Firehouse 5 ?

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

i saw the other day in the .99 c. bin, like prob every firehouse 5 record on goodtimejazz, (at least 5 or 6 different lps or so), they are literally out of the cellophone, M-covers, M-vinyl, M-innersleeves, M-picture of Joy Bryan on innersleve, etc. are these worth picking up, they are like dixieland jazz, right? but bay area dixie-revival, from the 50s, or something?

[Dave James]

I'd hold out for the Firehouse 5 + 2 box set. They do a version of "Hold That Tiger" that will bring tears to your eyes.

[Harold_Z]

They were LA based and mostly guys with day gigs (with a ringer here or there)at the Disney studios. Kind of intentionally over the top dixieland but done well. the label name "Good Time Jazz" fits very well. I have all those lps but went for the MP3 download box set to put them on my iPod. I enjoy them in small doses (iPod on shuffle is perfect) but I particularly dig their versions of "Frankie and Johnny" and "Copenhagen."

Edited February 24, 2012 by Harold_Z

[JSngry]

The Firehouse Five Plus Two was a Dixieland jazz band, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the Walt Disney Studios animation department; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firehouse_Five_Plus_Two

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

they were dinsey annimators by day? that is bizzare

[jeffcrom]

I have one 78 and one 45 by the Firehouse Five Plus Two, and I think I listened to each one once. I'm someone who loves traditional jazz - dixieland, if you will - and I don't much care for this band. Music can be fun without being a cheap joke.

[Christiern]

Ward Kimball he was a very important animator, going back to Snow White. His deep interest in trains became shared by Disney, he played trombone and started the Firehouse Five. Died in 2004. The Firehouse 5 and, indeed, Kimball himself were very well known. - Google him!

[gmonahan]

I always liked them--lots of great fun. I'm pretty sure all their records were released on cd back in the 90s when Good Time Jazz was owned by Fantasy. I think I have them all. "Firehouse Five + 2 Goes South" was always my favorite.

gregmo

[johnlitweiler]

They seemed to be basically conscientious musicians--look at their repertoire, for example. But still a cartoon trad band. The soprano player sounded hideous and Kimball was a caricature of a trombonist.