Original Dixieland Jazz Band Music

If you like the old music as I do, you'll enjo the sides. Its nice to actually hear eddie Condon's guitar. He played with a lot of great people - many are heard on these CDs.

This album by virtue of it's title say's it all.
The groth years and his contributions to "The age of Jazz",
are nurtured by all of the talent of his day and it is these individuals who made a lasting inpression on Condon who later utilized not only his own talents in "American Jazz" but all of the best talent of the day to be gathered by this musician and recorded some of the best Jazz available for future generations to study and enjoy. Eddie Condon has in his lifetime helped create an encylopedia of material on a unique music which is totally American and is one of the better things we have left for all the world to enjoy.

4 CD's of great traditional-style jazz of the Chicago school. Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell, Frankie Teschemacher, Jack Teagarten, and Muggsy Spanier provide the solos; Eddie Condon lays down the rhythm. Many other excellent sidemen and soloists cycle through these sessions. As work your way through these CD's, you can hear Bud Freeman's development from a wobbly-sounding adolescent to a peerless swing technician - in my opinion, he was the best uptempo tenor sax man of the 30s. If anyone doubts Freeman's importance as a tenor sax pioneer, this Condon collection provides plenty of evidence (along with the wonderful but hard-to-find Bud Freeman reissue produced by Robert Parker, which you can get at Amazon United Kingdom). Much of this material has been reissued on other collections (e.g., Chronological Classics), but these transfers sound far better and the price can't be beat.

A mightily impressive collection of some of the best jazz records ever waxed. Consider the wonder of say of Track 20 on CD 1 - One Hour by the Mound City Blowers with vocal by Red McKenzie and solos by Pee Wee Russel on clarinet and Glenn Miller on Trombone, or You Rascal, You (superior in my view to Mr Armstrongs' version) by the same leader but with Mugsy Spanier on cornet and Coleman Hawkins on Tenor et al. If you hear these, you'll say they alone are worth the asking price of $29 but there are 96 other tracks, aout five hours of music besides.
The remastering of the earliest works from December 1927 is frankly revelatory and a credit to JSP engineers.
The fact is Mr Condon had a spirit, or enthusiasm for the music, whether live in his club or elsewhere including the studio that lifted the musicians just that extra bit to give of their best. The fact is if Mr Condon is on a record it's a safe bet the music is worth a listen, and more than likely the company he's in is among the best available at the time. Some of his best is also on Jammin at Condon's and Jam Session Coast to Coast. These, and now this Box Set are among my favourite jazz records.

This CD presents most of the significant Condon material from the '20's through 1949. Especially good are the 20's sessions which feature some of the members of the old Austin High Gang, including the great Frank Teschemacher, whose appraoch to the clarinet could be likened to Bix Beiderbecke's treatment of the cornet. Excellent reproduction...great fidelity.

Though I purchased the CD as a gift, I did take the time to listen to excerpts from the CD on another site, so I knew what I was getting before hand. I really enjoy this music. It's peppy, inspiring and camp. It also has a sort of tongue in cheek quality about it. Keely Smith is one of the best vocalists of not only hers; but all time.

Actually I just ordered some second hand books about achitecture as Christmas gifts, and as a last thought added for myself a CD with some New Orleans Jazz from Preservation Hall, which I visited a few years ago. I was very surprised when about a week later I received one separate box all the way from Auckland, New Zealand, which just contained the New Orleans CD. The two books, coming from different book stores arrived as separate shipments - both in proper time before Christmas. The total postage - for three shipments - was very reasonable. Best regards
Kjeld Moselund, Denmark

As anyone knows who has visited New Orleans and been to Preservation Hall, a bare-bones venue where all you get is genuine old-time music, this band is as true to Dixieland's traditional roots as it gets. This recording is surprisingly hi-fi, and I had to check and make sure the players and singers weren't in the next room. The sound is very alive and crisp, the band's style engaging and laid back. The instrumental quality is outstanding throughout, are there are blue moments, as well as moments of sheer joy, spirituality, infectious liveliness, contemplativeness, and humor. What more could you want?

I'm really enjoying this one. It brings back a lot of memories. I only gave it 4 stars because a couple of the songs are recorded at too slow a tempo. For the most part though its pure good music, well performed by people who know their jazz. I listened to it to and from work today and the tunes are still going through my head.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band's 1997 release "Marching Down Bourbon Street" is actually a compilation of tracks from their "New Orleans, Volume..." albums released between the 1970s and 1990s. As most of those albums are now out of print, this is a great buy, especially at such a good price. Anyone who's ever been to Preservation Hall knows what a great show they put on, and they sound just as tight on record. The compilation includes their best known standards like "St. James Infirmary" and "The Bucket's Got a Hole in It," and of course "When the Saints Go Marching In" and "Amen," as well as technical masterpieces like "Hindustan" and "St. Louis Blues." A great purchase, highly recommended, this is fine New Orleans jazz!

Anyone who has visited Preservation Hall in New Orleans will truly appreciate this CD as it captures the feeling of that great joyful and music-filled room. To those who have not been blessed with that experience, this CD will certainly whet your appetite for Dixieland. I have been a fan of New Orleans Jazz for over 50 years and never tire of listening to the old standards featured here. St. James Infirmary is one of my all-time favorites and is particulary good here. The Preservation Hall Jazz Band is one of the most important groups preserving and promoting this kind of music. This is also a super value and offers a good way to sample this music.

that's what i'm talkin about ... take with heart and soul til you can't let it go... feel the music thru your body, mind & let it spiritually fill your inner soul

I ordered this set and waited four months. Amazon sent me an email saying "Sorry, it's no longer available." Why is it still advertised?

These 6 selections, originally part of an LP, present some of Jack Teagarden's finest work. Three of the selections feature Edmond Hall and Jimmy McPartland, formerly of Count Basie's band, and the last three include Kenny Davern on clarinet, Jack's sister Norma Teagarden(a rare recording) on piano, and my favorite drummer Ray Bauduc (of Bob Crosby's Bobcats). Although frequently recorded, these tunes come through with excellent spirit and clean arrangements.