Side One
1. Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians: So This Is Venice – 1924 *
2. Faith Nolan: Brown, Black and White Blues – 1989 *
3. Old South Jug Band: Hatchet Head Blues – 1923
4. The Pointer Sisters: Shakey Flat Blues – 1974
5. Oscar Peterson Four: Weird Blues – 1986 *
6. The Original Sloth Band w John Davis: Sloppy Drunk Blues – 1978 *
7. Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues – 1968
8. Plastic Ono Band: Yer Blues – 1969 *
9. Bill Bruford Earthworks: My Heart Declares A Holiday – 1987
10. John Prine: Flashback Blues – 1971
11. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues – 1977 *
12. Oscar Peterson: Hogtown Blues – 1974 *
13. Procol Harum: Lime Street Blues – 1967
14. Ara Bartevian: Deux Beaux Yeux – 1967
Vintage Voices Segment w DJ Ray and Laura Gillis
15. Alfredes Saltys: Augo Sode Klevalis – 2000
16. Old South Jug Band: Blues, Just Blues, That’s All – 1923
Side Two
17. Moby Grape: Mr. Blues – 1967
18. John Renbourn: Kokomo Blues – 1972
19. Pat Riccio: Buckaneer Blues – 1964 *
20. Buddy Rich Orchestra: Just Blues – 1954
21. Ken Stanley: Crazy Rhythm – 1962 *
22. Righteous Brothers: B Flat Blues – 1963
23. Marty Robbins: Singing The Blues- 1956
24. Hank Rivers: Hank’s Travelling Blues – 1966 *
25. Ricky Skaggs: Highway 40 Blues – 1982
26. The Rockin’ Rebels: Buffalo Blues – 1960
27. Plaid: Melifer 2016
28. Rodriguez: Inner-City Blues – 1970
29. Joe Seneca w Ry Cooder: Willie Brown Blues – 1986
30. Bob Robinson and Dark Angel Blues Band: Matchbox – 1989 *
31. Hank Snow: Singing The Blues – 1957 *
32. Ringo Starr: Beaucoups of Blues – 1970
33. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Handyman Blues – 1977 *
34. Buck Clayton: Blue Goose Special – 1963
Can Con* = 38%
Side One
1. Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians: So this Is Venice
(Ambrose Thomas)
100 Years of Recorded Sound: Canadian recording Industry Association C 100
London ON
Produced by Eleanor Sniderman & Edward Moogk, 1977
Recorded in Richmond Indiana at Gennett Studios, 1924
Gaetano Alberto Lombardo aka Guy Lombardo
b. London ON June 19, 1902 / d. November 5, 1977 Houston TX (75)
100 Years of Recorded Sound, a project of Sam (The Record Man) Sniderman’s wife Eleanor, is a 7 inch 33 and a third LP featuring historic Canadian recordings from 1888 to 1927 released by the Library oif Canada. It features an extremely early recording of Baron Stanley (the guy who donated the Stanley Cup for Canadian hockey champions) speaking in 1888 as well as a track featuring Emile Berliner, inventor of the flat disc record in 1904 when he lived in Montreal.
2. Faith Nolan: Brown, Black and White Blues
(William “Big Bill” Broonzy)
Freedom To Love: Aural Tradition ATR 302
Toronto ON
Faith Nolan: vocal
Michael Creber: piano
Roy Forbes: guitars
Laurence Knight: bass
Chris Nordquist: drums
Produced by Roy Forbes, 1989
Recorded & Mixed by Rolf Hannemann at Mushroom Studios, Vancouver BC January 1989
Faith Nolan
b. Halifax Nova Scotia, 1957
Lee Conley Bradley aka Big Bill Broonzy
b. June 26, 1893 Lake Dick, AK / d Aug 14, 1958 (65) Chicago
3. Old Southern Jug Band: Hatchet Head Blues
(unknown)
The Jug Bands: Folkways RF Records 6
Louisville KY
Clifford Hayes: violin
Cal Smith: tenor banjo
Earl MacDonald: jug solo
Unknown: six string banjo, coronet
Music compiled by Samuel Charters, 1963
Recorded late 1923
This original blues jugband later became the Dixieland Jug Blowers. This Jugband album features some extremely rare recordings from the ‘20s, some in acoustic studios before the invention of electronic mics.
