Pete Fountain's 82nd Birthday - News

Happy 82nd Birthday Pete!

Pete Fountain, Jazz Clarinetist, was born on July 3, 1930 in New Orleans. He has entertained us for decades and we all wish him the best.

We wish Pete a happy 82nd birthday, and may he continue to "toot" and make music for many more years.

Pete's Baby Photo

Pete Fountain at New Orleans Jazz Fest - News

Jazz Legend Pete Fountain Pleases Fans with the Standards

By Katie Van Syckle NOLA.com

Pete Fountain took the stage at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday afternoon as any legend should - supported by a bevy of talented musicians, there to let the 81-year-old shine. Fountain, a.k.a "Mr. New Orleans," is considered by many to be the ambassador of Dixieland Jazz. Also a fixture during Carnival season, Fountain's "Half-Fast Walking Club" has been leading the downtown parade route on Mardi Gras since 1960.

Photo By Katie Van Syckle

Pete Fountain plays during New Orleans Jazz Fest accompanied

by his great-granddaughter Isabella singing, "What a Wonderful World."

Fans were pouring out the sides of the tent as the crowd chanted, "Let's go, Pete!" to greet the artist with a standing ovation. Smart phones lined the stage to snap his image.

"Mr. Music, Mr. Pete Fountain," his emcee said.

"Yeah Pete!" The crowd responded. In the middle of "Lazy River" the legend leaned on a stool to his right for support, but his smile did not fade. He enraptured the crowd during "Basin Street Blues." The air smelled like the recognizable Jazz Fest triumvirate of trampled grass, sweat and beer. A seated patron shushed chatter in the back row.

To the left of the stage, couples embraced in dance on a wooden surface reserved for the purpose. Fountain invited his great-granddaughter, Isabella, to the stage for an adorable rendition of "It's a Wonderful World." After a rousing response from fans, and a kiss for her great-grandfather, like any good diva, Isabella was wisked off stage and into the crowd.

The second line, led by three enthusiastic umbrella carriers, picked up steam. A man with a thick white beard, high socks and a tag that read "free hugs" did a robot dance across the tent. As Fountain served his trademark "A Walk with Thee," the second line still was in full swing, but the majority of the crowd sat calmly and respectfully.

For a moment, the reserved tent seemed like the polar opposite of any Springsteen-rock induced mayhem transpiring across the Fair Grounds at the Acura Stage. Then, a breeze of smoke blew by, and it was clear that although vibes may be diverse, some Fest fans are on the same party page.

News: Al Hirt and Pete Fountain

Al Hirt and Pete Fountain
The Times-Picayune Covers 175 Years of New Orleans History

Trumpeter Al Hirt and clarinetist Pete Fountain, one bearded, the other bald, personified good-time New Orleans jazz for decades. Friends and frequent collaborators, they released popular recordings, appeared on national TV and presided over Bourbon Street nightclubs bearing their names.

Nicknamed "Jumbo," Hirt embodied the city’s rollicking spirit in his performances and voracious appetites. From 1962 to 1983, he operated the Al Hirt Club on Bourbon. He recorded more than 50 albums. He won a Grammy Award in 1964 for his recording of the Allen Toussaint-penned instrumental "Java," which ascended to No. 4 on the pop charts. Other hits included "Sugar Lips" and "Cotton Candy."

He briefly hosted his own TV show on CBS. He performed for six presidents, for Princess Grace in Monaco, and for Pope John Paul II at the University of New Orleans in 1987.

His artistic success contrasted with turbulence in other areas of his life. Three of his four marriages failed, and unsuccessful business deals in the 1970s and ’80s led to lawsuits. He died of liver failure in 1999 at age 76.

The son of a Dixie beer truck driver, Fountain emerged as the most famous ambassador of traditional Dixieland jazz. In the late 1950s, two years as the featured soloist on "The Lawrence Welk Show" made him a star. The 1959 album "Pete Fountain’s New Orleans" contains what is arguably the definitive "A Closer Walk," marked by his impeccably rich clarinet tone. His 59 appearances on "The Tonight Show" during the Johnny Carson era fueled six-figure sales of his albums.

