Jazz
Classic San Francisco Jazz Series
Recorded: 1949
Lu Watters - Trumpet
Bill Dart - Drums
Bob Helm - Clarinet, Tape
Clancy Hayes - Banjo, Vocals
Dick Lammi - Tuba
Don Noakes - Trombone
Pat Patton - Banjo
Wally Rose - Piano
Bob Scobey - Trumpet
Turk Murphy (tm)
Harry Mordecai (bj)
* Ed Lawless - Photography
* John Gill - Producer
* K.O. Eckland - Graphic Design
* Parker Dinkins - Mastering
* William Carter - Liner Notes
The later version of Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band is featured on this enjoyable Dixieland CD. The music is taken from ten live performances at Hambone Kelly's and showcases Watters' octet, which is comprised of the leader's trumpet, clarinetist Bob Helm, trombonist Don Noakes, pianist Wally Rose, Clancy Hayes on banjo and vocals, second banjoist Pat Patton, the tuba of Dick Lammi and drummer Bill Dart. The recording quality is decent, the playing is quite spirited, and even though this group only had one trumpet (as opposed to two in Watters' more famous earlier band), the hard-driving rhythm and spirited ensembles sound very much in the tradition of the Yerba Buena Jazz Band. Recommended.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide |
