[Magdalen] Eddie Condon's All-stars.

[Christopher Hart]

Another gem, Mike. Thanks for sharing.

On Sun, Jun 24, 2018 at 4:17 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> Clip from a Goodyear promotional film of 1962, "Royal Garden Blues".  For
> all of my love for early traditional jazz, I have an almost inexplicable
> addiction to Chicago Style (where many of the New Orleans greats went after
> Storyville was shut down), and what is generically known as the "Condon
> Gang" or the "Austin High Gang".  In this particular set (from a rare
> Spanish DVD published about a decade ago, which I blessedly have; also
> includes sets by Louis and Bobby Hackett) my main joy is elicited by (other
> than Eddie on his -- this is true -- 4-string Gibson, plectrum banjo-tuned,
> ie, CGBD) Wild Bill Davison on cornet (about a decade before he was known
> less for his horn than for falling dead drunk out of his chair during
> performances / recording sessions).
>
> Hot playing, at its best.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZILfYri1gg&index=13&list=RDQZ8t1UpIJ-Y
>
> M J (Mike) Logsdon.
>
> "Aaugh[.]" -- Charles Brown.
> "Avoid dull needles and use a soft cloth." -- E Kovacs.
> "...[My mouth is a] shithole..." -- 45th US President.
>



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