Seat belts fastened, seat backs upright, tray tables in the upright position?
As the ebullient guitarist / singer / bandleader Dave Stuckey says, “Come on, cats!”
Here are three Stuckey-beauties from the Fresno “Sounds of Mardi Gras,” last month, in which our heroes teach the Gentle Art of Swing and the Arcane Secrets of Riffing. (See: “Arrangement, head” in the index.)
The rollicking heroes are Dave Stuckey, guitar, vocal, imagination; Marc Caparone, cornet; Nate Ketner, reeds, David Aus, piano; Sam Rocha, string bass; Gareth Price, drums. Special plaudits go to Youngbloods Rocha and Price, who make seismic upheaval fun.
FROM MONDAY ON, for Bix, Bing, and Eddie:
I NEVER KNEW, for Benny Carter:
YOU’RE GONNA LOSE YOUR GAL, for Red Allen:
“Wow wow wow!” as my friend Anna Katsavos says.
“May your happiness increase!”
My man Mr. Caparone playing some NICE Algiers-style cornet. Wamp!
Better Red than bland!
We met Dave Stuckey at the Fresno Dixieland Society – Sounds of Mardi Gras’s 3-Day event last February. Dave and his gang are outstanding musicians and I loved the fact that they were different. They had the energy and humor of a band that I can see over and over again. Not only that, Dave sings many of the songs from the vintage jazz era. Can’t get enough of them. Thank you, Michael, for introducing me to this fine musician.