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SOUTH SIDE JAZZ SERENADERS
Livin' High

Cat. No. SOSCD 1420

MANHATTAN RAGTIME ORCHESTRA
At The Jazz Band Ball

Cat. No. SOSCD 1419

Track Listing:
1. Sweetie Dear; 2. Bechet's Fantasy; 3. Livin' High (sometimes); 4. Georgia Cabin; 5. Idle Hour Special; 6. Waste No Tears; 7. Quincy Streets Stomp (Blame It On The Blues); 8. Passport to Paradise; 9. Ballin' the Jack; 10. Georgia Bo Bo; 11. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny; 12. There's Gonna Be The Devil To Pay; 13. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate; 14. That Streamline Gal Of Mine; 15. Washboard Wiggles.

Personnel:
RENE HAGMANN (cor, cla, alt. sax, bar. sax); THOMAS WINTELER (cla, sop. sax); JEAN-CLAUDE LAUPRETE (pn); PIERRE ALAIN MARET (bjo); HENRY LEMAIRE (st. bass); JEAN LAVOREL (dr, wash); MATTHIAS SEUFFERT (cla, alt. sax).

Radical Pop Music from the Dawn of the Jazz Age
Just how entertaining is this CD, the second by this extraordinary ragtime band? Extremely! Beautifully recorded by Peter Karl, this group of talented musicians exhibit an energy seldom associated with ragtime. The title "At The Jazz Band Ball," is quite apt as about half the tunes are from the dawn of jazz and its early years. The leadership and distinctive clarinet style of ORANGE KELLIN is ever present, abetted by the idiomatic arrangements of the multi-talented John Gill. Add the superb Norwegian pianist Morten Gunnar Larsen, and the result is an album, unique and engaging, one of the very best and most enjoyable Stomp Off has ever presented.

ORANGE KELLIN has done jazz festivals in Europe, theatre in New York and performed on the sound track of Louis Malle's film Pretty Baby, which was nominated for an Oscar. He was one of the creators of the stage production of One Mo' Time, playing in New York, Australia and London, where he did a command performance for the Queen. He was the musical director of the original cast album that garnered a Grammy nomination. He has also toured frequently with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band.

Orange has a unique and identifiable style, unlike that of any other early jazz clarinetist. He is today's standard-bearer of traditional jazz clarinet

Track Listing:
1. Buddy's Habits; 2. Red Pepper (a Spicy Rag); 3. Beale Street Blues; 4. At the Jazz Band Ball; 5. Pastime Rag No. 3; 6. Alligator Hop; 7. Congo Love Song; 8. Strut Miss Lizzie; 9. Krooked Blues; 10. Chattanooga Stomp (Olympia Rag); 11. Some Sweet Day; 12. Ramshackle Rag; 13. Blues Medley: Down Home Blues/Crazy Blues; 14. Home in Pasadena; 15. Tickled to Death; 16. Palm Leaf Rag; 17. Bouncing Around; 18. Breeze (Blow My Baby Back to Me); 19. Buddy Bolden Medley (Don't Go 'way/Nobody Makin Runs); 20. Theme Song: Song of the Islands

Personnel:
ORANGE KELLIN (cl, leader); JON-ERIK KELLSO (cor); SKYE STEELE (vln); BRAD SHIGETA (trom); MORTEN GUNNAR LARSEN (pn); JOHN GILL (bjo, vc); CONAL FOWKES (string bass); ROB GARCIA (dr)

RIVER RAISIN RAGTIME REVUE
Ragtime Detroit!

Cat. No. SOSCD 1417

DAN LEVINSON & HIS CANARY COTTAGE DANCE ORCHESTRA
Steppin' Around

Cat. No. SOSCD 1415

The River Raisin Ragtime Revue is a professional ragtime theatre orchestra dedicated to educating and entertaining. It is based in Tecumseh, Michigan situated on the River Raisin which flows into Lake Erie, south of Detroit. The repertoire presented here is associated with the greater Detroit area and includes cakewalks, rags, rag songs, two steps, a march, and a syncopated waltz. The musicianship is extraordinary, the playing keen, the tunes appealing, the sound quality exceptional -- this is in one word, a delightful CD! For ragtime buffs and other folks who want to be entertained.

