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| Memphis Jug Band 1932 - 1934 Ł7.99 |
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| Memphis Jug Band CDs Of all the Jug Bands to record, the Memphis Jug Band featuring Will Shade and Charlie Burse must be one of the best known and most memorable. Jug, harmonica, mandolin, guitar, piano, drums and woodblocks are put to great use with some of the most energetic and lively to have been recorded. When you hear the cliché; “Blues are dull and all the same” being used to just play this CD as part of your defense. In 1930, the loose musical collective led by Will Shade and Charlie Burse, and known on record as the Memphis Jug Band, were "let go" by their record company. In 1932, though, a bunch of musicians traveled to Richmond, Indiana, to cut records for Gennett's Champion. Despite, or more likely because, times were hard, the Picaninnv Jug Band's music is generally up-tempo, jolly music, with Otto Gilmore's capering percussion strongly featured. Some of the titles were to be re-cut at the Memphis Jug Band's last, two-day session, for Okeh in 1934. The band that recorded then was an accomplished and versatile unit: Will Shade, Charlie Burse and Jab Jones all sang; Shade played guitar and harmonica, and Burse guitar and mandolin, while Jones doubled piano and jug. Charlie's brother Robert handled the percussion, while on fiddle there was Charlie Pierce, older than the rest of the band, and formerly a member of W C. Handy's Orchestra. The Memphis Jug Band's music had changed radically since their Victor days, in an effort to keep up with changing fashions. There is a considerable infusion of jazz, and Pierce's virtuoso fiddle playing draws heavily on white country music. The effect of all this and the crosstalk, scatting and laughter, often recalls the Western Swing that was coming out of Texas and Oklahoma, itself heavily influenced by blues and jazz. The jug, of course, made the MJB’s music distinct instrument, playing thunderous solos of remarkable fluency. "Sounds so sweet, you know it’s hard to beat". Includes informative booklet notes by Chris Smith and detailed discography Note: Earlier recordings are on Document DOCD-5021/22/23 | ||
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