Up in Volly's Room

by Art Hodes

Overview

Clarinetist Volly DeFaut made a few notable recordings during the first half of the 1920s, including some with Jelly Roll Morton, and then largely dropped out of music. Fortunately, he never completely gave up playing, and his contributions to these 1972 sessions (reissued on CD) are one of the main reasons to acquire this release. While seven numbers match DeFaut with pianist Art Hodes, bassist Truck Parham and drummer Barrett Deems, there are also four Hodes-Parham duets and versions of "Ja Da" and "Panama Rag" that add trumpeter Nappy Trottier and trombonist George Brunies to the full group. Hodes, who is really rollicking on the more uptempo material, adds a strong blues sensibility to each of the songs. Among the many highlights of the delightful set (mostly comprised of Dixieland standards) are "St. Louis Blues," "Struttin' With Some Barbeque," "After You've Gone" and "Volly's Room." ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/1993
Label:	Delmark
UPC:	0038153021726
Rank:	136981

Tracks

1. St. Louis Blues
2. You Gotta Gimme Some
3. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
4. Tin Roof Blues
5. After You've Gone
6. Jackass Blues
7. Basin Street Blues
8. Volly's Room
9. I Know That You Know
10. Sobbin' Blues
11. Ode to Louis Armstrong: Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans/
12. Ja-Da
13. Panama Rag

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Art Hodes   Primary Artist,Piano
Truck Parham   Bass
Voltaire de Faut   Clarinet
Barrett Deems   Drums
Georg Brunis   Trombone
Nappy Trottier   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Mikki Ferrill   Photography
Ciurej   Cover Design
Ferentz   Cover Design
Jennifer Dirkes   Producer
Anne Caldwell   Composer
Turner Layton   Composer
Spencer Williams   Composer
Bob Carlton   Composer
Vic Berton   Composer
Don Raye   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
Lil Hardin Armstrong   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Lil Hardin   Composer
Robert G. Koester   Producer,Liner Notes,Album Supervision
New Orleans Rhythm Kings   Composer
Melville Stitzel   Composer
Art Kassel   Composer
Henry Creamer   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Stu Black   Engineer
Mel Stitzel   Composer
William Tyers   Composer