[78-L] Bunk Johnson in NOLA

Mon May 24 12:47:43 PDT 2010

While in New Orleans for the ARSC conference, I tracked down a building that may be the site of the old Grunewald's Music Store that was the site of Johnson's first session for Jazz Man in June 1942. It's a four-story building (the session was on the 3rd floor) on Baronne Street. The original address was 327 but this building's address is now 329. Had to have been the one since it's on a street corner and the address on the opposite side is 317. I took a photo of the building and compared it with a vintage one in the lobby of the Chateau Bourbon where the ARSC conference was being held. Not sure if they were the same building because the older picture had a two-digit address. It was labeled as being owned by the Grunewald family. 

Also paid a visit to the glorious old Roosevelt Hotel, site of the March 1936 Decca sessions that produced the last recordings of Milton Brown and also Cajun and blues recordings. It still looks splendid. Apparently, it was renamed the Roosevelt after Katrina (it had been the Fairmont).

Cary Ginell

> From: jcenderman at solcon.nl
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 20:57:49 +0200
> Subject: [78-L] Name the band
> 
> To me this is the best New Orleans revival session ever recorded.
> It is at the very start of the black revival, and was recorded in an empty real N.O. dance hall
> (at a moment no whites could be desturbed by this noise).
> Some Bunk recordings had been made in the previous years, but for this session Bunk was
> not available and they got Kid Howard, who had not yet been recorded (except for some 
> private sessions).
> Howard is amazing here, with a style and tone showing the influence of contemporary players
> like Eldridge, and this lifts the band. Howard is much more interesting here than on his 50s titles
> with Lewis.
> Long ago I obtained the Blue Note LP, and later bought the complete sessions on Buck's 
> American Music label. I especially liked Milenberg Joys. The sides play rather long, and since the 
> musicians were not accustomed to 3-minute playing times, they sometimes overrun the available 
> recording space. You can also hear how the band starts a tune with some hesitation and then
> after a few choruses is really steaming. It is not a string of solos with rhythm, but always you hear 
> the full band, with an emphasis on one of the horns. And those Kid Howard breaks are wonderful
> (as Ives will confirm, I assume).
> So this is not Ken Colyer, but the source for Ken Colyer.
> A good moment to play them now.
> 
> Han Enderman
> ===
> >>> David Lennick wrote:
> > I have 4 12-inch lacquers by an unidentified trad band. Nothing to indicate where they were recorded (or copied), no name on them, only plain white labels with the titles typed and the words "NON-BREAKABLE & NOISELESS / USE ONLY SAPPHIRE OR SHADOWGRAPHED STEEL NEEDLE" printed at the bottom. I have no idea if these are a well known British Trad Band, some Ken Colyer or other..all I can do is list the titles and see if anyone recognizes them in these combinations.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > DEEP BAYOU BLUES/CLIMAX RAG
> > 
> > CARELESS LOVE BLUES/DON'T GO WAY
> > 
> > FIDGETY FEET/DAUPHINE ST. BLUES
> > 
> > JUST A CLOSER WALK/JUST A LITTLE WHILE
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > I've checked a few of these in Lord but can't find any common link. Anybody have any ideas? The discs are professionally recorded and are very thin aluminum lacquers, not the heavier ones you usually find in the UK.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > dl
> ======================
> From Lord 10.0:
> 
> George Lewis And His New Orleans Stompers:
> Avery "Kid" Howard (tp) Jim Robinson (tb) George Lewis (cl) Lawrence 
> Marrero (bj) Chester Zardis (b) Edgar Mosley (d)
> Live "Gypsy Tea Room", New Orleans, LA, May 16, 1943
> CD105 Climax rag Climax 101, Blue Note BNEP404, BLP7010, BLP1206,
> BST81206, LA158, BST89902, LCSP101, (Jap)K23P-9289
> Vogue V2051, EPV1066, LAE12005, Mosaic MR5-132,
> MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD100 [CD]
> CD106 Climax rag Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music
> AMCD100 [CD]
> CD107 Just a closer walk with thee Climax 103, Civil Defense 103, 
> Blue Note BLP7010,
> BLP1206, BST81206, (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue V2053,
