Five Foot Two - Dixieland Crackerjacks in Portugal. Jazz Festival Cantanhede

Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com
Recorded during the Cantanhede Dixieland festival 2008
Slidin' Selena sings and does the trombone, Michel Muller is on trumpet.
Koos Greven strings the banjo and Lielian Tan hits the drums. Bert Brandsma builds the low bottom on the heavy bass saxophone
Recorded during Dixieland Crackerjacks tour in Portugal, June 2008. Dixieland Festival Cantanhede, location Mealhada.

[@michaeljoefox]

Still, to this day, however many years later, I still come back to this specific version of this song to brighten my day. Thank you, more than you’ll ever know.

[@peterh.schindler5444]

Richtig gut!

[@jeffcraven7376]

Jack Teagarden. Slidin' Selena, I can't tell the difference when I close my eyes and listen. 5 Stars from me to Slidin' Selena!

[@nickbensampson304]

jeff Craven Yes the gal gas some Big T chops going on. That is the best complement that any T-bone player can ever hear. There will never be another Teagarden.

[@manmetkalepoes7174]

Super! Geweldig dit... dikke👍💯👍

[@LHRM40]

It is great to see Lielian doing a solo. She surely has the talent, as does your whole band.

[@fruteiroportogues]

Gosto muito desse grupo nessa formação e nessas roupas. Exclusivo.

[@michaeljoefox]

This is hands down the best version of this song I've heard.

[@kabrinkley]

absolutely the best dixieland street band ever!! could listen all day.

[@keynotes840]

This cover is so so good

[@Ragtimer95]

Wow!!! This has to be one of the best versions of this song I've ever heard! BRAVO, guys!!! Way to go!! ~Ragtimer95~

[@preretro-gamingmitreini]

Simply love it!! :)

[@KCarubia]

Great solos. Everyone kills it!

[@rodolfofelix3684]

this music, selene play wonderful the tromboune, i love hear she playing, I never beleve that i hear a band play this old beatiful music like the olds recors, since i hear you guys a few monts ago im became in you devote fan. brabo

[@cristherfigueiredo8691]

Very very good! Excelent!!bravo bravíssimo

[@laureanocabralcabral6371]

espectacular .

[@subverbal]

Bert - you're completely right about the lack of airplay and the control that record companies have on music in general. I must say though that you're outfits are, perhaps, an aquired taste! I do love this tune, and your band really does it justice. Very good work.

[@mieczysawzotowski680]

perfekcja a ile też radochy podczas słuchania !. Tak trzymać.

[@shraunbone]

You guys are great! Love this stuff.

[@manmetkalepoes7174]

Wie luisteren dit ook al voor de 100e x?😊🤟🤟

[@redwow]

Great stuff!!!

[@mcfrdmn]

Lovely song and excellent musical performance ! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !

[@Cataniza]

this song is one of my favorites! i love selena's voice and lielian spicing it up with that solo - bravo!!

[@detroitos]

Wow that was pretty excellent!

[@ABrandsma]

In fact the story was quite simple, we where offered a contract for 130 shows (What was later renewed for another 200) with the requirement that we would buy and wear these outfits. So it simply meant a lot of work. Now we benifit that we can offer people a choice about what they want us to wear. Thanks for listening! Bert

[@georgedescavish6779]

that's was great good job guys!

[@michaeljoefox]

unbelieveable! perfect performance, GREAT JOB!!!

[@ABrandsma]

Thank you!

[@DenBenjamin]

Love the outfits!

[@DEDEQUIER]

Bravo les gars !!! ca c est du tradi..du vrai .Merci pour cette superbe video

[@Cataniza]

another great enthusiastic performance!

[@mcfrdmn]

Fantastic musical performance !

[@markt1387]

Love this song, great performance. Thanks for posting.😀

[@shawngordon4622]

Beautiful beautiful!

[@bobboscarato1313]

Bert come back as soon as they let you in. You guys and gals are great!

[@kostiaberezkin4954]

Exellent playing . Thank you for great music )))

[@epicdeuce]

Totally awesome! Swinging outfits :)

[@maryrosefarrell639]

Absolutely love it! Job Done ! Eddie Farrell

[@ABrandsma]

Merci bien!

[@cidcampeador1952]

BRAVO ! ! ! !

[@aronricardovideo]

¡Geniales!

[@ABrandsma]

Thanks! Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@MikesMovies]

Great stuff bravo

[@Topdoginuk]

Excellent.

[@saxophonedave]

Perfect!! Bravo 5*****

[@ABrandsma]

@InBy9OutBy5 the story about the outfit is simple enough. We were offered a 100 gig per year contract, if we were willing to wear this. It was renewed 3 years, so we did more then 400 gigs thanks to it. Would you have said no in such a situation?

[@ABrandsma]

Thanks for the advice!

[@davidarturojaimes691]

I like it. The music its beauthiful and is interesting the use of the bass saxophone. It's Joyful. Regards from Mexico.

[@LHRM40]

I think the outfits are great. Music is great.

[@ABrandsma]

I don't agree. The reason why younger people in general don't listen to this music has to do with the fact that radio and TV stations totally banned this music from airplay. That is a complicated business choice having to do with too powerfull record companies that control music. Another thing is that it is seen as an old people's music. Actually wearing these colourfull outfits helped to get younger people interested in our band. It's true! Anayway, thanks for listening, Bert Brandsma

[@willyloops]

you totally right.....music industry has turned 180º. that´s the main problem.

[@UhmActually.]

Guess what? I'm 12 years old and I LOVE THE 1920s I LOVE THE FASHION AND MUSIC this is one of my favourite songs

[@UhmActually.]