4. The Pointer Sisters: Shaky Flat Blues
(Pointer Sisters)
Live At The Opera House: Blue Thumb BTS 8002
Oakland CA
Thomas P Salisbury: keys
Gaylord Birch: drums, congas
John Newmann: bass
Chris Michie: guitar
Produced by David Rubinson, 1974
Mixed at Wally Heider Studios, San Francisco
Recorded by Frank Catero
Mastered by George Horn and Phil Brown
Anita Marie Pointer
b. Jan 23, 1948 Oakland, CA / d. Dec 31, 2022 (74) Beverly Hills, CA
June Antoinette Pointer
b. Nov 30, 1953 Oakland, CA / d. April 11, 2006 (52) Santa Monica CA
Patricia Eva Pointer (Bonny)
b. July 11, 1950 Oakland, / d. June 8, 2020 (69) Los Angeles
Ruth Esther Pointer
b. March 19, 1946 Oakland
The Pointer Sisters came to prominence in the early ‘70s through into the 80s but they actually got going in the sixties, doing gigs and backing up singers like Grace Slick, Boz Scaggs, Elvin Bishop and Betty Davis. They signed with Blue Thumb in 1972 to record their first album. They’ve been awarded three Grammys.
5. Oscar Peterson Four: Weird Blues
(Miles Davis)
If You Could See Me Now: Pablo Records 2310 918
Mississauga / Montreal
Oscar Peterson: piano
Joe Pass: guitar
Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson: bass
Martin Drew: drums
Produced by Norman Granz, 1986
Recorded by Phil Edwards at Fantasy Recording, Berkelay CA 1983
Mastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios
6. The Original Sloth Band w John Davis:: Sloppy Drunk Blues
(JL Williams)
1978.: Troubadour Records TR-006
Toronto ON
John Davis, vocal, piano
Bill Bryans, drums
Tom Evans, mandolin
Mike Gardner, bass
Chris Whiteley, harmonica
Ken Whiteley, washboard
Produced by The Original Sloth Band, 1978
Recorded and mixed by Dan Lanois at Grant Avenue Studios, Hamilton ON
Mastered at JAMF
Recorded Jan 4, 1978
Blind John Davis
b. Hattiesburg, Miss. Dec 7, 1913 / d. Chicago Oct 12, 1985 (71)
When he was 2 yrs old, Davis’s family migrated up to Chicago where he grew up but he was blinded at the age of 9. He took up the piano and got to play on sessions by Big Bill Broonzy, Tampa Red and the original Sonny Boy Williamson between 1937 and 1942. He and Broonzy toured Europe in 1952 but returned to Chicago only to have his house burn down, taking the life of his wife with it. Bruce Iglauer did an album with him for Alligator in 1978.
7. Pink Floyd: Jugband Blues
(Syd Barrett)
A Saucerful Of Secrets: Capitol Canada 6000 Series – ST 6279
London / Cambridge UK
Syd Barrett: guitar, vocals
Roger Waters: bass
Nick Mason: drums
Rick Wright: keys
Salvation Army Band
Produced by Norman Smith, 1968
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, London, by Peter Brown October, 1967
Syd wanted it to be a single but was vetoed by the band and Norman Smith. The song was used as Syd’s send-off from the Floyd, last song on side two of A Saucerful. Syd’s given the writing credit but fails to mention him otherwise in the liner notes to the album even though he played on it as well as a couple of other songs before he was dislodged from the band, replaced by his friend Dave Gilmore.
8. The Plastic Ono Band: Yer Blues
(John Lennon / Paul McCartney)
Live Peace from Toronto 1969: Apple / EMI / Capitol ST 12239
London UK
John Lennon: guitar, vocal
Yoko Ono: vocal
Eric Clapton: guitar
Klaus Voorman: bass
Alan White: drums
Produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono 1969
Recorded live at Toronto Rock & Roll Revival September 13, 1969
Released 2 December 1969
Eric Clapton does his magic at the end of this song although no one seemed to know exactly how it would end. That’s the spirit of true playing! This is considered Canadian Content since it was recorded in Toronto and released in Canada by Capitol Records of Canada, 2 out of 4 MAPL pieces.
9. Bill Bruford’s Earthworks: My Heart Declares A Holiday
(Bill Bruford / Iain Bellamy / Django Bates)
Earthworks: EG Records EGED 48
London UK
Bill Bruford: drums
Iain Bellamy: sax
Django Bates: keys, horns
Mick Hutton: bass
Produced by Dave Stewart and Bill Bruford, 1987
Recorded by Martin Rex at Terminal 24 Studios, London, October 1986
Mixed by Owen Morris and Jim Abbiss at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge UK
William Scott Bruford
b. Sevenoaks Kent, May 17, 1949
Original drummer of Yes (1968 – 72). Better known for his playing with King Crimson. He also performed with Gong, UK and Earthworks.