Indicative of his unofficial status as "Mr. New Orleans," Fountain has navigated the downtown parade route at the head of his Half-Fast Walking Club on nearly every Mardi Gras morning since 1960.

Also in 1960, he opened his first Bourbon Street nightclub. From 1977 to 2003, he was the featured act at another club in the Hilton Riverside. After closing it, he accepted a regular gig at a casino near his 10,000-square-foot weekend home in Bay St. Louis, Miss.

Hurricane Katrina’s tidal surge obliterated that home and its collection of memorabilia. Two strokes suffered since the storm have made speaking difficult for him. But Fountain can still "toot" on the clarinet, and, at 81, plans to continue as long as he is able.

By Keith Spera, The Times-Picayune The Times-Picayune

Dixieland Essentials - Stardust Records

Dixieland Essentials

2011 - Stardust Records

01. Jazz Me Blues
02. Basin Street Blues
03. Struttin' With Some Barbecue
04. Muskrat Ramble
05. When The Saints Go Marching In
06. St. James Infirmary
07. Bourbon Street Parade
08. Farewell Blues
09. At The Jazz Band Ball
10. Tin Roof Blues
11. South Rampart Street Parade
12. Milenberg Joys
13. Washboard Blues
14. Wabash Blues
15. Someday Sweetheart
16. When It's Sleepy Time Down South
17. Beale Street Blues
18. Ballin' The Jack
19. I've Got A Right To Sing The Blues
20. I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
21. That's A Plenty
22. Dipper Mouth Blues
23. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
24. St. Louis Blues
25. I've Found A New Baby
26. Panama
27. Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans
28. Black And Blue
29. Careless Love
30. Wang Wang Blues

Liner Notes:

Dixieland from New Orleans: Naturally that's where it all started, back before the turn of the century. New Orleans - where the old time marching jazz came into being: Where Ragtime: Barrel House, old and present day Dixieland all originated: And the best Dixieland is still coming from this famous bend in the Mississippi.

This is yet another MP3 only download compilation from various times in Pete's long career. 30 tracks, great sound quality .

Crazy - Classic Records

Crazy

2011 - Classic Records

01. Muskrat Ramble
02. Paradise
03. Running Wild
04. Wolverine Blues
05. Your Cheatin' Heart
06. Amazing Grace
07. Basin Street Blues
08. Crazy
09. Georgia
10. I Can't Stop Loving You
11. It Had to Be You
12. Jazz Me Blues
13. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
14. Lazy River
15. Marie

Liner Notes:

Dixieland from New Orleans: Naturally that's where it all started, back before the turn of the century. New Orleans - where the old time marching jazz came into being: Where Ragtime: Barrel House, old and present day Dixieland all originated: And the best Dixieland is still coming from this famous bend in the Mississippi.

This is yet another MP3 only download compilation from various times in Pete's long career. Great sound quality .

Pete Fountain at Jazz Fest 2011 - News

Pete Fountain fires up a second-line
at New Orleans Jazz Fest

New Orleans legend Pete Fountain plays with his granddaughter,
Danielle Scheib on the washboard at the Economy Hall Tent during his set Sunday at Jazz Fest.

Twenty minutes before Pete Fountain's Sunday afternoon set at the New Orleans Jazz Fest, Melissa Ensley of Slidell settled into a second-row seat, and turned to me with a question?

"So are you a big Pete Fountain fan?"

As I was about to reply, she pulled from her bag a vintage copy of Fountain's 1964 LP "Licorice Stick," showing off the fresh autograph on the cover. "My earliest musical memory was listening to this with my dad," she said. "We come to see Pete Fountain every year. We can't miss him."

