Eddie Condon Gang Live 1944 - Jam Session Blues - Bobby Hackett, Edmond Hall
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During the midst of World War II, specifically the years 1944 and 1945, guitarist Eddie Condon conducted a series of half hour radio broadcasts of live spontaneous Jazz emanating primarily from Town Hall in New York City. These broadcasts were transcribed and distributed for the enjoyment of our soldiers and sailors who were off to the various war fronts. They were immensely popular as they instilled good memories of happy times back home in the USA.
Eddie had a core group of musicians that he generally employed but always invited several other Jazz luminaries to participate in the shows. This performance is no exception because it is loaded with all-star Jazz talent. Eddie Condon adroitly directs the proceedings assigning the soloists and announcing their names throughout. The 3 trumpets/cornets are Bobby Hackett, Billy Butterfield and Jonah Jones. The 2 clarinetists are Edmond Hall and Pee Wee Russell. The lone trombonist is Benny Morton and Ernie Caceres mans the baritone saxophone. The rhythm section consists of Gene Schroeder on piano, bassist Johnny Williams and Joe Grauso at the drums. Everyone with the exception of Johnny Williams is pictured in the video. Several of the photos are from the actual performance. All of these outstanding players get multiple solos on an extended Jam Session Blues that is almost 8 minutes long and was the program finale. This particular show is from 8 July 1944 and it must have been a hot day in New York as most everyone is in short sleeve shirts. Clearly the music was hot; this is live Jazz at its best!
Enjoy!
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Well presented. Thank you for the fine photos that accompanied each soloist!
You folks who gave this a thumbs down have a hole in yo soul.
Oh yesssss!!! This is the stuff we need.Heaven, I’m on my way!! Brother Davey,I think I just got sent!
@10boothman
3 жыл бұрын
Me Too!
Ernie Caceres!
SO good!
Great jam session. Saw a couple in NYC many years ago.
Love that you pictured and labeled the artists as they played in the recording. Imagine a large ballroom with a hundred couples dancing to these songs. That's what it was like in 1944. :)
Thank You. Great art for my heart. Donald in Sweden
Your namesake would approve !
Me recuerda al improntu ensemble .
A1 content! 😍
All these musicians are gifted masters of this fabulous music we call jazz. Each are a blessing from all Mighty GOD!!!
@daveytough8112
2 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed! They all had God given talent which they freely shared. We are fortunate that these recordings live on.
Dr. Suess wasn't the only one destroyed! WONDERFUL ---
I have heard Cutty Cutshall on some of the recordings playing trombone
Drummers are important: no Cliff Leeman, no Dave Tough, no George Wettling, and so this jam session on the blues seems stuck in non- swinging mud. Bobby Hacket wasn't Bobby Hacket yet and nobody seems at his best, except for Billy Butterfield, whose interpolated lick from Rhapsody in Blue and other stories lights it up for a while. Eddie's sessions from the '50's--three and a half albums for Columbia--were terrific, certainly preferable to this one. A shot of "Old Man Chivas" before dinner tonight--in Eddie's memory!!
@mortenfriis4688
Ай бұрын
Thought it was pretty ok actually.. not all sessions are equally inspiring.. btw always found Eddie Condons Coast to Coast jam session one of the best..
@MrKlemps
Ай бұрын
@@mortenfriis4688 Agree. I think Cliff Leeman played that session.
@Edv468
Ай бұрын
I think its swinging pretty good
Wonderful stuff!!! Was this at Town Hall?
@daveytough8112
Жыл бұрын
I’m very glad you enjoyed this post. Yes it emanated from Town Hall in NYC on 8 July 1944.
Wonderful, and a nice idea to illustrate with photos of the soloists ! A pity there is the terrible Pee Wee Russel amongst all these outstanding musicians, but he does not succed in wasting the music!
@jimdenham4008
2 жыл бұрын
Pee Wee was a genius! Condon knew that and featured him wherever possible.
@MrKlemps
2 жыл бұрын
@@jimdenham4008 Mostly right. Eddie took him in off the street and did give him a lot of opportunities after Pee Wee nearly died, but I don't think Eddie was able to understand that Pee Wee was something of a modernist genius, a true original, whose scope was much wider than "Chicago Style".
@loumcconnell503
Жыл бұрын
@@MrKlemps Eddie introduced PeeWee as “ Charlie Ellsworth Russel the thin man of swing “