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Burt Butlers Jazz Pilgrims Bands from the past and present
Here is a list of bands from the past and present so scroll down and get the info etc. BANDS : Trad Fad Northdown Stompers The Mainline Jazz Band Thameside Stompers
The Shanghia Syncopated Orchestra
Les Herberts Jazz Band
Red Hot and Blue
The Dixiecats Jazzband
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The Dixiecats Jazz Band
The Dixiecats playing at the Queen Charlotte, Rochester, Kent 1982
Tom Brady tpt/ldr, Peter Godsiff clnt, Kenny Pyrke tmb, Micky Brookes drms
The Dixiecats at a private party circa mid eighties
band members:
The Dixiecats at The Malta Inn, Allington Lock, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent
band members: Red Hot and Blue
Peter Leonard trumpet - Chris Thompson bass - John Stuart banjo - Alan Cresswell clarinet This great quartet has just been formed since 2013 - a great sound and a great CD to buy - click on the four high lighted to listen
1 Streets of the City 8 Burgundy Street 2 Magnolias Wedding Day 9 Sweet Georgia Brown 3 Wabash Blues 10 At the Jazz Band Ball 4 Bad Penny Blues 11 When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver 5 Old Miss Rag 12 The Old Rugged Cross 6 Davenport Blues 13 Strutting with Some Butter and Egg Man 7 So Do I 14 Panama
Recorded live at the Ramsgate Seaside Shuffle in the Small Boat Owners Club 29th November 2014 to purchase CD and enquire about the Red Hot and Blue phone Peter on 07427 726 228 or email: redhotandbluejazz@gmail.com or visit www.facebook.com/redhotandbluejazz Trad Fad (1972 - 1978) information from Clive Brooks wonderful book 'Trad Mad' a concise history of the traditional jazz revival in Kent The original line up of the Trad Fad as follows:
Jeff Hatton (tpt/ldr), Pete Godsiff (clt/ten), Kenny Pyrke (tmb),
(tpt) Norman Haynes, Tom Brady
A newspaper cutting June 10th 1974, from Eric Webster's pics
band members:
The lads with Patti Clarke
with guest: Randy Colville clt and Ray Smith tenor on 'St James
Infirmary'
click on to titles to hear:
This is a great photo of Peter Baker supping of what he
likes supping and if you click on to the
St James Infirmary ( vocal
Peter Baker) The Northdown Stompers 1956 taken at the Orpington Jazz Club
from left to Right:
Bill Phillips tmb., Mick Jones bass, Davy Jones bnj., Jim Belcher tpt., photo from the Jim Belcher collection
above four pics from the Eric Webster collection taken around 1959
Alan Roscoe tpt, George Berry clt, Jim Belcher tbn, Pat Roscoe piano, Mick
Jones bass,
Note the transport. The bass player took his bass in the motorcycle chair,
the leader
The Mainline Jazz Band
This band was run by Tony King, a trumpet player from Hull Yorkshire and
having settled down in the Gravesend
The Original line up:-
This band had a change when Pete Turner was replaced on the drums by Eddy
Newport in about 1979. Pete Drage
The band played in the mainstream style rather than in the true traditional
NO style. The repertoire covered many
The later line up produced a recording at Porcupine Studios in New Eltham
under the direction of Ted Taylor. The band
The band that went to Germany in 1986: L/R Eddy Newport, Rod Hayes, Mark Southwell, Steve Morgans, Elaine Dyan, Tony King and Pete Thomas. Here are four tracks from their cassette recording made in 1987 the line up is the above group musicians
Sweet Georgia Brown
Mack the Knife
Sweet Sue
It dont mean a thing In 1991 Eddy Newport left the band and was replaced by Mick Brooks
The band ended it’s days playing at the Three Daws Pub in Gravesend and
finely at the Cricketers at Meopham Composed by Eddy Newport. August 2008. back to top Index back to music/video index
The Thameside Stompers
here are the above lads playing at 'The Lads of the Village', Stone
Crossing, Nr Gravesend, Kent. 27th August 1991
here are the boys at 'The Jolly Knight' Rochester, Kent. 7th December 1993
Over the years, several musicians have dept with the band and listed below are just few.
Tom Brady tpt Eddy Newport drums John Elma drums and clt Barny Smith bass and guitar Nobby Willett banjo Ian Hamilton tpt Dave Kedge tpt Dave Link tpt Tony King tpt
Composed by Eddy Newport
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The Shanghia Syncopated Orchestra
A great orchestra playing 20's and 30's arrangments led
by trumpeter/ vocalist Robin Eve in his spare the lads from left to right: Steven Botting tmb, Ron Rackley bass, Martyn Liston reeds, John Cottis drums, Bob Pluck banjo, Robin Eve tpt/leader, Peter Flawn piano and Steve Hatfield violin
two tracks from this wonderful orchestra recorded 3rd October 1982 Shanghai Vo - Do - Do - De - O - Blues click on above titles to listen back to top Index back to music/video index
The 'Les Herbert's Jazz Band
The Les Herberts Story:
Over a decade ago, two strangers met, one foggy winter night on the
London train. As it struggled home to Thanet, " The Herberts " March 1978
This Lp recorded in 1978 and produced on the Jelmer Label no 'JELMER STERIO
JS 102/78' it Side 1 Side 2
1,
Tight Like That voc John
Walters
1, Gatemouth
The Orchestra:
Here we have Betty on her 91st birthday looking good and still singing
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