European Trad Jazz of the pre-Beatles era

[Big Beat Steve]

17 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

Which of the Feetwarmers' and the Two Beat Stompers' records should one seek out? 

 

I am a bit like Niko - I am aware of (and have heard) a lot of these 50s traditional/Dixieland bands from Germany but do not own all that many of their records. I picked up some items as I came across them (and because they are an interesting part of German jazz history) but as trad jazz is not among my main fields of jazz interest I never had any completist aims. So I cannot refer to them for actual guidance. Both these bands made several records in the revival days of the 50s and early 60s. According to discographies, Doldinger was present on almost all of the Feetwarmers records from 1955 to 1961 (except the New Orleans Wildcats Meet The Feetwarmers EP) but I don't know about their scarcity today nor about reissues (Bear Family??). Just pick up whatever you can get your hands on at a price that you feel you can let yourself be tempted at.

https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/668744-The-Feetwarmers

I have the ones below with Doldinger (the LP has two tracks by the Feetwarmers - I think I mentioned this in your earlier thread about European trad jazz bands):
https://www.discogs.com/de/master/2338177-The-Feetwarmers-Enter-The-Feetwarmers
https://www.discogs.com/de/release/4334661-Tremble-Kids-Zürich-Feetwarmers-Düsseldorf-Magnolia-Jazz-Band-Hamburg-Darktown-Stompers-Dortmund-R

As for the Two Beat Stompers, Albert Mangelsdorff and Joki Freund were not present on all of their recordings so you would have to check the lineups before buying if it is the presence of these modernists in a Dixieland setting that are after in the first place. See here for a start:

https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/2896749-Two-Beat-Stompers

 

 

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Big Beat Steve

[Rabshakeh]

Thanks!!