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IN THE GUTTER

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The star of this selection, as he was in the flesh, is the remarkable George Probert, veteran of many West Coast bands; mainly concentrating on the soprano saxophone the straight version favored by Bechet he makes it sing with an expressiveness and authority which is very much his own even though it owes a good deal to the New Orleans clarinet style. Sarah Bissonnette's tenor style is also very much Crescent City based and, although displaying less subtlety of invention than Probert, she fits in well with him. Big Bill's basic trombone style is well integrated into the band's ambience, and it is good to renew acquaintance with his erstwhile Connecticut associate Fred Vigorito, who plays with crisp drive, nice tone and plenty of feeling for the apt phrase. Pat Hawes proves the ideal pianist for this sort of group, keeping the rhythm going but often surprising the listener with an imaginative touch. Dave Brennan is the epitome of tact and support iveness and the young American Clint Baker provides a lively and imaginative bottom end, while Tuba Fats shows that the long New Orleans tradition of brass band rhythm is still in good hands. The pleasure of that earlier live evening is well recaptured by this CD but, more than that, the music is quite capable of standing on its own as a fine example of one of the best aggregations of traditional style musicians still around. At the start, the sounds lacks something in definition and presence, but by the third track it has settled to an entirely acceptable standard.

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Clarinet Marmalade

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

In The Gutter

When I Was A Little Child

Just A Little While To Stay Here

One Sweet Letter From You

The Moose - A March

It Feels So Good

Pagan Love Song

Old Black Joe

Four Or Five Times

Canal Street Blues

Personnel: Big Bill Bissonnette, Sarah Bissonnette, Fred Vigorito, George Probert, Tuba Fats Lacen, Pat Hawes, Dave Brennan, Clint Baker

Label:	JAZZ CRUSADE
Number:	3030
Item Code:	21066
Format:	CD
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Dates:	(1997)
Price:	$14.00
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