Track Listing:
1. Black America, 2. Rastus On Parade, 3. Ma Ragtime Baby, 4. Silks & rags, 5. Blame It On The Blues, 6. Echoes From The Snowball Club, 7. Hiawatha, 8. Hiawatha, 9. Creole Belles, 10. Dill Pickles, 11. That Poker Rag, 12. Honey When It’s Sunny, 13. Black And White Rag, 14. Paprika ‘Hot Stuff’ Two-Step, 15.Pickaninnies On Parade, 16. A Cyclone In Darktown, 17. Grampa’s Rag, 18. Old Adam, 19. Through Eden’s Gates

Personnel:
WILLIAM HAYES (cond), KIRI TOLLAKSEN (cor), DEREK LOCKHART (cor), PRISCILLA JOHNSON (vln), LENORE JOHNSON (vln), JOANNA MYERS (vla), LAURA WYMAN PEMBERTON (fl, pic), JANET PINTO (cl), GEORGE THOMPSON (trom), ALISON BADGER (cello), RICH RIDENOUR (pn), WILLIAM PEMBERTON (tuba), ANDRE DOWELL (dr), TED BADGEROW (vc)

Some jazz, some ragtime, and a big heap of beautiful music. So what is this? Simply, these are among the most fetching songs from the turn of the last century (and earlier) and the 'teens and 'twenties, peformed in a way that reflects the GENIUS of Dan Levinson. It seems unlikely that someone would not enjoy these infectious melodies, both the catchy and the lyrical ones abetted by the appealing vocals of Molly Ryan, David Sager, and The Victrolian Vaudeville Quartet. How can one not be moved by the poignancy of "Darling Nelly Gray" or the sheer beauty of "Jeannine, I Dream of Lilactime!" Some fun too, "Tuck Me To Sleep In My Old 'Tucky Home" with John Gill joined by The Victrolian Vaudeville Quartet. And, of course, an Irving Berlin, his seldom heard, yet extremely beautiful "The Girl On The Magazine." Also, there is the haunting melody of Stephen Foster's "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair." You are invited to add joy to your life when you listen to this most special CD.

Track Listing:
1. Everybody Step Introducing Say It With Music, 2. Mister Moon-man, Turn Off the Light, 3. California, Here I Come, 4. I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time, 5. Just a Cottage Small (by a Waterfall), 6. Tuck Me to Sleep in My Old 'tucky Home Introducing My Old Kentucky Home, 7. Bethena, 8. Miami, 9. Jeannine, I Dream of Lilactime, 10. Darling Nelly Gray, 11. Wait Till the Sun Shines, Nellie Introducing I Don't Care, 12. I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles, 13. Wall Street Rag, 14. Come Along My Mandy!, 15. When You Wore a Tulip and I Wore a Big Red Rose Introducing Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet, 16. Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland, 17. The Girl On the Magazine, 18. America, I Love You, 19. Till We Meet Again Introducing Beautiful Ohio, 20. Jeanie With the Light Brown Hair, 21. Let's You and I Just Say Goodbye.

Personnel:
MATT SZEMELA (vln), DAN LEVINSON (C-mel Sax, cl), DAVID SAGER (trom, vc), CONAL FOWKES (pn), JOHN GILL (bjo, vc), KEVIN DORN (dr), MOLLY RYAN (vc), PETER KARL (glock), VICTROLIAN VAUDEVILLE QUARTET: BOB KELLY (tenor vc), SCOTT BRANNON (lead vc), NEAL SIEGAL (bar vc), PAUL SANTINO (bs vc).