Clearly that was the collective feeling in the Economy Hall tent, where people packed the aisles 10 deep. When the 80-year-old great-granddad of New Orleans traditional jazz climbed onto the stage, surrounded by his seven-piece band, the crowd roared up, clapping and whistling, cell phone cameras held aloft.

A standing ovation before he played his first note. It would be one of four he'd receive during the hour-long set. Hurricanes and health problems may have taken a toll on Fountain, slowing him down a bit, but he still knows how to grab the audience and force them out of their chairs. With Tim Laughlin accompanying on clarinet, he pumped out the old favorites - "Clarinet Marmalade," "Up the Lazy River," and "Basin Street Blues," - his feet tapping to the music.

For "St. Louis Blues," his granddaughter, Danielle Scheib, 32, joined him on washboard, her spoons zipping over the metal surface adding a Zydeco beat. At the end of the song she gave gramps a hug, prompting another roar from the audience.

Dressed in an untucked blue and white button down and white pants, Fountain shared the microphone with Laughlin, tag teaming it through "A Closer Walk With Thee," and "Struttin' with Some BBQ," backed up by Mark Mullins on trombone, Connie Jones on coronet, Tom Maggiore on sax, Olivier "Sticks" Felix on bass, Allyn Young on guitar and John Royen on piano. As he wound into "When the Saints Go Marching In," with Scheib back on the washboard, a second line snaked through the aisles, umbrellas in the air, handkerchiefs waving.

At the end of the song, Fountain bowed to the roaring applause, put his flat cap on his head and exited stage right. A crowd gathered by the barricades, calling out for autographs and photos.

In the second row, Ensley packed up her LP. "With that, we're going home for the day," she said. "Nothing can beat it."

Credits: Published: Sunday, May 01, 2011, 7:30 PM
By Susan Langenhennig, The Times-Picayune NOLA.com

News - Pete Fountain, Mardi Gras 2011 and the Half-Fast Walkng Club

Pete Fountain Celebrates Another Year on the Avenue
Report by WWL TV

He's usually the first attraction of the day on the Uptown parade route for Mardi Gras and today was no exception. New Orleans treasure Pete Fountain lead his Half-Fast Walking Club right down the St. Charles route, making this year 51.

Pete Fountain talks to WWL's Chris Miller about the 51st year with the Half-Fast Walking Club:



''It's my day, it's my day, I enjoy being around the guys and the musicians, just everything,'' Fountain explained.

Watch Pete Fountain as the Half-Fast Walking Club begins its trek down St. Charles:

Fountain will be 81 years old in July and said he has no intention of quitting,

hoping next Mardi Gras will be another good one.

''Have a good day and see you on the road. On the route? On the road.''

He is a world famous clarinetist, but most locals just know him as Pete,

and as a wonderfully nice guy.

Video courtesy of WWL TV.

Memorabilia - Pete Fountain & Tami Curtis Ellis 2011 French Quarter Festival Poster

2011 French Quarter Festival Poster

By Louisiana Artist, Tami Curtis Ellis

The 2011 French Quarter Festival Poster highlights New Orleans'
own Pete Fountain, Connie Jones, and Tim Laughlin...

The French Quarter Festival All Stars!
Artist Tami Curtis Ellis placed them as the treasured center piece
among many iconic images that represent the music, architecture, culture,
and food that makes New Orleans what it is and what we love!

Tim Laughlin, Pete Fountain, and Connie Jones perform
as theFrench Quarter Festival All Stars at the French
Quarter Festival Press Conference in Jackson Square.



Pete Fountain signs his image in the original artwork for the poster.


Connie Jones signs his image in the original poster artwork
as Pete Fountain and Tami Curtis Ellis look on.

Photo op time with Louisiana artist, Tami Curtis Ellis and
the French Quarter Festival All Stars, Tim Laughlin, Pete
Fountain, and Connie Jones. The three legendary musicians
were the inspiration and the center piece on the 2011 French
Quarter Festival poster artwork this year.

Pete Fountain, Tim Laughlin, and Connie Jones each signed
their own image in the original painting.

