically spirited Dixieland-oriented set from Wild Bill. ~Scott Yanow

Wild Bill Davison With Fessor's Big City Band

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