Jazz
Danny Alguire (cor) Ward Kimball (tb) George Probert (cl) Frank Thomas (p) Dick Roberts (bj) Ralph Ball (b, tu) Eddie Forrest (d)
Los Angeles, CA, February 24, 1957
Over The Waves
Peoria
Asleep In The Deep
George Brunis (b, tu) replaces Ball
Los Angeles, CA, July 29, 1957
By The Beautiful Sea
Minnie The Mermaid
She Was Just A Sailor's Sweetheart
Red Sails In The Sunset
Los Angeles, CA, September 30, 1957
When My Dreamboat Comes Home
A Sailboat In The Moonlight
On The Good Ship Lollipop
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
Los Angeles, CA, November 18, 1957
Anchors Aweigh
The Firehouse Five Plus Two, a spirited Dixieland group that often used humor in a good-natured way (such as having a siren go off during their hotter final choruses), recorded a few "concept" albums where a group of titles had a theme of sorts. For this CD reissue of a former LP, the band mostly plays songs having to do with the sea, such as "When My Dreamboat Comes Home," "A Sailboat In the Moonlight," "She Was Just a Sailor's Sweetheart" and "Asleep In the Deep"; however, "Peoria" is a bit of a stretch. The group at the time consisted of trombonist Ward Kimball, trumpeter Danny Alguire, George Probert on soprano sax, pianist Frank Thomas, banjoist Dick Roberts, Ralph Ball or George Bruns on tuba, and drummer Eddie Forrest. Fun music.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
The famous Firehouse Five Plus Two approach their tenth year as reigning favorites. During the past decade they have survived mambo, fast waltzes, cha-cha-cha, polkas, rhythm and blues, mood music, calypso and, currently rock n' roll, without yielding an inch. They remain the nation's favorite jazz band, waving the Dixieland flag, true to the lively tradtions of two-beat jazz.
--- Lester Koenig, December 3, 1958 |
