5017116530920

The City Gent

Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents

£10.99
£10.99
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Format: CD

Cat No: LACD309

Release Date:  21 May 2012

Label:  Lake

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5017116530920

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    LAKE Records catalogue of British Trad Jazz fills in a gap with a popular band which gave the big name bands a run for their money.

    When Trad Jazz was leading the way in popular music in the late 1950s a number of bands formed a second line behind the most popular bands of Ball, Barber & Bilk. One such was Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents. There was a fad for bands appearing in 'uniforms' and at its height the Trad scene sported bands dressed in Edwardian outfits, as Mississippi Gamblers, Confederate Soldiers and more. As he worked in the City before turning professional as a musician, clarinettist Dick Charlesworth opted for bowler hats and pin-stripes. Charlesworth was an accomplished clarinettist and, at a time when the clarinet was king, was ranked amongst the leading players. The band was a workman-like Trad band which could produce some good stomping Jazz. The band landed a recording deal with the major HMV label, but these recordings were made for the small independent 77 label and represent some of the best tracks the band ever recorded.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Marie
      • 2. Canal Street
      • 3. That's When I'll Come Back To You
      • 4. Creole Song (version 1)
      • 5. Big Bad Bully
      • 6. Blue Blood Blues
      • 7. Shine
      • 8. You Tell Me Your Dream
      • 9. Steamboat Stomp
      • 10. Original Tuxedo Rag
      • 11. Creole Song (version 2)
      • 12. Working Man's Blues
      • 13. Winnin' Boy Blues
      • 14. Breeze; China Boy
      • 15. A Shanty In Old Shanty Town
      • 16. Black & Blue
      • 17. Early Hours
      • 18. Lady Be Good
      • 19. Diga Diga Do
      • 20. Salty Dog; Salutation March
      • 21. Yes, We Have No Bananas
      • 22. Kitty's Dream
      • 23. Take Her To Jamaica

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