 |
|
|
Send comments and entries to mail@jazzbanjo.com |
 |
|
December 27, 2008 The Passing of a Legend
Charlie Khederian passed away on Christmas morning. He was
born on October 31, 1917 in Kingston, New York. His introduction
to music was the violin. His grandfather would play for royalty
in Europe and in Asia. Charlie's Violin lessons began at age
nine which led to playing with his high school orchestra. Submitted by John Mumford with information provided by John Wildeman December 15, 2008 Ringing the Sounds of Christmas on the Banjo
"Christmas Remembered" by
Banjomania is my favorite holiday CD. It was conceived and
recorded in a recording studio and the group never performed the
songs in public. A version of this recording can still be found
at websites like www.amazon.com.
What you probably
won't know is
that the re-release of the CD by Intersound
Inc is missing the last five tracks. Steve Simpson told me that the distribution rights
of Banjomania's CDs had been sold to Intersound. The original CD
contained 15 tracks while the later release was reduced to 10
tracks. I'll Be Home For Christmas
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas" featuring Fred 'Mickey' Finn -
Piano Wizard & Banjo Hall of Fame Cathy Reilly Finn. This is a
collection of holiday favorites with two secular songs added:
"Ave Maria" and "How Great Thou Art." This CD was recently
advertised in "The Resonator" and can be purchased for $15
(postage included) by sending payment to:
"A Banjo for Christmas" is a self produced CDR by Rob Wright. Not only does Rob create excellent arrangements for these holiday songs but he has a professional voice as well. He is also accompanied by his wife that he refers to as Killer. There is also a guest appearance of Steve Caddick on the track: "Carol of the Bells." You can purchase Rob's CD from his website at: www.siatucson.com/tradbanjo.html
This recording is available at www.banjojazz.com
Available at Tim's website: www.timallan.com
Availability at: www.amazon.com
"A Surf N' Swing Fret N' String Christmas" was made back in 2000 when "Smokey Montgomery" was still with us. The album features Nokie Edward, the guitar player with the the surf guitar group The Ventures. The Dallas Banjo Band is featured on some of the tracks along with The Light Crust Doughboys. Available at www.amazon.com
These are recordings that are available on the market. There are others that can be found by searching used record dealers. If you know of a recording that should be on this list then please send me an email. I am not aware of any banjo Chanukah or Kwanzaa recordings. If they exist please let me know. During the month of December you can hears tracks from these recordings on Jazz Banjo Radio. Submitted by John Mumford November 11, 2008 First Italian Banjoree
Nino Submitted by Nino Frasio October 20, 2008 Marvin "Smokey" Montgomery - Jazz Banjo Man #1
1st edition autographed by
Art Greenhaw Submitted by Art Greenhaw October 6, 2008 Barrie Marshall's Musical Postcard Collection This is a great collection of vintage musical postcards.
Submitted by John Mumford October 3, 2008 IF BENNY HAD MET CLANCY?
Submitted by Jack Convery |
||||||||
|
April - June 2009
•
January - March •
October-December 2008 |
It appears that the following last five songs were dropped:
"Banjo Prancing" is not only the title of
this CD but it is also an original holiday song written by Jack
Convery. He has added bass, guitar and saxophone with his banjo
to create some very entertaining tracks. This is a CDR but very
well packaged and produced. The track that's not usually found
on a banjo CD is "Trepak" from Tchaikovsky's ballet The
Nutcracker.
Tim Allan's recording "Noel"
contains 36 Christmas
favorites played on banjo, mandolin, classical and steel string
guitars with bass accompaniment. The songs appear in a series of
medleys that are grouped based upon a theme. Unfortunately
this recording is only available on
cassette tape but if you still have the ability to listen to
this media it is a very soothing and relaxing compilation of
holiday music.
Ira Ironstrings is an pseudonym for Alvino Ray. He is best known
for the steel guitar but he was also a banjo player. "Plays
Santa Claus - Christmas Music For Those Who Have Heard
Everything" is a re-issue of an LP by Warner Bros. that was
released in the 1950s. Alvino Ray was under contract with
another record label so he couldn't use his real name. All of
the holiday songs are recording with a "Dixieland" band and each
track is highly spirited.
I am glad to announce that last Saturday we had a jolly reunion
of several Italian banjoists, both 5- and 4-stringers. It was
the first official meeting organized by the Italian Banjo Guild,
a Yahoo Group that gathers 137 banjoist of all styles in Italy
and in the nearby Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
BACK TO JB INDEX