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The Salty Dogs Jazz Band w/Darnell Howard-Live At The Hunt Club 6/'55 is set for release this summer. Darnell Howard had a long spanding career, and had played with King Oliver, Earl 'Fatha' Hines, Bob Scobey and others. His main instruments were the clarinet and violin.

TJP 2130 'Traditional Dixieland Jazz Volume #1--Trad Jazz For Purists.
Salty Dogs JB, Bay City JB, Tammany Hall Jazz Stompers, etc. Perdorming musicians: Jack Carrell,Birch Smith,Bob Short,Leon Oakley,Bob Helm, Buzz Reynolds,Jim Snyder,Jim Leigh,Tom Bartlett,John Cooper,Art Nortier,Freddie Crews,Randy Wilkinson,Jack Lord,'Whip' Williams,Don Kidder,Jerry Jordan,Dick Karner,Bob Rann,Bob Bonsack,Dick Zarndt, and many others.
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Charlie Booty and today, Phil Kiely have passed on. Both were giants in the Boogie and Blues music fields. To honor both, we are listing a few sound-bytes. Better friends one could not ask for. God speed.
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Try our new Paypal or use your credit card to purchase.It has been a while. I am posting some new sound-bytes, while deleting others. Do not forget that you may purchase the cd's listed here from this website or from CD Baby, World's Records, Webster Records, and Triangle Jazz.
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We are working hard to get new releases out.Coming soon are two Salty Dog JB releases, a South Frisco JB release, a Village Tavern Hot Band release, and another in a series of Ev Farey's Bay City Jazz Band. Also, I'm very excited to inform you of a new unissued Lu Watters Yerba Buena JB CD. This is a co-production involving Tradjazz Productions and the SFTJF. So, bear with us folks, it's all coming together!
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The new Salty Dog CD is delayed for release until early 2008. However, it is worth waiting for. Also due for release in '08, is a new South Frisco Jazz Band, the Village Tavern Hot Jazz Band, and a few more. Sign up on our e-mail list, and when you visit our website please sign our guestbook.

A new Salty Dogs Jazz Band CD release is planned for late November release. This is a very live performance recorded January 16, 1955 doing a concert at Purdue Univ. Memorial Union's North Ballroom. Salty Dogs featured are Jack Carrell-trumpet; Jim Snyder-trombone; Buzz Reynolds-clarinet; John Cooper-piano; Randy Wilkinson-banjo; Dick Karner-drums; Bob Bonsack-tuba. All material is prev. unissued.

An historical double cd release is now available for purchase. It features three live sessions of the Original ElDorado Jazz Band, and one live session of Ev Farey's Bay City Jazz Band. All un-issued material featuring some of the finest traditional jazz players like Bob Helm, Bob Short, Wally Rose. Ev Farey, Rowland Working, Frank 'Big Boy' Goudie, Jim Leigh, Danny Ruedger, Squire Girsback, Carol Leigh, and many others. This will be a double disc you will want to own. Limited quantities will be available only thru Tradjazz Productions and Worlds Records. TJP 2125 (2 Disc Set) .

Windin' Ball CD's-
Salty Dogs 1955-WBCD-105
Glover Compton-WBCD-106

Tradjazz Productions is proud to announce a new release of The Bald Eagle Jazz Band.
TJP 2127 CD .

Shake That Thing is now available on George Buck's GHB label. You may go to www.jazzology.com and place your order for this great historical recording of the 1955 Salty Dogs Jazz Band.

The late Glover Compton is a largely unknown figure even to knowledgeable jazz piano and ragtime followers. A principal reason for this is that he was an expatriot to Paris after his early Chicago days and before his final return to the U.S. However, he was well known and highly regarded as an entertainer in the early Chicago period. Buy this Windin' Ball CD release now.

MEET GLOVER COMPTON. WB 106 Legendary Chicago-born ragtime jazz pianist and showman. 1884-1964.
Recorded by Birch Smith in Chicago April 11, 1956.
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Starting Monday, October 16, a new article by the co-founder of the Salty Dogs Jazz Band. Birchall Smith will be updating on a regular basis with the real story of this world famous jazz band. Be sure and check in with us. Please sign in with your comments, and why not sign up on the e-mail list, too.

Tradjazz Productions next release CD2123 is here. Recorded live at the Sail 'N in San Francisco in 1958. Never before released material, it features the late Bob Helm on clarinet along with Ev on cornet, Jim Leigh-trombone,Art Nortier-piano,Tito Patri-banjo, and Walt Yost-tuba. 74 minutes and 19 tunes of hot trad jazz! You may now order.

John Ely is a Salty Dog. Back in the late '40's and early '50's, John was the lead trumpet player for the famous Purdue Univ. Salty Dogs JB. On the music page. we feature the Eel and his North Carolina version of the Salty Dog JB doing three tunes. Check it out.

This cd was released by Birch Smith's 'Windin' Ball Records at the 1997 Salty Dogs 50th Anniv. Birch, along with Dick Mushlitz, founded the band in 1947 at Purdue Univ. This cd features the famous Dogs that played the Blue Note Jazz Club in Chicago. See Blue Note photo for personnel listing.

It was the late 1940's...the setting was at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN. The WBAA radio studios was doing a live interview and a jam session with members of the Purdue Jazz Society. The band was the Original Peerless Jazz Band, the forerunner of what was to be the Salty Dogs Jazz Band. Let's go back to that time in history....and listen....go to Music....scroll down until you come to That's A Plenty/Sister Kate.....click on the mp3.....and ...dig it!