German Hot Dance 1926: Wenskat Orchester: MILENBERG JOYS

Reinhard Wenskat was a drummer and piano player from Denmark, who led a dance band in Berlin in the 1920s. Compared to many other German records of that time, some of his records are above average, at least from a jazz viewpoint. Though Wenskat's band couldn't really swing, their rendition of 'Milenberg Joys' (on Grammophon 20580) is a charming example of how German soloists tried to copy their US idols. In fact some of the band members were not German, but Dutch: Martin Helmsmoortel, Louis de Vries (tp), Henri van den Bossche (tb), Jack de Vries (tuba). Others included Harry Pohl (cl, as), Walter Lindemann (p, arrangements), Sascha Lumm (bj), Wenskat (dr). Recording location and date: Berlin, August 1926

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• Reinhard
• Wenskat
• Jazz
• Milenberg
• Joys
• 1926

[ldvsoccer]

Amazing, I've never heard this before. Jack de Vries was my father (he was 20 years old on this recording) and Louis de Vries his brother (who died in a car crash in 193) after whom I was named.

Thanks for making me discover this !

[Stompy23]

Sometimes it's really exciting that youtube can release such reminiscences like yours. A new reminder more than 8 decades after this was recorded! Louis de Vries also took part on some 1920s recording sessions.

[990jur]

Trompeten Solo hat mir schon immer gefallen ... so süß. Klarinetten - Komentar ist auch nicht schlecht.

[chkjns]

Cool comment, I guess we musicians all do the best we can. I always gave my tenor sax solos to the junior guy who did way better than I ever could.

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[manidig]

Ja. The 8,000 miles added a little loss in the translation.

[OhPlayThatThing]

Great record! But Jazzgirl, that clarinet solo is NOTHING like Roppolo's. And with that stiff oom-pah rhythm ..... the soloists aren't bad, but the rhythm section couldn't swing if they had a tire, a rope, and a tree.

[rrmeat]

marvelous!

[jazzgirl1920s]

I think this band had access to an arrangement of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings version or had heard the Gennett recording. The clarinet solo on this record is similiar to Ropollo's and the ending is identical to the Gennett version by the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.

[everybodylovesmybaby]

Interesting hearing German soloists trying to imitate American licks.

[Somerset45]

Nice rendition of this old Jelly Roll Morton tune.

[bill3murr]

this is really nice...thanks for sharing.