Pallet On The Floor Buddy Bolden Revival Band

[bixntram]

Just played along on my trumpet with a plunger mute. Great music; thank you!

[IndependentGeorge76]

superb !!!

beautiful life-affirming music

[riffraffjazz]

I have had a go at Johnny St Cyr's six string banjo & it was played with standard guitar tuning, it is with the New Orleans Rascals in Japan, in it's original condition. It needs new pegs, so is unplayable. They treat it as a museum piece & will never alter it.

Kind regards, Paul

[Lutemann]

I absolutely loved it. I just finished playing along with my alto sax. But Don, is that guitar using steel strings? and an archtop to boot? Shouldn't it be a round hole Stella with gut stings? Tch,Tch!

[riffraffjazz]

Have the round hole, but the gut strings are too expensive. Prefer the arch top as it has a better tone. Regards, Paul ( splitting hairs)

[Lutemann]

Just pulling your chain. What about a round hole Stella with nylon strings? I would get the original sound which is what you guys are after, right? When I watch Johonny St. Cyr play six string banjo - he was an authentic early jazz rhythm guitarist - it looks like he's playing a lot in first position. I've wondered about that. Do you think he tunes up a half step? This would transfer all the guitar keys into horn keys.

[Lutemann]

Also, gut strings quickly lose their intonation in the upper postions and one could keep going forever on an old set of gut strings if you never played above the 5th fret.

[riffraffjazz]

Yeah, I think gut strings would last a hell of a lot longer because of the ability to stretch. Being a poor muso (as we all are) & the Bolden thing being a one off sort of gig, I don't think I'll be finding out in a hurry.

[garry57]

Great stuff. Good to see so many of Sydney's finest. We need a few with a good dose of Don Heap, Gary Walford, Dave Ridyard, Merv Atchison etc in full flight. I'm amazed how little footage there seems to be of the Sydney jazz players in existence.