A Tribute to Nick LaRocca

by Doctor Billy Dodd

Overview

GHB's 2013 release A Tribute to Nick LaRocca combines three different sessions -- two recorded in late 1960, one in the summer of 1961 -- from New Orleans jazzmen, all paying tribute to Nick LaRocca, the cornetist/songwriter who was an instrumental force in New Orleans jazz. Joe Capraro, Monk Hazel, Bill Crais, and Armand Hug appear on all three sessions, with Sharkey Bonano, Pinky Vidacovich, Chink Martin, Bill Bourgeois, and Mike Lala popping up elsewhere, but no matter who is sitting in, this is spirited, swinging Dixieland music, performed with virtuosity that never calls attention to itself, as the focus remains on that big, raucous swing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/16/2013
Label:	Jazzology / Ghb Records
UPC:	0762247513025
Rank:	180998

Tracks

1. Larocca Talks  - Sharkey Bonano  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
2. Tiger Rag  - Sharkey Bonano  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
3. Float Me Down the River  - Sharkey Bonano  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Thomas Jefferson  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
4. Weary Blues  - Sharkey Bonano  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
5. Fidgety Feet  - Sharkey Bonano  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
6. Jazz Band Ball  - Bill Bourgeois  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Mike Lala
7. Basin St. Parade  - Bill Bourgeois  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Thomas Jefferson  - Mike Lala
8. Original Dixiland One Step (#1)  - Bill Bourgeois  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Mike Lala
9. Original Dixiland One Step (#2)  - Bill Bourgeois  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Mike Lala
10. I've Lost My Heart in Dixieland  - Bill Bourgeois  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Mike Lala
11. Holiday in New Orleans  - Dutch Andrus  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
12. Floating Down the River  - Dutch Andrus  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
13. Why Should I Cry Over You (#1)  - Dutch Andrus  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
14. Why Should I Cry Over You (#2)  - Dutch Andrus  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich
15. Cruising Down the River  - Dutch Andrus  - Joe Capraro  - Bill Crais  - Monk Hazel  - Armand Hug  - Chink Martin  - Pinky Vidacovich

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dutch Andrus   Trumpet
Monk Hazel   Drums
Armand Hug   Piano
Mike Lala   Trumpet
Sharkey Bonano   Trumpet
Joe Capraro   Banjo,Guitar
Thomas Jefferson   Vocals
Pinky Vidacovich   Clarinet
Chink Martin   Bowed Bass,String Bass
Bill Crais   Trombone
Bill Bourgeois   Clarinet

Technical Credits

Barry Martyn   Producer
Trevor Richards   Liner Notes
George H. Buck, Jr.   Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Art Anderson   Liner Notes
Richard Bird   Mastering