10. John Prine: Flashback Blues
(John Prine)
John Prine: Atlantic Records SD 8296
Maywood, Illinois
John Prine: guitar, vocals
Reggie Young: lead guitar
Leo LeBlanc: pedal steel
John Christopher: guitar
Bobby Emmons: organ
Bobby Wood: piano
Mike Leach: bass
Gene Chrisman: drums
Bishop Heywood: percussion
Steve Goodman: guitar, harmony vocals
Dave Prine: fiddle
Neil Rosengarden: bass
Produced by Arif Mardin, 1971
Recorded by Dale Smith at American Recording Studios, Memphis
11. Skip Prokop: Baseball Blues
(Skip Prokop)
All Growed Up: Quality Records SV-1948-V
Toronto ON
Skip Prokop: drums, guitar, keys, vocals, banjo
Jamie Kean: lead guitar, bg vocals
Bobbie Elliot: bass
Patti Black: bg vocals
Produced by Skip Prokop, 1977
Recorded by Jim Morgan at Captain Audio, Toronto
Mixed by Jim Morgan at Mutual Street Studios
Mastered by Alan Moy at Lacquer Channel, Toronto
Ronald Harry Prokop
b. Hamilton, ON 13 Dec 1943 / d. 30 Aug 2017 (73) St. Thomas, ON
Ex-Pauper and Lighthouse founding member, drummer from his one and only solo LP. In 1968, after leaving The Paupers, Prokop played drums on the legendary Al Kooper / Mike Bloomfield album The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. He also did some studio work for Janis Joplin after she quit Big Brother and the Holding Company. In 1969 he, along with Paul Hoffert, formed the legendary Toronto band, Lighthouse.
12. Oscar Peterson: Hogtown Blues
(Oscar Peterson)
In Russia: Pablo Records 2625-711
Montreal / Toronto
Oscar Peterson: piano
Produced by Norman Granzinsky, 1976
Recorded Nov 17, 1974 in Tallinn, Estonia
13. Procol Harum: Lime Street Blues
(Gary Brooker / Keith Reid)
45 single bw Whiter Shade of Pale: Deram Records DM 7507
London
Gary Brooker – vocals, piano
Matthew Fisher – Hammond M-102 organ
Ray Royer – guitar
David Knights – bass
Bobby Harrison – drums
Produced by Danny Cordell for New Breed Productions, 1967
Recorded at Olympic Sound, London
14. Ara Bartevian Orchestra & Chorus: Deux Beaux Yeux
(Alexandrerian / Bartevian)
L’Armenie: Mode Serie – MDS-3025
Turkey
Ara Bartevian: conductor
Produced by Vogue Productions Internationale, 1967
Ara Bartevian
1902-1986
Vintage Voices w Laura Gillis: DJ Ray
15. Alfredas Saltys: Augo sode klevelis
(Trad)
Liaudies daino EPs: Independent release
Alfredas Saltys: vocal
Produced 2000
Alfredas Saltys
B. Kėdainiai, Lithuania, 1944
16. Old South Jug Band: Blues, Just Blues, That’s All –
(unknown)
The Jug Bands: Folkways RF Records 6
Louisville KY
Clifford Hayes: violin
Cal Smith: tenor banjo
Earl MacDonald: jug solo
Unknown: six string banjo, coronet
Music compiled by Samuel Charters, 1963
Recorded late 1923
This original blues jugband later became the Dixieland Jug Blowers. This Jugband album features some extremely rare recordings from the ‘20s, some in acoustic studios before the invention of electronic mics.