It just doesn't get any cooler than that!!!

The posters are signed, numbered and printed in a rich colored silk screen process. To order yours, visit the official French Quarter Festival website at www.fqfi.org.

To see more of Tami's art, visit her website at www.tamicurtisellis.com

Monk Hazel And His New Orleans Jazz Kings - GHB Records

Monk Hazel And His New Orleans Jazz Kings
featuring Pete Fountain

2009 GHB Records BDC-117

Drummer Monk Hazel is joined on these two sessions, recorded in 1955 and 1957, by the then unknown trumpeter Al Hirt and clarinetist Pete Fountain. The 13 tracks here represent Hazel's full recorded output as a leader and include 5 songs unreleased before.

CD Listing:
1. Panama
2. Of All the Wrongs
3. I Used to Love You
4. Long Way to Tipperary
5. Gypsy Love Song [#] unreleased

Personnel on tracks 1 -5:
Al Hirt - Trumpet
Jack Delaney - Trombone
Pete Fountain - Clarinet
Joe Capraro- Guitar
Roy Zimmerman- Piano
Phil Darois - String Bass
Monk Hazel - Drums - Mellophone
Rita St Claire - Vocal

6. Angry
7. Basin Street Blues
8. Let Me Call You Sweetheart
9. When You're Smiling
10. Ja Da #1 [#] unreleased
11. Ja Da #2 [#] unreleased
12. Kiss Me Again [#] unreleased
13. Sin to Tell a Lie [#] unreleased

Personnel on tracks 6 -13:
Dutch Andrus - Trumpet
Jack Delaney - Trombone
Harry Shields - Clarinet
Roy Zimmerman - Piano
Chink Martin - Bass - Tuba
Monk Hazel - Drums
Jackie Blaine - Vocal

Liner Notes:

Certain types of musicians are born to be legends. People like Buddy Bolden, Bix Beiderbecke, Paul Mares, Leon Roppolo, Larry Shields and Monk Hazel are the stuff that jazz dreams are made of. But of the quintet names above, Little Monk is the only one left on this sphere, still sparking great jazz combinations. Always insufficiently recorded in years gone by in fact his last recording session fronting his own band dates back to December 1928 when he waxed four sides under the name of "Monk Hazel and his Bienville Roof Garden". Monk's work is mainly remembered by those fortunate enough to see him in person here or on his occasional sensational forays into New York, Chicago, or Hollywood.

If you're one of those unfortunates who have been told so many times, "You should have been here last night! Monk Hazel was on the stand" you'll welcome these nine sides, because they're just the way he played the night you missed him. Principally famed as the greatest of Dixieland drummers, Monk is also celebrated for his work on cornet and e-flat valve trombone plus his great mellophone solo's one which you will hear on the tune "It's A Long Way To Tipperary."

You'll be knocked out, nevertheless, by the unique Hazel beat as present herein, occupying the spotlight in the rhythm section that includes not only the tuba work on side two by Chink Martin, Sr. but the string bass of Phil Darois with that fabulous beat which has become identified with music generating in this Crescent City.

On both sessions you hear Roy Zimmerman the veteran New Orleans piano man stressing sustained improvisation in middle and upper register and extracting rich tones from the piano bass. On clarinet side two fresh from the critical acclaim heaped on his melodious horn in all of the jazz periodical, following his first Southland appearance with the Johnny Wiggs Group (S-LP 200), you'll hear Harry Shields even more carefully recorded, and full of the quiet fire that made for him an overnight world-wide reputation. You'll never get his solo on the verse to "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" out of your mind.

On Side One the big tone of Pete Fountain clarinet who reminds one of the late and great Irving Fazola, and it is a rare privilege to be able to present him now surrounded by men of his own caliber in his finest recorded performance. Jack Delaney's fluent trombone (heard on both sides) which has in the past year captured the fancies and hearts of all of New Orleans, alternates flexibly between "Tailgate" and "High Register" in a manner that confounds so many of the older heads here and then tosses in solos full of freshness and facility rivalling Brunis and Teagarden.

