At the jazzband ball - Jimmy McPartland 1975

[@roywillis2750]

AND WOW ! I had the honour of working with Mr McPartland in Newcastle. and I can tell you he wasa great guy !

[@sywedis4019]

The Condon Mob Lives ! Great post! None of these guys Bother me!

[@kcuhca1953]

one of the best performances i've ever heard!!!! what a lineup!!!! love the drummer, he's driving that band!!! everything is real tight.

[@MrKlemps]

The drummer was Cliff Leeman, one of the truly under-rated drummers of all time. Great stylist, his playing showed wit, sometimes of a certain self-deprecatory quality

[@Thursdaym2]

Agree!

[@Thursdaym2]

Was Bucky on guitar or is my eyesight going?

[@naquagesicnoon]

great footage of my great great uncle Jimmy!

[@bedfordbanjoshop]

Thanks for sharing this. Watching this takes me back to the nights I spent listening to Jimmy at Jimmy Ryan's on 54th St. in New York.

[@bedfordbanjoshop]

Thanks very much for sharing this. It brought back wonderful memories of Jimmy, and this video clip is typical of how I remember him best. We had many wonderful conversations, and I always loved hearing his stories. I think of him often.

[@kcuhca1953]

i play this one every night!!! just glad it exists!!

[@edwardskwarczynski4726]

Old Timers and fantastisk SVING.Werry tank!

[@jilltierney8100]

absolutely great!!!

[@mainaccount131]

Excellent

[@robertadinolfi4217]

I love this!

[@TheJohnnyBE]

Oh, to have been there.

[@waltergray7722]

Fantastic post !!! Thank you for sharing.

[@privatedetective6516]

Mr. Erwig, Are You still with Us??

[@MrKlemps]

SO good, especially Venuti's solo, Cliff's "four-trades" and all the ensembles. The last chorus is a really swinging affair. As Condon liked to say, "there isn't a blood relative in the stand."

[@hanseekhoff1093]

The clarnettist is Russ Massari.

[@brianwolle2509]

it's history, folks...

[@geraldnichols2722]

Love Cliff Leeman's style. A lot like Wettling imo.

[@MrKlemps]

Gerald Nichols: George the Wet, as Eddie C once called him, was a more subdued, laid-back accompanist than Cliff, who was more prone to fill holes, at least prior to final choruses, which is when George would finally pull out all the stops. I loved 'em both!

[@geraldnichols2722]

@@MrKlemps Hi, thanks for the reply! I now (at 88) regret that when I was new at leading a band, I didn't require several different drummers to know the tunes. I see now that it is very important they do.

[@robertduis2925]

02.40 - 03.14 the best part >>>> Dick Cary on his Eb Alto Horn.

[@robertadinolfi4217]

I am buying one for myself this Xmas!

[@robertadinolfi4217]

Definitely getting an Eb Alto Horn after hearing this.

[@MrKlemps]

Eddie Condon used to call Dick Carey's instrument the "alto valve bed-pan".

[@leasidejazz]

clarinetist Jack Maheu?

[@paul-emilechenois8195]

Commentator mentions "Russ Massari". Unknown to me.