Side Two
17. Moby Grape: Mr. Blues
(Bob Mosley)
Moby Grape: Columbia Records CL 2698
San Francisco CA
Peter Lewis rhythm guitar, vocals
Bob Mosley bass, vocals
Jerry Miller lead guitar, vocals
Skip Spence rhythm guitar, vocals
Don Stevenson drums, vocals
Produced by Dave Rubinson 1967
Recorded at CBS, Hollywood, CA; March 11 April 25, 1967
18. John Renbourn: Kokomo Blues
(Trad)
Faro Annie: Reprise MS 2082
Totness UK
John Renbourn: guitar
PeterDyer: harmonica
Doris Henderson: vocals
Produced by Bill Leader - 1971
Recorded by Nik Kensey at Livingston Studios
John Renbourn:
(b. London UK 8 August 1944 – d. 26 March 2015, Hawick Stotland)
19. Pat Riccio: Buccaneer’s Blues
(E Hopkin)
Let’s Dance To…: Arc Records – 630
Toronto
Pat Riccio: orchestra leader, alto sax
Produced 1964
Pat Riccio
b. Port Arthur (Thunder Bay) ON 3 Dec 1918 / d Toronto 23 Aug 1982
Joining the RCAF in 1941, he served as music director of the RCAF Streamliners, a 15-piece dance band that performed in England for the BBC and, alternating with Glenn Miller's (US) Army Air Force Band, at the Queensbury Club in London. Returning to Toronto after World War II, Riccio played in, or wrote arrangements for, the local dance bands of Bert Niosi, Mart Kenney, Art Hallman, and others. As a saxophonist, Riccio won polls conducted by CBC radio's 'Jazz Unlimited' in 1947 ('best alto') and 1949 ('best baritone'). Riccio's son Pat Riccio Jr played piano in his teens with Bobby Kris and the Imperials, worked during the 1960s in CBC Halifax pop music shows, and was music director 1975-87 for Anne Murray.
20. Buddy Rich Orchestra: Just Blues
(Edison / Kessell)
Super Rich - Compilation 1969: Verve - V6-8778
(Originally recorded on The Swinging Buddy Rich - 1954)
New York, USA
Buddy Rich – drums
Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
John Simmons – bass
Jimmy Rowles – piano
Benny Carter – alto saxophone
Georgie Auld – tenor saxophone
Bob Lawson – baritone saxophone
Milt Bernhardt – trombone
Johnny Mandel - arranger
Produced by Norman Granz - 1954
Recorded by Dick Olmstead
Bernard "Buddy" Rich
b. Brooklyn NY Sept 30, 1917 / d. Los Angeles CA April 2, 1987 (69)
His father, who saw that Buddy could keep a steady beat with spoons at the age of one. He began playing drums in vaudeville when he was 18 months old, billed as "Traps the Drum Wonder". At the peak of Rich's childhood career, he was reportedly the second-highest paid child entertainer in the world (after Jackie Coogan). Professional career played with greats such as Artie Shaw, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey.
Since Rich's death, a number of memorial concerts have been held. In 1994, the Rich tribute album Burning for Buddy: A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Rich was released. Produced by Rush drummer/lyricist Neil Peart
21. Ken Stanley Orchestra: Crazy Rhythm
(Irving Caesar / Joseph Meyer / Roger Wolfe Kahn)
Ken Stanley at the Piccadilly Club: Everybody Dance! – Arc Records – 524
Toronto ON
Ken Stanley: piano
Jack Bond: trumpet
Danny Stevenson: also sax, clarinet
Gordon Stewart: tenor sax
Bill Pomfret: bass
Roy Edmunds: drums
Produced by Dan Bass, 1962
Kenneth Warriner aka Ken Stanley
b. Liverpool UK 1924 / d. Toronto 1993
22. The Righteous Brothers: B Flat Blues
(Bill Medley / Bob Hatfield)
Right Now!: Barry Records – B-321
Orange Co. CA
Bill Medley: vocal
Bobby Hatfield: vocal
Produced by Bill Medley - 1963
Recorded by Ray Maxwell
The Righteous Brothers were the musical duo of Bobby Hatfield and Bill Medley. They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as
part of a five-member group called The Paramours, but adopted the name "The Righteous Brothers" when they embarked on their recording career as a
duo. They recorded from 1963 through 1975 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. Their emotive vocal style is sometimes dubbed
"blue-eyed soul"
Right Now! was their first LP, originally released on Moonglow Records.