And the fact that this comment is my age :D

[@heldervarela6761]

Muito bom

[@tubaman235]

You guys should visit closer to DC next time you visit

[@Moonfire121]

Ah, that drum solo was beautiful!

[@AnaJilK]

@tomirmigi Cheerful music, thank you very much for sharing!

[@bixchick007]

I first hear this music at 22 hearing a live band in a restaurant and became hooked. Today's tradtional jazz bands tend to prefer a caricature of the style specifically to cater to the older festival going crowd. Matching outfits, ridiculous tempos and fluorescent lit conference centers send me screaming. Getting anyone younger and hipper than me to appreciate to the music in this type of atmosphere is next to impossible.

[@WaldemarLewinBerlin]

Sehr amüsant!!!!!!

[@wa1ufo]

Crank it!

[@ABrandsma]

Thanks for your nice comments. We would love to play in the USA, but yet have to find someone who could book us there, like a booking agency or festival organiser. As individual musicians, Selena and I played in the USA, Selena in New Orleans (She was a big hit there) and I played in New York, San Francisco and New Orleans as well. Hope to find the right person. Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@isorokudono]

Great fucking sound up against that wall.

[@isorokudono]

Slelna was channeling Teagarden and Michael was channeling ARMSTRONG. Fucking CLASSIC. Bert, do you paly UPRIGHT BASS, too??????????????????????????????

[@ABrandsma]

I only played upright bass once or twice on a gig.

[@ABrandsma]

That's exactly the reason why she creates such a swinging groove.

[@yanzhewu1625]

Wish there’s CD for this

[@ABrandsma]

The band recorded 5 full CD albums. 1 sold out, 1 nearly. The other 3 are still available.

[@TheSoundsage]

@@ABrandsma Well press some more! (or sell it on iTunes)

[@yanzhewu1625]

@@ABrandsma Where can I find it?

[@guitartomo]

Helemaal te gek man! swingt de pan uut! :)

[@BOT101st]

@ABrandsma Ah right, thanks anyways! Think i'll go for a zildjian, they seem to be more common umongst vintage makes!

[@ABrandsma]

Poland is nice!

[@ABrandsma]

Hope someone is willing to hire the band there.

[@randy-russ]

Haha I love it. Thought I must say, the clarinet is missing! :(

[@eduardojavierh.t.6033]

Cuando vendrá a MÉXICO? A la CDMX sería un éxito

[@ABrandsma]

Nos encantaría tocar música en México. Solo necesito a alguien que pueda hacer la reserva.

[@bixchick007]

It couldn't be true, I'm an excellent speller.

[@yanzhewu1625]

I want a CD for this

[@ABrandsma]

The band recorded several CDs.

[@tellmeitsnottaken]

The trombonist is fantastic, and pardon me for saying.. What a babe! LOL

[@ABrandsma]

Well, Ok , thanks for your opinion. Then I have a question now. How would you suggest a band like ours should be dressed?

[@sandor1965]

Guca place za vama

[@wanawara111]

Настоящий дикси больших профи.

[@ABrandsma]

Thank you, you are very kind! :-) Спасибо, вы очень добры! :-)

[@BOT101st]

Very nice! Just curious, but what splash is the Drummer using? Cheers!

[@ecvdiejen]

Het swingt lekker...... daar wordt een mens toch vrolijk van :))

[@ezekielrojas2362]

What is that microphone called?

[@ABrandsma]

Megaphone.

[@bixchick007]

Vintage! Check out the band Sweet Hollywaiians. They're a Japanese band who knows how to dress well. Nice bass sax work\ by the way.

[@ABrandsma]

@BOT101st I don't know, but it was cheap!

[@InBy9OutBy5]

Sound is great. Look is , well, I think what we have here is a 5-pack of fruit stripe gum. LOL.

[@fruteiroportogues]

Que pena que, estando naquela altura em Oliveira do Bairro, não sabia que eles estavam por perto. Alex.

[@loydthornley3169]

It would be nice if the trombone player could play with Tuba Skinny !!!!!!!!!

[@ABrandsma]

I will remove your message as I prefer it when people buy our CD's and DVD. When all people start free downloading the music we made, we cannot earn our living and have to find other jobs. We are not under contract with the big music businesses, so it is not so easy. Hope you understand, Kind regards, Bert Brandsma

[@jasoncutshall3431]

It’s foot jazz

[@ABrandsma]

Tja, ieder zijn/haar mening nietwaar? Deze kleding was uiteindelijk niet eens een keus. We konden een serie van (Uiteindelijk) 300 optredens krijgen als we deze outfit zouden aanschaffen. Als je van de muziek moet leven zoals wij, dan zeur je verder niet en trek je het aan. Vriendelijke groeten, Bert Brandsma

[@bixchick007]

Great band. Really bad outfits. This is why younger people won't listen to this kind of music.

[@MechaGojira00]

Nice cover, but the trumpet solo is a little out of place, it's not dixie at all, it has some bop to it.

[@ianbrookes8939]

its not jazz

[@nicollebaloco7550]

THE BANJO!!??? REALLY? what a complete turn down.... out of all the instruments you chose the one with the worst racial history ever, shame on you guys...

[@ABrandsma]

A musical instrument is a tool to make music on. When you think that the choice of a musical instrument, one that simply belongs to this kind of music from the 1920's, says anything about the musicians in this video in the context of racism, is only the product of your own narrowminded view. You don't even know the people you are blaming and insulting in the same process. In reality, early jazz was a field, in segregated USA from that period, where musicians enjoyed each others progress, undepended from color of skin. They were not allowed in that country to play on stage simultaniously, but did practise and had jam sessions together. The political agenda on jazz music, stems from a later period, really.

[@mikewoollett]

Great stuff!!