Papa Dip -- New Orleans Wanderers 1926

Papa Dip -- New Orleans Wanderers 1926
Recorded more than 80 years ago ... and what an excitement! Don't get me wrong. I love Louis Armstrong's Hot Five, but there is something even more relaxed about this swinging band. Basically the same musicians, except that Armstrong was replaced by George Mitchell. To think that these same fellows George Mitchell, Johnny Dodds, Kid Ory and Johnny St Cyr probably just broke away from a rehearsal with Jelly Roll Morton with whom they, only two months later, would make the most famous Red Hot Pepper recordings.
Unfortunately The Wanderers were only in the studio for one date and recorded 4 tunes total.
This is one of these tunes that has been with me since the fifties and I'm glad I can now share it with the rest of the world via our youtube magic.
I had an opportunity to record this great tune as well. First in 1979 together with Turk Murphy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AO-88JPpxg
and later in 2002 with Stumptown Jazz from Portland Oregon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xndz7lRAIbc

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• classic
• traditional
• new
• orleans
• wanderers

[Somerset45]

Really enjoyed your pics of these jazz greats, especially the "Lil Hardins". Hope to be posting Lil's version of Papa Dip soon.

[erwigaudio]

Barry, I'm going to follow your site as well.

I got kicked of my other site called ilbofilms.

There I had 1500 subscribers and had received more than 5.00.000 views. All is fortunately still available on daily motion. check under boberwig.

Take care

Bob

[GS336]

I love George Mitchell. He is definitely underated.

[ErnieHollerhagen]

@bluesgerd and oldtimejazzfan: Sometimes it's extremely hard to tell with these old records. E.g., at least two King Oliver records give Buster Bailey as clarinetist on the cover, but it' s Jimmie Noone without any doubt.

[oldtimejazzfan]

@jazzgirl1920s The Wanderers records date from July 13, 1926, the Bootblacks one day later, same personnel.

[oldtimejazzfan]

@Bluesgerd47 According to KINGS OF JAZZ: JOHNNY DODDS by G.E. Lambert, it's neither Evan nor Clark on Alto but Jimmy Walker.

[Bluesgerd47]

One of the best Alto-Sax players of that time; but it is not Evans, but Joe Clark. Listen to "Mixed Salad", "Flat Foot" and "Mad Dog" also.

[MrJimmienoone]

You forgot to mention the great Stump Evans on alto saxophone playing here (it's not Johnny Dodds doubling on sax). He was an important influence on Coleman Hawkins' tenor style but unfortunately died very young.

[MrDylanJG]

people would be smarter if they listened to this growing up rather than you know what radio BS

[eruptionista]

These are the recordings that caused a storm in the Armstrong household, as I understand it. Lil organized this session behind Louis' back - perhaps her way of telling history that the Hot Five was essentially her creation.

[phyllodendron]

We sure could use some of this wonderful music right about now. I wonder what it would take for a resurgence?

[erwigfilms]

Yes, these were about the same folks. also with George Mitchell, july 1926

[jazzgirl1920s]

George Mitchell plays as good on these New Orleans Wanderers sides as he does on the Jelly Roll Morton Red Hot Peppers Victors. Didn't this same band also record some sides under the name The New Orleans Bootblacks?