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| Lake Arrowhead Early Jazz Band |
The Cakewalk, 1897-1915
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The cakewalk, an early Southern practice dating back to the 1870s, spread throughout the country with hundreds of cakewalks published and performed by concert bands and minstrel show and Broadway entertainers. The cakewalk, with its simple pervasive syncopation, was the precursor of ragtime ... more ...
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| Duke Heitger's Big Four |
Krazy Kapers
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Trumpeter Duke Heitger gathered together a septet of young swing and classic jazz greats for Krazy Kapers. Heitger's style ranges from Bunny Berigan to Louis Armstrong without copying either, Evan Christopher has continued to grow as a clarinetist and occasional altoist yearbyyear, and Brian ... more ...
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| Duke Heitger's Big Four |
Prince of Wails
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This is just so good. Where do we start to describe it? Let's say there is a heep of hot playing and a big sound that belies the size of the group. Four can be BIG when all four fully appreciate the beauty of a strong melody line enhanced by rich counterpoint. Leader Duke Heitger, one of ... more ...
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| Duke Heitger's Big Four |
Rhythm Is Our Business
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The ensemble put together for this album contains some special guests as well as some important performers on the current New Orleans scene. Tom Fischer, who plays alto, tenor, and clarinet here, is a splendid jazz musican who has grown by leaps and bounds. David Boeddinghaus is one of the ... more ...
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| Duke Heitger's Big Four |
Steamboat Stompers
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The first incarnation of the Steamboat Stompers came about in 1991, when cornetist Eddie Bayard teamed up with the New Orleans Steamboat Company, resulting in live jazz heard daily on an authentic steamboat. Eddie hired some of the finest musicians in the country (who happened to live in ... more ...
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| Duke Heitger's Big Four |
What Is This Thing Called Love?
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Duke Heitger has this to say about this recording made by his New Orleans Wanderers with Bob Havens: This CD was recorded prior to Hurricane Katrina, and like just about everything else after this American tragedy, its release was delayed because of it. On August 25, 2005, life changed for ... more ...
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