New Orleans Jazz, Vol. 2

by Ted Shafer

Overview

As has been lovingly documented in Tom Stoddard's book Jazz on the Barbary Coast, San Francisco's jazz scene was fully formed and cooking up a storm before the First World War. The West Coast Dixieland tradition endured throughout the 20th century and is alive and well in the 21st. Banjoist Ted Shafer made his first New Orleans-styled jazz albums during the early '70s; his more recent work demonstrates an unwavering devotion to the tradition. Fortunately, Shafer has excellent taste and does not resort to tiresome corn. His seven-piece band is pleasantly propelled by two banjos and a tuba. The front line is made up of cornets, clarinets, and trombone. Some of these guys enjoy singing old-fashioned lyrics, but the backbone of this smart little group's repertoire is the grand old tradition of instrumental New Orleans polyphony. Choice cuts are Lloyd Garrett and Hart A. Wand's "Dallas Blues," Louis Armstrong's "Wild Man Blues," and Bill Whitmore's "New Orleans Shuffle." ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	06/19/2007
Label:	Merrymakers
UPC:	0046951322822
Rank:	160992

Tracks

1. All the Girls Go Crazy About the Way I Ride
2. I Can Say
3. Chinatown, My Chinatown
4. Sweet Sue
5. Once in a While
6. Down Where the Sun Goes Down
7. Sweethearts on Parade
8. Dallas Blues
9. Mandy, Make Up Your Mind
10. Wild Man Blues
11. Together
12. Whispering
13. Blues Skies
14. New Orleans Shuffle

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ted Shafer   Primary Artist,Banjo
Ted Shafer's Jelly Roll Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Earl Scheelar   Vocals,Clarinet,Cornet
Tom Downs   Tuba
Don Kidder   Banjo
Bill Bardin   Vocals,Trombone
Pete Main   Clarinet
Walter Yost   Cornet

Technical Credits

Earl Scheelar   Production Assistant
Mike Cogan   Production Assistant
Marshall Kent   Liner Notes
Alice Scheelar   Engineer
Bill Whitmore   Composer