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Review of Pete Fountain : King of New Orleans Jazz The Basin Street Six and The Dukes Of Dixieland. Immensely popular recording artist in the 1960s with three gold albums to his credit in that decade and over 90 LP recordings over the span of his career. This album features New Orleans Jazz at it's finest, from this musician's "pre-commercial" period. Historic 1950s recordings from New Orleans last golden era. Features his earliest recordings from 1950 while still a member of The Basin Street Six, coupled with some of his first recordings as a leader backed by The New Orleans All-Stars in 1957. Features legendary trumpet players George Girard & Buck Clayton, along with Bud Freeman on saxophone and Joe Rotie on trombone. Material recorded for the legendary Circle label of New Orleans
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I'm not a jazz afficianado, so I do not know whether there are other clarinetists out there equal to Pete Fountain. I do know that Pete Fountain makes the clarinet sing, talk, grieve, celebrate, exalt, revere, wail, and cry. He takes songs that I know, and moves them to another level.
On this CD (I actually have the audiocasette -- remember those?), the listener gets a good sampler of his best work. "While We Danced at the Mardi Gras" takes one right into the spirit of the festival in New Orleans.
"Closer Walk With Thee" takes a spiritual song and makes it a spiritual experience.
The "Fascination Medley" I like best for the "Fascination" part, which takes one on a soaring ride. I do wish it were not a medley, though, as that spoils the effect for me.
"Yes, Indeed!" makes me want to dance, even though I cannot.
I like the song "You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You," which I usually associate with Dean Martin singing it, but Pete Fountain's rendition makes the words superfluous.
"My Blue Heaven" makes me want to sail the Caribbean, for somne reason.
"When the Saints Go Marching In" takes me to a New Orleans street funeral with all of its vacillation between melancholy grief and near-rapturous fervor.
When Pete Fountain plays the clarinet, it is truly a licorice stick to be savored, "Yes, Indeed!"
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