The driving trumpet you'll hear on Side One is a rare treat. Al Hirt has been a outstanding "job" musician around New Orleans for many a year. Obviously for no good reason, he's never been recorded with a Dixieland band before. You'll be shocked, when you hear this wonderful horn to realize that a jazzman of this caliber can get lost in any city. Southland apologizes for the whole record industry, but offers Al Hirt here in his highly successful disc debut. On Side Two you hear Dutch Andrus on trumpet, a current start in his own right carries this session along in masterly fashion. Dutch has established himself already as one of New Orleans outstanding jazzmen. He sat regularly with the town's finest, and they love to play with his typically New Orleans lead horn. On Side One you hear the top man in his field today on guitar "Joe Capraro" with his big full tone and stimulated rhythm.

Southland was so impressed with the fine singing of Rita St Claire that we took this opportunity to offer her to you. On Side One you will hear Rita St Claire backed by this exciting Dixieland ensemble in "All The Wrongs You Done To Me" and "It's A Long Way To Tipperary" - you hear this gorgeous voice. She is a natural, her singing is effortless, her pitch true, her tone full and thrilling.

On Side Two you hear the great blues singer Jackie Blaine giving Spencer Williams great blues "Basin Street Blues" a grand treatment.

Joe Mares, Jr.

The Very Best of Pete Fountain - Unlimited Media

The Very Best of Pete Fountain
Unlimited Media

The Very Best of Pete Fountain
Record Label: Unlimited Media
Originally released: 12-08-2008

1. Dobro Moon
2. Margie
3. Going Home
4. Jazz Me Blues
5. South Rampart Street Parade
6. That's a Plenty
7. The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise
8. The Lazy River
9. Bugle Call Rag
10. Farewell Blues
11. High Society
12. When the Saints Go Marching in

Live Performance In New Orleans - Setco Records

Live Performance In New Orleans
Setco Records

Live Performance In New Orleans
Record Label: Setco
Originally released: 01-FEB-2009

Reissue of 1962 Camden Records CAS-727(e) Stereo / CA-727

1. When the Saints Go Marching In
2. High Society
3. Farewell Blues
4. Darktown Strutter's Ball
5. Ballin' the Jack
6. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
7. Muskrat Ramble
8. 12th Street Rag
9. Tin Roof Blues
10. Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey

Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey - Setco Records

Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey
Setco Records

Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey
Record Label: Setco
Originally released: 01-FEB-2009

Reissue of 1962 Camden Records CAS-727(e) Stereo / CA-727

1. Won't You Come Home, Bill Bailey
2. High Society
3. 12th Street Rag
4. Ballin' the Jack
5. When the Saints Go Marching In
6. Farewell Blues
7. Darktown Strutter's Ball
8. Muskrat Ramble
9. Tin Roof Blues
10. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

Pete's Beat - CEMA Special Markets

Pete's Beat
CEMA Special Markets

2008 EMI reissue of 1992 CEMA Special Markets S21-56649

CD Listing
1. When You're Smiling
2. Oh, Lady Be Good
3. 'way Down Yonder In New Orleans
4. Someday Sweetheart
5. Avalon
6. Honeysuckle Rose
7. Rosetta
8. Shine
9. The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)
10. You Can Depend On Me
11. Do You Know What It Means (To Miss New Orleans)
12. Deep Purple

Liner Notes:

A showcase for Pete's clarinet, these recordings should appeal more to fans of the mellow, softer Pete than of his driving New Orleans dixieland style music. No credits listed or liner notes here, pretty much a budget release. It's Pete with a small group of unidentified musicians on the xylophone, guitar, bass and drums. The accompaniment is swinging, crisp, and rather lean, thanks in some measure to the absence of a piano, but none of the supporting musicians measures up to the capabilities of the leader during the solos. Except for two obvious selections , there is nothing to identify this with New Orleans but this is still a very enjoyable small group swing set.

