Muskrat Ramble -- Carlings 1984

Muskrat Ramble -- Carlings 1984
We see here an exceptional performance of the Carling Family from Gotheborg Sweden during a concert in Poland in 1984.
Father Hans plays trumpet and follows the exact arrangement of the original recording by Louis Armstrong's Hot Five from 1926. The over-all time is 2min and 30 seconds just like the Hot Five and is being played in Ab as well. The full family, mam Aina on banjo, daughter Gerd (13) on piano with son Max (15) on clarinet and daughter Gunhild(9) on trombone, must have thoroughly studied this jazz classic and all get the feel just perfectly right.
To me the most amazing part is daughter Gunhild who follows the Kid Ory trombone pattern fully. I have never seen anybody play it that close and with that energy. How is it possible, not just that, but at 9 years old as well?.
Of course Max on clarinet is just as stunning, but at least one can state that Max probably had a few years of practice. Father Hans is a phenominal jazz musician, so the family must have inherited his talents at a very early age.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• jazz
• classic
• traditional
• revival
• carlings

[trainwatcher411]

what a sweet heart

[Big27Jer]

Just amazing; the talent exhibited is phenominal!!

[iwasagasman]

With such an amazing young family its easy to overlook just what a superb trumpeter is their father Hans. On some tracks he sounds like Armstrong but on others there is a definite touch of Bix there. But whichever, he must be congratulated on his fine musicianship and the guidance of his family into their love and understanding of New Orleans Jazz. Well done indeed.

[FlierFrank172]

I'll bet more than one high school or college Tbone player has watched this video with his/her mouth hanging open.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

This just blows me away everytime I listen to it.....what power Gunhild had at only nine years old. They're ALL fantastic......

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

Totally fantastic, Bob..thanks for posting this remarkable band and their music.

[SpeedyNeutrino43]

Gunhild was only 9 when this video was made.

[GrnDoor]

She is even more remarkable than I first thought. When are they going to recruit her for the Boston Pops?

[GrnDoor]

You Carlings are out of this world!  And the girl on the trombone -- eleven or so? A terrific rendition of one of my favorites.

[797kh]

Des isch oglaublich, daß des kloine Mädle scho so Posaune schbiele koa.

Also des isch doch getürkt!

797kh