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Oscar “Papa” Celestin“1950’s Radio Broadcasts”CD 7024
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Buy It Now!
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Papa Celestin - vocals and trumpet; Bill Mathews - trombone; Alphonse Picou - clarinet; Octave Crosby - piano and vocals; Ricard Alexis - string bass and vocals; Christopher “Black Happy” Goldston - drums and vocals.
Trumpeteer Papa Celestin is from the first generation of New Orleans jazz musicians who recorded in the 1920s and made an impressive comeback in the early 1950s with this incredibly spirited band with Alphonse Picou on clarinet. In the early 1950s they were broadcasting coast to coast over the ABC network. These are some of the best surviving selections from those weekly broadcasts.
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Listen to some of the tracks!! (uses RealAudio®) 1. Sheik Of Araby 2. Eh, la Bas 3. Lil' Liza Jane 4. Just A Closer Walk With Thee 5. Bill Bailey 6. Mama Don't Allow 7. Jazz It Blues 8. It Don't Mean A Thing 9. Panama 10. San 11. Sister Kate 12. Dippermouth Blues 13. Tiger Rag 14. Maryland, My Maryland 15. Milenburg Joys 16. War Cloud 17. Woodchopper's Ball 18. High Society 19. Eh, La Bas 20. Fidgety Feet 21. Ballin' The Jack 22. Oh Didn't He Ramble 23. When The Saints Go Marching |
REVIEW “Here’s about as much energy and drive as you will experience in traditional jazz. Celestin and band were much like a shouting, encouraging, calling out congregation. Most of these 23 delightful romps have a live feel from radio broadcasts in 1950 and 1951. The pulse is so infectious from the opening ‘Sheik of Araby’ with the great piano break by Octave Crosby to ‘Eh, La Bas’ with the booming bass of Richard Alexis behind the front line of Papa-Trumpet, Bill Mathews trombone and Alphonse Picou-clarinet . . . A must buy for lovers of traditional.”(Chris Lunn — Victory Review) |