Tradition Runs Deep: Blues, Folk & Jazz - Tradition Records

Tradition Runs Deep: Blues, Folk & Jazz
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

Tradition Runs Deep: Blues, Folk & Jazz
Record Label: Tradition
Originally released: 14-JUL-1998

1. You Got To Move Artist: Mississippi Fred McDowell
2. John Henry Artist: Etta Baker
3. In New Orleans (House Of The Rising Sun) Artist: Leadbelly
4. More Pretty Girls Than One Artist: Woody Guthrie
5. Treat Everybody Right Artist: Big Bill Broonzy
6. Jack O' Diamonds Artist: Odetta
7. Down In The Willow Garden Artist: Kossoy Sisters, Eric Darling
8. Walk On Artist: Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee
9. See See Rider Artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
10. Balky Mule Blues Artist: Blind Lemon Jefferson
11. I'm Not Rough Artist: Louis Armstrong
12. Oop Bop Sh-Bam Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
13. Cherokee Artist: Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra
14. Bayou Blues Artist: Pete Fountain
15. Bamba Samba Artist: Woody Herman, Charlie Byrd

Dixieland Jazz Fever - X5 Music Group

Dixieland Jazz Fever
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

Dixieland Jazz Fever
Record Label: X5 Music Group
Originally released: 29-04-2008

1. Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White Artist: Al Hirt
2. Moon Over Dixie Artist: Duke Ellington
3. Shine Artist: Al Hirt
4. Rock a Bye Your Baby With a Dixie Melody Artist: Al Jolson
5. Dixie Jamboree Artist: Nat King Cole
6. Margie Artist: Pete Fountain
7. Dixie Artist: Al Caiola
8. High Society Artist: Pete Fountain
9. I Wanna Be Like You (Live) Artist: Kenny Ball
10. Alexanders Rag Time Band Medley Artist: The Beverley Sisters
11. Bugle Call Rag Artist: Benny Goodman
12. High Society Artist: Sidney Bechet
13. King Porter Stomp Artist: Glenn Miller
14. Maple Leaf Rag Artist: Sidney Bechet
15. Savoy Blues Artist: Acker Bilk
16. That's a Plenty Artist: Tommy Dorsey
17. Tiger Rag Artist: Alvino Rey
18. When the Saints Go Marchin´ in Artist: Louis Armstrong
19. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Artist: Bill Coleman
20. South Rampart Street Parade Artist: Bob Crosby
21. Muskrat Ramble Artist: Dean Martin
22. Careless Love Artist: The American Patrol Orchestra
23. Beale Street Mama Artist: Cab Calloway
24. Chinatown My Chinatown Artist: Chet Atkins
25. Weary Blues Artist: Tommy Dorsey

It Might As Well Be Swing - Ranwood Records

It Might As Well Be Swing
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

It Might As Well Be Swing
Record Label: Ranwood
Originally released: 24-AUG-1999

Artist: Glenn Miller
1. Tuxedo Junction
2. Chattanooga Choo Choo
3. Pennsylvania 6-5000
4. Sun Valley Jump
5. Bugle Call Rag
6. I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo
7. Perfidia
8. Runnin' Wild

Artist: Lawrence Welk
9. Take The "A" Train
10. One O'clock Jump
11. Christopher Columbus
12. King Porter Stomp
13. Caravan
14. That Old Black Magic
15. Organ Grinder's Swing
16. Tangerine

Artist: Pete Fountain
17. Cheek To Cheek
18. Alice Blue Gown
19. Runnin' Wild

Artist: Myron Floren
20. Pennsylvania Polka
21. The Thunder Polka
22. Jolly Polka

Legends Of Jazz Vol. One - Synergy Records

Legends Of Jazz Vol. One
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

Legends Of Jazz Vol. One - Synergy Records
Record Label: Synergy Records
Originally released: 1999

