The Reel Deal

Sharing stuff found on magnetic tape in the reel-to-reel format.

9/28/2006

Dixieland Jamfest in Stereo



I got this tape today, and HAD to share it, it's too good.

It's a Reeves Soundcraft tape (I can hear the gagging and other noises already, calm down...), but this one was a PRE-RECORDED one. The only way you can tell is by the red label with the lettering on the front of the stock tape box, and a label on the second side of the reel that says "DANGER! DO NOT ERASE! PRE-RECORDED TAPE!"

What is it, then, you ask... well, it is a 2-track stereo (inline head) recording of a BRILLIANT Dixieland all-star group doing a 5 tune, 20 minute set, and boy is it a blowing session! The only clam is on the third musical cut where someone didn't start the tape in time, and shut it off rather abruptly, but the tunes... the playing... the SOUND QUALITY!

Here's the lineup:
Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Sax
Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet
J. C. Higginbotham - Trombone
Cozy Cole - Drums
Sol Yaged - Clarinet
Milt Hinton - Bass
Lou Stein - Piano

Recording date was September 16, 1958, and duplication was done by Livingston Audio Products of Caldwell, New Jersey.

I'm gonna shut up and let the playing speak for itself.

Here is The front of the box.

Step back in time and enjoy a little piece of almost-lost history: a Dixieland Jamfest In Stereo!

4 Comments:

At 2:23 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

oh yes this is so good...just started listening to the dixie land jazz version of battle hymn of the republic...i wish i could play like that...and brad, i wish i knew how to restore tapes, records, etc as well as you do...and i wish i could lay some bread on ya'...no job...so plenty of time to listen to great music...

thanks for what you do...

 
At 10:28 PM, Blogger The Impaler said...

The thought is definately appreciated :) Restoring ths stuff is what I've done as a hobby for years now, and it's cool to share some of the restorations with the rest of the world.

Restoring reels is fairly easy, it's the LPs, 45s, and 78s that look like someone drove over it with a tank that are a challenge...

 
At 4:53 PM, Blogger Ted Hering said...

I especially like track #5, identified as "Toddle," but I've always heard the tune identified as "South."

 
At 5:59 PM, Blogger The Impaler said...

I have no idea, because I was going by the announced tracks... I sisn't think it was "Toddle" . . . never mind me, I'm needing more coffee...

 

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