Sunday, March 30, 2008

Pete Fountain and The New Orleans All Stars - Pickwick Records

Pete Fountain and The New Orleans All Stars



1962 Pickwick La Nouvelle Generation NG-1718

Side One:
1. South Rampart Street Parade (Pete Fountain)
2. Sensation Rag (Pete Fountain)
3. Sunset in Paradise (New Orleans All Stars)
4. In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (New Orleans All Stars)
5. Bayou Blues (New Orleans All Stars)

Side Two:
1. Jazz Me Blues (Pete Fountain)
2. Bugle Call Rag (Pete Fountain)
3. St. James Infirmary (New Orleans All Stars)
4. When the Saints Go Marching In (New Orleans All Stars)

Liner Notes:

A Canadian budget-label collection split between Dixieland legend Pete Fountain and the New Orleans All Stars featuring Pete Fountain. Side one features a live track from Fountain.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Pete Fountain vs.Al Hirt Battle Royal - Trolley Car Records

Pete Fountain vs. Al Hirt
Battle Royal



1972 Trolley Car Records TC 5012
Side A:
1. South Rampart Street Parade (Live)
2. Bugle Call Rag (Live)
3. Sensation Rag (Live)
4. That's A Plenty
5. Basin Street Blues

Side B:
1. Stormy Weather
2. Pitter Patter
3. Whipped Cream (special guest) Louis Armstrong
4. Tiger Rag
5. Sweet Georgia Brown


Liner Notes:

This record is the same as "Bourbon Street Pete Fountain - Al Hirt" and has the same catalog number and back cover as the other LP by Trolley Car Records. Both versions are hard to find, this version more difficult to find. It has the same 5 tracks by Pete Fountain, 5 by Al Hirt, Louis Armstrong appears on one track. Not sure the story behind the two covers or the actual release year. I did some research and narrowed it down the best I could. Mixture of live and studio music. The recordings are from the early part of Pete's career.

Al Hirt - Pete Fountain Bourbon Street - Trolley Car Records

Bourbon Street
Al Hirt - Pete Fountain



1972 Trolley Car Records TC 5012
Side A:
1. South Rampart Street Parade (Live)
2. Bugle Call Rag (Live)
3. Sensation Rag (Live)
4. That's A Plenty
5. Basin Street Blues

Side B:
1. Stormy Weather
2. Pitter Patter
3. Whipped Cream (special guest) Louis Armstrong
4. Tiger Rag
5. Sweet Georgia Brown


Liner Notes:

The title of this LP is "Bourbon Street" on the cover, the back cover and actual record is "Battle Royal" and has the same catalog number as the record "Battle Royal Pete Fountain vs Al Hirt" by Trolley Car Records. Both versions are hard to find. It has 5 tracks by Pete Fountain, 5 by Al Hirt, Louis Armstrong appears on one track. Mixture of live and studio music. The recordings are from the early part of Pete's career.