1. April In Paris Artist: Count Basie
2. Don’T Blame Me Artist: Charlie Parker, Miles Davis
3. Ain't Nobody's Business Artist: Billie Holiday
4. Jazz Is His Old Lady Artist: Earl "Fatha" Hines
5. Eubie's Boogie Artist: Lionel Hampton
6. Sensation Rag Artist: Pete Fountain
7. Birth Of The Blues Artist: Cab Calloway
8. Tain't What You Do Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
9. Love Me Or Leave Me Artist: Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan
10. Riff Raff Artist: Charlie Parker
11. Diga Diga Do Artist: Lena Horne
12. Accentuate The Positive Artist: Lionel Hampton

Big Band Swing Volume 1 - Synergy Records

Big Band Swing Volume 1
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

Big Band Swing Volume 1
Record Label: Synergy Records
Originally released: 1999

1. April In Paris Artist: Count Basie
2. The Jumpin' Jive Artist: Glenn Miller
3. Frankie and Johnny Artist: Benny Goodman
4. You Are My Everything Artist: Tommy Dorsey
5. I Ain't Got Nobody Artist: Louis Armstrong
6. Dark Eyes Artist: Stan Kenton
7. Pennsylvania 6-5000 Artist: Glenn Miller
8. Sunset In Paradise Artist: Pete Fountain
9. Stompin' At The Savoy Artist: Benny Goodman
10. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) Artist: Lena Horne
11. Little Girl Artist: Tommy Dorsey
12. Chatanooga Choo Choo Artist: Glenn Miller
13. It Might As Well Be Spring Artist: Stan Kenton
14. Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey Artist: Louis Armstrong
15. I Can't Get Started Artist: Artie Shaw
16. Moonlight in Vermont Artist: Tommy Dorsey

When The Saints Go Marching In (EP) - K-Tel Records

When The Saints Go Marching In (EP)
Various Artists Featuring Pete Fountain

When The Saints Go Marching In (EP)
Record Label: K-Tel
Originally released: Feb 8, 2010

1. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: Mickey Gilley
2. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: Pete Fountain
3. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: Mel McDaniel
4. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: The Emeralds
5. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: Tiny Tim
6. When The Saints Go Marching In Artist: Star Sound Orchestra

Mardi Gras Parade Music from New Orleans - Southland/GHB Records

Mardi Gras Parade Music from New Orleans
Southland/GHB Records

1994 (CD) GHB Records BHB 107

1974 (Vinyl) GHB Records GHB-107 (re-issue with added cover text)

1955 - Southland LP-207 Mono

1959 - GHB-107 Mono

CD track listing:

1. Mardi Gras Parade
Emile Christian and His New Orleans Jazz Band
Mike Lala (Trumpet)
Harry Shields (Clarinet)
Bob Havens (Trombone)
Emile Christian (Trombone)
Armand Hug (Piano)
Joe Carparo (Banjo)
Monk Hazel (Drums)

2. Bourbon Street Parade
Santo Pecora and His New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Santo Pecora (Trombone)
Lester Bouchon (Clarinet)
Thomas Jefferson (Trumpet)
Phil Darois (String Bass)
Roy Zimmerman (Piano)
Johnny Edwards (Drums)

3. March of the Bob Cats
Pete Fountain and His New Orleans Band
Eddie Miller (Tenor Sax)
Pete Fountain (Clarinet)
Al Hirt (Trumpet)
Stan Wrightsman (Piano)
Morty Corb (Bass)
Ray Baudec (Drums)
Abe Lincoln (Trombone)

4. Buzzards Parade
Sharkey and His Kings of Dixieland
Sharkey Bonano (Trumpet)
Harry Shields (Clarinet)
Bob Havens (Trombone)
Armand Hug (Piano)
Joe Capraro (Banjo)
Monk Hazel (Drums)
Chink Martin (Bass)

