Mule Walk & Jazz Talk

Random thoughts, casual writings and specific research on early jazz styles. If you think there is no jazz before Coltrane, you may have come to the wrong place.

2018-08-07

1966.11.12 - Barcelona II International Jazz Festival - jam session

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Reportedly, this picture was taken on 12 November 1967, from a jam session within Barcelona II International Jazz Festival: Could you...
2013-04-11

Mule Walk by James P. Johnson (1)

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Our favourite four-year-old mule is now walking again and we can’t think of any better way to celebrate than a modest tribute to the song ...
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2013-04-08

Tracking down the Lamb (3)

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Baltimore Afro-American - November 9, 1946 "It was a triple celebration that brought so many friends to the home of the James ...
2013-03-30

Tracking down The Lamb (2)

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  After having played at Kelly's Stable on 52nd Street, Lambert ventured into New York again in 1946 to play at Jock's Music Room...
2013-03-22

Tracking down The Lamb (1)

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Born on February 12, 1904, in Princeton, New Jersey, Donald Lambert started his professional career at age ten in his home state, where he...
2013-03-08

The California Ramblers - some 1921 concerts

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On November 17, 1921, a nine-piece group was assembled in the Vocalion recording studio to wax two titles, The Sheik of Araby and Georgia...
2013-02-28

Benny Carter and the QHCF in Barcelona (29jan36, 31jan36 & 2feb36) - new info

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The book  Django Reinhardt. Un Gitano En París  (Editorial Milenio, 2012) by Juan P. Jiménez and Emilie Durand provides additional informat...
2011-11-23

3rd Annual Arbors Records Invitational Jazz Party - final piano jam

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Do you want to try eight-handed piano? That's easy, having Dick Hyman as the master of ceremonies, and Rossano Sportiello, Bernd Lhotzk...
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2011-11-03

Dust the mouldy pics off! [6] - June Clark & Perry Bradford's orch.

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June Clark with Perry Bradford's Recording Orchestra, 1925 From left to right: Gene Kennedy (alto and soprano saxes); Will Escoffery (ba...
2011-08-06

Mike Lipskin - Stride Piano Styles

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Stride piano master Mike Lipskin's new CD, "Stride Piano Styles" (Buskirk Productions) is now available directly from Mike...
2011-06-16

James P. Johnson - WWI and WWII Draft Registration Cards

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As part of my project to publish as much documentation on the early stride piano masters as possible -and therefore to make it available for...
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2011-06-12

The Lion at Hampton, 1968

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Willie The Lion Smith's 20-minute performance at the Hampton Jazz Festival (Hampton, VA) on Jun 27, 1968, is now available at Wolfgang...
2011-06-11

James P. Johnson's grave

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James Price Johnson Feb. 1, 1894 - Nov. 17 1955 Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather Master American Pianist and Composer The Dean of Jaz...
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2010-09-15

The Mule's 10 random CD picks (3)

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* Henry Red Allen - 1929-1933 (Classics 540) * Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra – 1933: The Complete Set (Retrieval RTR79005) * Allan V...
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2010-08-29

Cotton Club programs on ebay (2)

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One would expect that, when offering a significant piece of jazz history with a steep starting bid such as USD 250,00, the seller would do s...
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2010-08-25

The Mule's 10 random CD picks (2)

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* Coleman Hawkins - 1943-1944 (Classics 807) * Duke Ellington - The Great Chicago Concerts (Music Masters 65110-2) * Cat Anderson - The De...
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2010-08-17

The Mule's 10 random CD picks (1)

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* James P. Johnson - 1942-1945: Piano Solos (Smithsonian Folkways SF CD 40812) * Willie The Lion Smith - 1938-1940 (Classics 692) * Marian...
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2010-06-17

The Lion on BBC's "Jazz 625" (1966) - 30 min. show

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BBC's Jazz 625 , hosted by the late Humphrey Lyttelton, featured Willie The Lion Smith in a program from 1966, accompanied by Brian Broc...
2010-06-15

Dust the mouldy pics off! [5] - revisited

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Regarding my previous post, that included a photograph of the Sugar Johnnie's New Orleans Creole Orchestra, fellow blogger Chris Alberts...
2010-06-09

Dust the mouldy pics off! [5] - De Luxe Cafe Band

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De Luxe Cafe Band a.k.a. Sugar Johnnie's New Orleans Creole Orchestra (c. 1917) From left to right: Wellman Braud (bass), Lil Hardin (pi...
2010-06-01

Dust the mouldy pics off! [4] - Buddy Petit's Jazz Band

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Buddy Petit's Jazz Band. Covington, Louisiana. 1920 From left to right: unknown, Eddie "Face-O" Woods (drums), George Washingt...
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Dust the mouldy pics off! [3] - Arthur Gibbs' orchestra

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Arthur Gibbs' Orchestra: Savoy Ballroom, NY (June 1927 to January 1928) and Arcadia Ballroom, NY (February 1928 to June 1928) From left...
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2010-05-21

Hank Jones - In memoriam

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Jack Teagarden, Dixie Bailey, Mary Lou Williams, Tadd Dameron, Hank Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, and Milt Orent at Mary Lou Williams' apartme...
2010-05-17

Vocalists on Ellington's March 30, 1926 Gennett session

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In the latest issue of VJM's Jazz & Blues Mart magazine (#157 - Summer 2010), Steven Lasker contributes with an article on Duke Elli...

Jimmie Noone bio-discography - long overdue!

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Jimmie Noone - Jazz Clarinet Pioneer , the new bio-discography of the great clarinetist by James K. Williams, is available from the author a...
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Agustín Pérez
Blog bilingüe (español-inglés) en el que volcaré pensamientos aleatorios, escritos ocasionales e investigación específica sobre el jazz tradicional, con puntuales incursiones en décadas más recientes. Una advertencia previa: si crees que el jazz nació cuando Coltrane emprezó a grabar en Impulse!, puede que hayas llegado al sitio equivocado.
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