Teasing the Korean Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) Whenever I go to an estate sale of a WWII-era guy and I go through his LPs, there are always a bunch of records by the Dukes of Dixieland. Most seem to be on the Audio Fidelity label, but I've seen albums on Columbia also. I instinctively avoid these records. These guys must have been pretty big, if the estate sales of WWII-era guys are any indication. So I know the old story of beboppers calling Dixieland fans "moldy figs" and all. But I am wondering if the Dukes of Dixieland were any good for what they were, or if even fans of early jazz dismiss them as outright kitsch. Just curious. Edited May 23, 2018 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 They made two records with Louis. He has no problems with them, to put it mildly. Me myself, what they did on there own was really at all my bag, but as far as "good for what they were", from what I've heard of them, yeah, they were. What they were, though, you will decide for yourself. This is a good read: http://dippermouth.blogspot.com/2015/05/55-years-of-louie-and-dukes-of-dixieland_24.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I'll second what Jim said. I've always thought the records Satch made with the Dukes were his last really good records, especially as far as his trumpet playing went. They're well worth hearing. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted May 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 Thank you both. As expected. I had no idea that Louis recorded with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 (edited) I think Ricky Riccardi found some video of one of the Pops with Dukes of Dixieland recording sessions. Edited May 23, 2018 by medjuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffcrom Posted May 23, 2018 Report Share Posted May 23, 2018 I'm signing in to this joint for the first time in a couple of months to respond to this. The Duke are pretty lightweight, for the most part. But here's the key: look at the clarinetists. I've had many Duke of Dixieland records over the years, but here are the ones I have have kept: An Okeh 78 with Harry Shields on clarinet. A 1955 Vik LP later reissued as The Dukes of Dixieland Featuring Pete Fountain on RCA Victor. I have the later version An Audio-Fidelity LP - the stereo version of You Have to Hear it to Believe It. The great Jack Maheu is on clarinet. This is a remake of a mono LP, and I'm not going to look up who is on clarinet on that version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmonahan Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 23 hours ago, jeffcrom said: I'm signing in to this joint for the first time in a couple of months to respond to this. The Duke are pretty lightweight, for the most part. But here's the key: look at the clarinetists. I've had many Duke of Dixieland records over the years, but here are the ones I have have kept: An Okeh 78 with Harry Shields on clarinet. A 1955 Vik LP later reissued as The Dukes of Dixieland Featuring Pete Fountain on RCA Victor. I have the later version An Audio-Fidelity LP - the stereo version of You Have to Hear it to Believe It. The great Jack Maheu is on clarinet. This is a remake of a mono LP, and I'm not going to look up who is on clarinet on that version. I wondered what had happened to you, Jeff. Haven't seen any of those way cool 78 posts in a while! gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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