Jazz / Dixieland
Wilbur DeParis - Trombone, Trombone (Valve), Cover Photo, Arranger, Liner Notes
Ahmet Ertegun Supervisor
Arnold Shaw Liner Notes
Benny Moten Bass
Burt Goldblatt Cover Art
Charles Edward Smith Liner Notes
Colin Escott Liner Notes
Doc Cheatham Soloist, Trumpet
Don Kirkpatrick Piano
Eddie Gibbs Banjo
Frank Abbey Engineer
Freddie Moore Drums
Garvin Bushell Clarinet, Piccolo, Bassoon
George Foster Drums
Harold Jackson Bass
Hayes Alvis Bass
Herb Abramson Supervisor
Hugh Bell Cover Photo
Jimmy Witherspoon Vocals
John "BJ John" Smith Guitar, Banjo
John Cue Engineer
John Wilson Liner Notes
Lee Blair Banjo
Lee Friedlander Cover Photo
Louis Bacon Vocals
Marshall Stearns Liner Notes
Marvin Israel Cover Design
Nesuhi Ertegun Supervisor
Omer Simeon Arranger, Clarinet
Phil Macy Engineer
Raymond Mouly Liner Notes
Richard Heimann Cover Photo
Shep Shepard Banjo
Sidney DeParis Tuba, Vocals, Trumpet, Cornet, Soloist
Sonny White Piano, Organ
Tom Dowd Engineer
Tom Palumbo Cover Photo
Wendell Marshall Bass
Whitney Balliett Liner Notes
Wilbert Kirk Drums, Harmonica
This 7-CD collection of long out-of-print recordings from the vaults of Atlantic Records contains recently remastered reissues of New Orleans-style trombone player extraordinaire, Wilbur de Paris. Beautifully packaged in a black-lacquered wooden gift box.
Includes the original albums:
* At Symphony Hall
* Marchin' & Swingin'
* New Orleans Blues
* New Orleans Jazz
* On The Riviera
* Plays Cole Porter
* Plays Something Old New Gay Blue
* That's A'Plenty
* Uproarious Twenties
* Wilber de Paris & His "New" New Orleans Jazz Band
* Wild Jazz Age
This boxset contains 11 original LPs on 7 CDs.
Originally released on Atlantic Records.
Wilbur DeParis
Active Decades: '20s, '30s, '40s, '50s and '60s
Born: Jan 11, 1900 in Crawfordsville, IN
Died: Jan 03, 1973 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Dixieland
Wilbur DeParis, an adequate soloist, was an excellent ensemble player and an important bandleader who helped keep New Orleans jazz alive in the 1950s. He started out on alto horn and in 1922 played C-melody sax while working with A.J. Piron before switching permanently to trombone. In 1925, DeParis led a band in Philadelphia and then had stints in the orchestras of Leroy Smith (1928), Dave Nelson, Noble Sissle, Edgar Hayes, Teddy Hill (1936-1937), the Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and Louis Armstrong (1937-1940). Not as well-known as his brother, the talented trumpet soloist Sidney DeParis, Wilbur was with Roy Eldridge's big band and Duke Ellington (1945-1947) and recorded with Sidney Bechet during 1949-1950. However, it was in 1951 when he put together a band to play at Ryan's that included his brother and clarinetist Omer Simeon that he found his niche. Wilbur DeParis' New New Orleans Jazz Band did not just play Dixieland standards but marches, pop tunes, and hymns, all turned into swinging and spirited jazz. Throughout the 1950s, the group recorded consistently exciting sets for Atlantic (all of which are unfortunately long out of print) and they were the resident band at Ryan's during 1951-1962, touring Africa in 1957. DeParis continued leading bands up until his death, but his last recordings were in 1961.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