5. King Zulu Parade
Johnny Wiggs and His New Orleans Kings
Johnny Wiggs (Cornet)
Raymond Burke (Clarinet)
Emile Christian (Trombone)
Jeff Riddick (Piano)
Edmond Souchon, MD (Banjo)
Paul Barbarin (Drums)
Sherwood Mangiapane (Tuba)

6. High Society
Sharkey and His Kings of Dixieland
Sharkey Bonano (Trumpet)
Harry Shields (Clarinet)
Bob Havens (Trombone)
Armand Hug (Piano)
Joe Capraro (Banjo)
Monk Hazel (Drums)
Chink Martin (Bass)

7. While We Danced at the Mardi Gras
Al Hirt and His Jazz Band
Al Hirt (Trumpet)
Harry Shields (Clarinet)
Bob Havens (Trombone)
Joe Capraro (Guitar)
Paul Edwards (Drums)
Roy Zimmerman (Piano)
Phil Darois (String Bass)

8. If Ever I Cease to Love
Johnny Wiggs and His New Orleans Kings
Johnny Wiggs (Cornet)
Raymond Burke (Clarinet)
Emile Christian (Trombone)
Jeff Riddick (Piano)
Edmond Souchon, MD (Banjo)
Paul Barbarin (Drums)
Sherwood Mangiapane (Tuba)

9. South Rampart Street Parade
10. Got to the Mardi Gras
11. Moose Parade - Raymond Burke, Jefferson
12. Why Don't You Go to New Orleans - Jim Beatty Listen
13. Joe Avery's Whoopin' Blues Listen
14. Second Line Listen
15. When the Saints Go Marching In Listen
16. Day After Mardi Gras

Vinyl Track Listing:
Side 1
1. Mardi Gras on Parade, Emile Christian and His New Orleans Jazz Band
2. Bourbon Street Parade, Santo Pecora and his New Orleans Rhythm Kings
3. March of the Bob Cats, Pete Fountain and his New Orleans Band
4. New Orleans Parade, George Girard and his New Orleans Five
5. Basin Street Blues, Thomas Jefferson's Creole Jazz Band

Side 2
1. King Zulu Parade, Johnny Wiggs and his New Orleans Kings
2. High Society, Sharkey and his Kings of Dixieland
3. While We Dance at the Mardi Gras, Al Hirt and his Jazz Band
4. Buzzard's Parade, Sharkey and his Kings of Dixieland
5. If I Ever Cease To Love; Johnny Wiggs and his New Orleans Kings

LINER NOTES:

PERSONNEL
In Order Of Appearance
Emile Christian And His New Orleans Jazz Band
Santo Pecora And His New Orleans Rhythm Kings
Pete Fountain And His New Orleans Band
Sharkey And His Kings Of Dixieland - #4, 6
Johnny Wiggs And His Kings Of Dixieland - #5, 8
Al Hirt And His Jazz Band
The Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band
The Young Men Of New Orleans
Thomas Jefferson/Raymond Burke
Jim Beatty
Sarah Spencer's Rue Conti Jazz Band
George Buck's Jazzology All Stars
Sammy Duncan And His All Stars
The Lakefront Loungers

"The same spirit that enters the people of (and in) New Orleans during the Mardi Gras time infuses the music of the Carnival season. Music is literally everywhere, whether a brass band in Jackson Square playing 'Saints' for the umpteenth time or a recorded version of the favorite 'Mardi Gras Mambo' being blasted from some huge speakers on the bed of a truck. The juke boxes are stocked with seasonal fare and muzak versions of Carnival hits which fill the ears of shoppers at the mall. Music is the key to the festivities, and in the words of Arthur Hardy, publisher of the Annual 'Mardi Gras Guide,' the city's traditional jazz is the soul of the celebration. On this collection we are treated to sixteen performances of New Orleans jazz that are associated with Mardi Gras. The stylistic thread running throughout this disc is the beat, that unmistakable yet indescribable beat, is the hallmark of the music that accompanies parade season." Liner notes by Jon Pult