> EPV1081, LAE12005, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD],
> American Music AMCD100 [CD]
> CD108 Just a closer walk with thee (*) Dan (Jap)VC7021, VB1005, 
> VC4014, Mosaic MR5-132,
> MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD100 [CD]
> CD109 I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly-roll Mosaic 
> MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music
> AMCD100 [CD]
> CD110 I ain't gonna give nobody none o' this jelly-roll Dan 
> (Jap)VC7021, VC4014, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132
> [CD], American Music AMCD100 [CD]
> CD111 Careless love Climax 105, Blue Note BNEP404, BLP7013, (Jap)K23P-
> (Jap)K23P-9289, Revival (Dan)001, Vogue V2055,
> EPV1081, LAE12005, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD],
> American Music AMCD100 [CD], Wolf (Aus)WJS1001
> [CD]
> CD112 Careless love Storyville (Dan)SLP201, Dan (Jap)VC7007, VB1005,
> VC4004, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American
> Music AMCD4 [CD], AMCD100 [CD]
> CD113 Dauphine Street blues Climax 104, Blue Note BLP7010, 
> BLP1206, BST81206,
> (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue V2054, LAE12005, Mosaic
> MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD100 [CD]
> CD114 Just a little while to stay here Climax 103, Civil Defense 
> 103, Blue Note BNEP404,
> BLP7013, BLP1206, BST81206, (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue
> V2053, EPV1081, LAE12005, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132
> [CD], American Music AMCD101 [CD]
> CD115 Just a little while to stay here Dan (Jap)VC7021, VB1003, 
> VC4014, Mosaic MR5-132,
> MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD4 [CD], AMCD101
> [CD]
> CD116 Just a closer walk with thee Dan (Jap)VC7021, VC4014, Mosaic 
> MR5-132, MD3-132
> [CD], American Music AMCD4 [CD], AMCD101 [CD]
> CD117 Milenberg joys Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music
> AMCD101 [CD]
> CD118 Milenberg joys Climax 102, Blue Note BLP7010, BLP1206, BST81206,
> (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue V2052, EPV1066, LAE12005,
> S*R (G)77654, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD],
> American Music AMCD101 [CD]
> CD119 Fidgety feet Climax 104, Blue Note BLP7010, BLP1206, BST81206,
> (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue V2054, LAE12005, Mosaic
> MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD101 [CD]
> CD120 Fidgety feet Blue Note BLP1206, BST81206, (Jap)K23P-9289, S*R
> (G)77654, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American
> Music AMCD101 [CD]
> CD121 Don't go 'way nobody Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American 
> Music
> AMCD101 [CD]
> CD122 Don't go 'way nobody Climax 105, Blue Note BLP7013, 
> (Jap)K23P-9289,
> Vogue V2055, EPV1081, LAE12005, Mosaic MR5-132
> MD3-132 [CD], American Music AMCD101 [CD], Wolf
> (Aus)WJS1001 [CD]
> CD123 Deep bayou blues Climax 101, Blue Note BLP7010, BLP1206, 
> BST81206,
> (Jap)K23P-9289, Vogue V2051, EPV1081, LAE12005,
> Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132 [CD], American Music
> AMCD101 [CD]
> CD124 Whenever you're lonesome, telephone me Dan (Jap)VC7021, 
> VC4014, Mosaic MR5-132, MD3-132
> [CD], American Music AMCD101 [CD]
> CD125 Old man Mose (kh) (unissued)
> CD126 You rascal you (kh) -
> Note: Mx CD125 and 126 were recorded on steel based acetates and given 
> to Kid Howard to play on the Gypsy Tea Room juke box. Both are now lost.
> (*) Bill Russell dubbed Mx CD108 giving it the now inactive Mx CD125 
> when selling it to Dan Records for issue. Both masters are identical 
> and appear on the Mosaic issues above (as Mx CD108 and Mx CD125).
> Vogue V2051-V2055 appeared both as 78RPMs and 45RPMs.
> One take of "Climax Rag" also on ASV Living Era (E)AJA5132 [CD] titled 
> "Clarinet Marmalade"; rest of this CD by 25 great jazz clarinettists.
> American Music AMCD4 [CD] titled "George Lewis Trios & Bands"; see July 
> 27, 1944; May 17 & 21, 1945 for the rest of this CD.
> American Music AMCD101 [CD] titled "George Lewis & His New Orleans 
> Stompers, Vol.2".
> Wolf (Aus)WJS1001 [CD] titled "New Orleans Jazz - Vol. 1 (1942-1955)"; 
> see August 20, 1951; April 8, 1955; and April 11, 1955 for more titles; 
> rest of this CD by others.
> 
> Julian Vein
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