23. Marty Robbins: Singing The Blues
(Melvin Endsley)
Singing the Blues: Harmony – HS 11338
Nashville TN
Produced by Mitch Miller, 1956
Martin David Robinson
b. Glendale AZ September 26, 1925 / d. Memphis December 8, 1982
The Marty Robbins version made it to number one on the Billboard C&W Best Sellers chart for 13 weeks in late 1956
24. Hank Rivers: Hank’s Travelling Blues
(Henri LaRiviere)
Hank’s Centennial Travels: RCA Camden CAL 2179
Hawksbury ON
Hank Rivers: vocal
Ted Daigle: guitar
Gilvert Glazier: guitar
Joe Pino: bass
Byron Stever: drums
Produced by Alan Sherman, 1967
Recorded by Ted Daigle and Russell P Wheaton
25. Ricky Skaggs: Highway 40 Blues
(Ricky Skaggs)
Highways & Heartaches: Epic FE 37996
Cordell, Kentucky
Ricky Skaggs: guitar, mandolin
Rodney Price: drums
Jesse Chambers: bass
Mickey Merritt: piano
Bruce Bouton: steel
Ray Flacke: electric guitar
Bela Fleck: banjo
Produced by Ricky Skaggs 1982
Recorded at Audio Media Recorders, Nashville
Mastered at Masterfonics by Glenn Meadows, Nashville
Ricky Skaggs
b. Cordell KY, 1954
Began playing mando when he was 5. By 6 played mandolin and sang on stage with Bill Monroe. At age 7, he appeared on television's Martha White country music variety show, playing with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs. He also wanted to audition for the Grand Ole Opry at that time, but was told he was too young. Joined The Country Gentlemen in Washington, DC, then played in Emmy-lou Harris’s band for a few years. Has won dozens of awards
26. Buffalo Rebels: Buffalo Blues
(Mick Kipler / Jim Kipler)
45 single bw Donkey Walk: Marlee Records M-0095
Buffalo NY
Jim Kipler: lead uigar
Mick Kipler: sax
Paul Balon: electric guitar
Tommy Gorman: drums
Produced by Tom Shannon and Phil Todaro, 1960
Recorded by Shannon and Todaro, WKBW radio studio, Buffalo NY
The Rebels, aka The Rockin’ Rebels, like John Little’s Band, The Hot Toddies, recorded for Tom Shannon and Phil Todaro, a couple of Buffalo area music hustlers. They recorded the theme to Shannon’s WKBW radio show and called it Wild Weekend. Shannon and Todaro released it locally on their own Marlee label. Two years later it was leased to Swan Records and shot up the charts to #8! To avoid problems with Duane Eddy and his Rebels, the band changed their name to the Buffalo Rebels for this release. They broke up shortly thereafter, in 1962.
27. Plaid: Melifer
(Plaid)
The Digging Remedy: Warp Records - LP277B
London UK
Andy Turner and Ed Handley: electronics
Benet Walsh: flute, guitar
Produced by Plaid 2016
Mastered by Noel Summerville
28. Rodriguez: Inner-City Blues
(Sixto Rodriguez)
Searching For Sugarman Soundtrack: Light In The Attic Records LITA 089
Detroit MI
Rodriguez: acoustic guitar, vocals
Dennis Coffey: electric guitar
Mike Theodore: keys
Bob Babbitt: bass
Andrew Smith: drums
Bob Pengborn: percussion
Produced by Mike Theodore and Dennis Coffey, 1970
Recorded by Milan Bogden & Mike Thodore at Tera-Shirma Studios, Detroit Aug-Sept 1969
Originally released on LP Cold Fact: Sussex Records SXBS 7000
Soundtrack Producers: Matt Sullivan & Rob Santos - 2012
Remastered by Dave Cooley at Elysian Masters
Sixto Diaz Rodriguez
b. July 10, 1942 Detroit / d. August 8, 2023 (81)
The Searching For Sugarman guy himself! His father had immigrated to the United States from Mexico in the 1920s; his mother was also from Mexico. They had joined a large influx of Mexicans who came to the midwest to work in Detroit's industries.
He first got to record a single in 1967 but signed a record deal which saw two albums released around 1970. Of course he was ripped off by the company and unbeknownst to him, was selling huge amounts of records in South Africa (of all places!). Which is the subject for the film about his life, entitled ‘Searching for Sugarman’.
29. Joe Seneca w Ry Cooder: Willie Brown Blues
(Ry Cooder / Joe Seneca)
Crossroads Soundtrack: Warner Brothers Records 92 53991
Cleveland Ohio
Joe Seneca: vocal
Ry Cooder: guitar
John Price: drums
Nathan East: bass
Jim Dickinson: piano
Frank Frost: Harmonica
John ‘Juke’ Logan: harmonica
Produced by Ry Cooder, 1986
Recorded at Ocean Way Studios by Mark Ettel
Mixed by George Massenburg at The Complex
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
Joe Senca aka Joel McGhee Jr.
