On the Alamo – Wild Bill Davison 1984
Recorded during a concert in Malmo, Sweden Wild Bill Davison and his band play a tune that Bill claimed had been written by his bassplayer. Jack Lesberg.
A very nice melody played here in Eb suits Bill well and he’s backed up a few musicians from his earlier days and some from more recent times. Next to Lesberg on bass we also see Buzzie Drootin on drums.
From the next generation we have Chuck Hedges on clarinet, Bob Pilsbury ( from Boston’s New Black Eagles Jazz Band ) on piano and the formidable trombone work of Bill Alred. I noticed the beginning with an intro by Jack Lesberg and when I edited the music I noticed that the overall tempo had slowed down somewhat.
Amazing though that even with the best in the jazz music world this sometimes happens and seems unavoidable.
Like a select group of other jazz instrumentalists, cornetist Wild Bill Davison had a talent that lives on long after his death. More than a decade after Davison died at the age of 83 in 1989, record companies continue to reissue some of the more than 800 songs he recorded during his 70-year career. Jazz aficionados never tire of talking about some of the more memorable engagements played by the colorful Davison around the world.
Recorded during a concert in Malmo, Sweden Wild Bill Davison and his band play a tune that Bill claimed had been written by his bassplayer. Jack Lesberg.
A very nice melody played here in Eb suits Bill well and he’s backed up a few musicians from his earlier days and some from more recent times. Next to Lesberg on bass we also see Buzzie Drootin on drums.
From the next generation we have Chuck Hedges on clarinet, Bob Pilsbury ( from Boston’s New Black Eagles Jazz Band ) on piano and the formidable trombone work of Bill Alred. I noticed the beginning with an intro by Jack Lesberg and when I edited the music I noticed that the overall tempo had slowed down somewhat.
Amazing though that even with the best in the jazz music world this sometimes happens and seems unavoidable.
Like a select group of other jazz instrumentalists, cornetist Wild Bill Davison had a talent that lives on long after his death. More than a decade after Davison died at the age of 83 in 1989, record companies continue to reissue some of the more than 800 songs he recorded during his 70-year career. Jazz aficionados never tire of talking about some of the more memorable engagements played by the colorful Davison around the world.
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