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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

The River Boat Five • Ma! They're Comin' Down The Street



A fine if now forgotten dixieland band, the Riverboat Five played no-nonsense New Orleans jazz during the second half of the 1950's. Founded and led by clarinetist Ed Reed, the original group consisted of cornetist Ted Butterman, trombonist Wray Thomas, pianist Keller Merck, banjoist Dargan Fitch, tuba player Ed Tedder (who doubled on tenor), and drummer Jim Lunsford. Originally based in Atlanta, the band developed their group sound while playing for three years in Atlanta at a garage that was converted into a nightclub. After working in the Southwest, they.gained some fame in Las Vegas where they were signed to play eight weeks a year for the Dunes Hotel during 1957-61. The Riverboat Five (which was always a septet) also caught on well enough in New York to become a popular attraction at Bourbon Street. They recorded six Lps for Mercury during 1958-61 (none of which have been reissued on CD). While the first three were cut in Chicago with the group's original lineup the fourth and fifth were made in Los Angeles with such notable names as tenorsaxophonist Eddie Miller, guitarist Nappy Lamare, either Ray Bauduc or Nick Fatool on drums, trombonist Bob Havens and trumpeter Dick Cathcart. The group's final effort was cut with an expanded lineup live in New Orleans in 1961. Throughout their career, the Riverboat Five mostly stuck to dixieland warhorses (with occasional exceptions) but Hall's arrangements and the musicians' general enthusiasm made their renditions sound fresh and lively.
by Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/riverboat-five-mn0001470419

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Una buena, aunque ya olvidada, banda de dixieland, los Riverboat Five tocaron jazz de Nueva Orleans durante la segunda mitad de los 50. Fundado y dirigido por el clarinetista Ed Reed, el grupo original estaba formado por el cornetista Ted Butterman, el trombonista Wray Thomas, el pianista Keller Merck, el banquero Dargan Fitch, el tubista Ed Tedder (que tocaba el tenor) y el baterista Jim Lunsford. Originalmente con base en Atlanta, la banda desarrolló su sonido de grupo mientras tocaba durante tres años en Atlanta en un garaje que se convirtió en un club nocturno. Después de trabajar en el suroeste, ganaron algo de fama en Las Vegas, donde fueron contratados para tocar ocho semanas al año en el Hotel Dunes durante 1957-61. El Riverboat Five (que siempre fue un septeto) también se impuso lo suficiente en Nueva York como para convertirse en una atracción popular en Bourbon Street. Grabaron seis Lps para Mercury durante 1958-61 (ninguno de los cuales ha sido reeditado en CD). Mientras que los tres primeros se grabaron en Chicago con la formación original del grupo, el cuarto y el quinto se hicieron en Los Ángeles con nombres tan notables como el tenorsaxofonista Eddie Miller, el guitarrista Nappy Lamare, Ray Bauduc o Nick Fatool en la batería, el trombonista Bob Havens y el trompetista Dick Cathcart. El último esfuerzo del grupo fue cortado con una alineación ampliada en vivo en Nueva Orleans en 1961. A lo largo de su carrera, los Riverboat Five se limitaron a los caballos de guerra de dixieland (con excepciones ocasionales), pero los arreglos de Hall y el entusiasmo general de los músicos hicieron que sus interpretaciones sonaran frescas y animadas.
por Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/riverboat-five-mn0001470419

 
 Tracklist:
A1 - South Rampart Street Parade
A2 - If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
A3 - The Original Dixieland One-Step
A4 - Someday Sweetheart
B1 - Tiger Rag
B2 - I Ain't Got Nobody
B3 - That's A Plenty
B4 - Alabama Jubilee
B5 - Panama


Label: Mercury ‎– MG 20379
Released: 1958
Genre: Jazz
Style: Dixieland







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