Cotton City Jazz Band from Belgium
Megève - France
14th. July 2009
Line-Up:
Eddy Sabbe - Clarinet & Vocal
Bruno van Acoleyen - Trumpet
Jasper van Pelt - Trombone
Alain Lesire - Piano
Herman Sobrie - Bass
Jean Pierre Roelant - Drums
This is the closing number of the tour. I hope that you've enjoyed all the fourteen clips.The band played this tune as the other tunes in fully concentration with fine ensemble work in the frontline accompanied by the most relaxing rhythm group there is for this type of music.
Wang Wang Blues features the great Jean Pierre Roelant on the drums!
Wang Wang Blues is a tune composed by Gus Mueller / "Buster" Johnson / Henry Busse / Leo Wood in 1921. The Cotton City plays an interpretation based on the Kid Ory recordings.
The Cotton City Jazz Band is founded in 1962. Since then the Cotton City has a long history in playing New Orleans Jazz. The legend trumpeter 'Jacques Cruyt' who has become world wide recognition for his trumpetstyle, was in the original formation. The Cotton City has done many recordings with original jazzmen like, Louis Nelson, Kid Thomas, Percy Humphrey, Don Ewell, Alton Purnell, Emanuel Sayles and Freddie Kohlman. Nowadays the legacy goes on and the Cotton City is still going strong playin' the New Orleans Jazz and get their inspiration by the great Jazzplayers. Kid Ory is one of them and the Cotton plays many tunes from the great Kid Ory Band from the years 40 and 50.
During this tour the famous and regular trombonist from the Cotton City Romain Vandriessche was hospitalized
It was great to play with this band. The Cotton played marvelous stuff in Megève and had a lot of succes..
Sounds good!
knulla08 2 years ago
Thanks for posting!
zilifrom 2 years ago