b. January 14, 1919 Cleveland Ohio / d. August 15, 1996 (77) NYC
He is best known for Willie Brown in Crossroads (1986). Before his acting career, he belonged to the R&B singing group The Three Riffs, which was active from the late 1940s and performed at upscale supper clubs in New York City. He was also a songwriter and had big hits with "Talk to Me", sung by Little Willie John, and "Break It to Me Gently," which was a smash hit by Brenda Lee in 1962
30. Bob Robinson & Dark Angel Blues Band: Matchbox Blues
(Carl Perkins)
Demo Tape
Toronto ON
Bob Robinson: vocals
Paul Corbett: guitar
Moose Moszynski: guitar, harp
Kevin Cooke: bass
John Moszynski: drums
Ed Zankowski: tenor, alto sax
Stu Elliot: baritone sax
Dopug Balfour: keys, accordion
Produced by Peter Hudson and Kevin Cooke, 1989
Recorded at Friendly Pirate Studios, Spring 1989
My friend Paul Lyon turned me on to these guys. He knew Moose Moszynski who sent this tape to me.
31. Hank Snow: Singing The Blues
(Melvin Endsley)
I Went To Your Wedding: RCA Camden – CAS-2348(e)
Brooklyn NS
Hank Snow: vocal, guitar
Unknown others
Produced 1969
Melvin Endsley (30 January 1934 – 16 August 2004) was a musician, singer, and songwriter best known for writing the song "Singing the Blues", along with over 400 songs recorded by hundreds of artists since 1956. Some of the artists that have recorded his songs include Johnny Cash, Marty Robbins, Andy Williams, Paul McCartney, Stonewall Jackson, and Ricky Skaggs.
The song was first recorded and released by Marty Robbins in 1956. The best-known recording was released in October 1956 by Guy Mitchell and spent ten weeks at number 1 on the U.S. It was performed live by Paul McCartney on the MTV show Unplugged in 1991
32. Ringo Starr: Beaucoups Of Blues
(Buzz Rabin)
Beaucoups Of Blues: Apple Records - SMAS 3368
Liverpool UK
Ringo Starr vocals, drums, acoustic guitar
Jim Buchanan fiddle
Charlie Daniels guitar
Pete Drake pedal steel guitar
D.J. Fontana drums
Buddy Harman bass guitar
Chuck Howard guitar
Roy Huskey Jnr bass guitar
The Jordanaires backing vocals
Ben Keith pedal steel guitar
Kennedy guitar
Dave Kirby guitar
Grover Lavernder fiddle
Charlie McCoy harmonica
Sorrells Pickard guitar
Jerry Reed guitar
George Richey fiddle
Jerry Shook guitar
Produced by Pete Drake 1970
Recorded by Scottie Moore 30 June and 1 July 1970 at Music City Recorders,
Nashville,
Released 28 September 1970
Ringos 1st solo album (Sentimental Journey) released March & then released
Beaucoups of Blues in September, 1970
33. Stompin’ Tom Connors: Handyman Blues
(T C Connors)
At The Gumboot Clogeroo: Boot Records - BOS 7180
Halton Hills, ON
Tom Connors: all instruments
David Zdriluk: bass
Produced by Dr. Tom Connors,1977
34. Buck Clayton & Count Basie All-Stars: Blue Goose Special
(Jack Hutton)
Buck Clayton's Canadian Caper: Vibra Records D5-MM-63/2
Los Angeles CA
Buck Clayton: trumpet
Earle Warren: sax
Jackie Williams: drums
Sir Charles Thompson: piano
Tommy Potter: bass
Produced by Fred Edge, Mike Cassidy and Ed Ingraham, 1963
Recorded by Bill Dowding live at the Colonial Tavern, Toronto, July 1963
Wilbur Dorsey "Buck" Clayton
b. November 12, 1911 Parsons, Kansas / d. December 8, 1991 NYC (80)
Trumpeter Buck Clayton played briefly in Basie's band before going to Shanghai in the 1930s to play jazz. The Chinese influence on his music never left him! He came back to the States at the beginning of the Sino-Japanese war (1937) and worked as an arranger for numerous jazz outfits. He then toured Europe with Mezz Mezzrow. In the 1950s he recorded the bulk of his output before somehow bringing his band to Toronto where they were recorded this "Canadian themed" album live at the Colonial Tavern in Toronto. Songs included Squid Jiggin' Ground, Allouette, North Atlantic Squadron, Canadian Sunset, Thousand Islands Song, Saskatchewan and Canadian Capers.
The Colonial Tavern on Yonge St. in Toronto had an amazing history. Artists from Gene Krupa to Jeff Healey, Thelonius Monk to BB King, Earl Hines to Oscar Peterson, Big Mama Thornton to Bo Diddley and literally hundreds of others performed there. It operated as a jazz and blues venue from the 1950s through the 70s when it was ripped down. A vacant lot is all that's left. *