The Mound City Blue Blowers
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The Mound City Blue Blowers
anybody know much about this band? I haven't really heard them mentioned before outside of the fact Coleman Hawkins used to play for them.
-mikey faltesek
"Dancing is the union of the body with the rhythm and the sound of the music." Al Minns in 1984
"Dancing is the union of the body with the rhythm and the sound of the music." Al Minns in 1984
Love them. Several things about them give them a unique sound like the vocals of Red McKenzie and Nappy Lamare, and McKenzie's comb and tissue playing (I believe there's a good amount of kazoo in there as well). I have the only Chronogical release but I think there may be some other stuff out there...or it may just be McKenzie under his own name with guys like Condon, Russell, and Spanier.
I don't have the chrono disc that Travis mentions. But, I have two tracks on the Pee Wee Russell "Best of Jazz" 1927-1944 album (hey, that's twice in as many days that I've referenced this disc!!).
The tracks are "Hello, Lola" and "One Hour," and the line up is listed as Red McKenzie on comb, Glenn Miller on trombone, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, Colema Hawkins on tenor sax, Eddie Condon on banjo, Jack Bland on guitar, Pops Foster on bass and Gene Krupa on drums.
Both of these are from a November 14, 1929 session for Victor.
The tracks are "Hello, Lola" and "One Hour," and the line up is listed as Red McKenzie on comb, Glenn Miller on trombone, Pee Wee Russell on clarinet, Colema Hawkins on tenor sax, Eddie Condon on banjo, Jack Bland on guitar, Pops Foster on bass and Gene Krupa on drums.
Both of these are from a November 14, 1929 session for Victor.
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