Once upon a time, listening to a favorite jazz band either meant buying a record or listening to cassette recordings made at concerts. Many local bands never made records, and the concert recordings were often made on small recorders which didn’t have great fidelity, and often picked up crowd noise.
Then we entered into the compact digital disk age. Many of the best CDs are recorded in studios, and local bands may or may not offer them. Portable recording devices are much better these days, and informally-recorded CDs may or may not be floating around. Jazz fans often did not get to listen to recordings of their favorite local bands.
The rise of the Internet has placed huge numbers of traditional jazz recordings within reach of all Internet subscribers. In the December, 2013 Jazz Messenger, we explored many historical jazz recordings available to Internet jazz fans (Red Hot Jazz Archive). Now, we have a generous sampling of Central Texas traditional jazz recordings. Most of these are on YouTube, while an additional two cuts are on another website called Vimeo.
Try these recordings out, especially if you have heard of a local band and would like to try them out before going to a live performance:
Albanie Falletta & Her Fellas: |
I'll See You In My Dreams
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Back Home
Django Swing 39
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Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies |
All My Life
Louise
Have You Ever Been in Heaven
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin Along
Aunt Ruby's Sweet Jazz Babies Channel
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Austin Traditional Jazz Society Annual Jam 2009 |
Austin Traditional Jazz Society Annual Jam 2009 Collegiate Shag/Balboa/Charleston
/Lindy Swing dancers
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Austin Traditional Jazz Society Annual Jam 2012 |
ATJS 2012 Jam - Si Tu Vois Ma
ATJS 2012 Jam - Big Butter and Egg Man
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Chaparral Dixielanders |
The Chaparral Dixielanders @ the Carousel Lounge, Austin, TX, Nov. 21, 2008, pt 1.
The Chaparral Dixielanders @ the Carousel Lounge, Austin, TX, Nov. 21, 2008, pt.2.
The Chaparral Dixielanders @ the Carousel Lounge, Austin, TX, Nov. 21, 2008, pt. 3.
Carousel Lounge - August, 2011
Chaparral Dixielanders, 2009
Chaparral Dixielanders, Mardi Gras 2013
Chaparral Dixielanders at Carousel Lounge - Austin, Texas
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Connie Jones and Tim Laughlin |
Connie Jones and Tim Laughlin Playlist
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Dirty River Dixie Band
West End Blues
Shake That Thing
Dipper Mouth Blues
I Can't Give You Anyting But Love
More on the Dirty River Dixie Band Channel
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East Side Dandies |
The East Side Dandies performing at Central Market Westgate on 7/27/2012
The East Side Dandies playing to the tune of "I Found A New Baby" at the East Side Showroom
Just a little taste of the East Side Dandies at
East Side Show Room Austin, Texas
East Side Dandies at Javalina Bar
East Side Dandies - Johnny and Ruth.mov
Eastside Dandies at Zilker Clubhouse in Austin, TX
East Side Dandies – At the Jazz Band Ball
East Side Dandies Social Dance Central Market 03 2011
East Side Dandies - Jam Circle at Central Market
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Ed Polcer |
Ed Polcer Playlist
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Erik Hokkanen Trio
Blue Skies
Eugene LeBeaux
Eugene LeBeaux with the Austin All Star Band
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Giant City Jazz |
Giant City performing at the Lone Star Championships in Austin, Texas on Friday January 14, 2011
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Jazz Pharaohs |
Jazz Pharaohs Playlist
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Jim Cullum Jazz Band |
Popular Jim Cullum Jazz Band & Bix Beiderbecke videos
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Jonathan Doyle Quintet |
Jonathan Doyle Quintet Playlist
Jon Doyle and Ryan Gould
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La Grosse Tete |
TCMF 2014 - La Grosse Tete - Besame Mucho
La Grosse Tete playing Sent for You Yesterday at ATJS
La Grosse Tete plays King Porter Stomp for ATJS
La Grosse Tete plays Egyptian Ella at ATJS
La Grosse Tete plays Big Butter and Egg Man for ATJS
La Grosse Tete plays Bourbon Street Parade for ATJS
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Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats |
Mission City Hot Rhythm Cats - When You're Smiling Playlist
Avalon
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Old Waterloo Jazz Band |
Slide Frog Slide
(Barry Irwin featured on Trombone)
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Oxblood Melodians |
"Deed I Do" - December 19, 2013 - Austin, Texas
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Second Line Jazz Band
Dixieland Music at Wedding
Silver Creek Jazz Band |
Silver Creek Jazz Band play "Dallas Blues"
Austin Traditional Jazz Society - September 2009 - Silver Creek Jazz Band featuring swing dancers
Silver Creek Jazz Band Plays "At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
Snorky's Rhythm Kings
Snorky's Rhythm Kings Channel
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Swinging Strings |
Swinging Strings
ATJS - Swinging Strings - Balboa - Collegiate Shag
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Thrift Set Orchestra: |
Mama's Gone, Goodbye
Snowbound in a Cabin
Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me
Please Come Home
The Mooche (Take 3)
Krazy Kapers (Take 2)
Blue Drag - Engine Room Feb 16, 2013
If I Could Be With You
Sugar
Rockin' in Rhythm - Engine Room Feb 16, 2013
5/7/13 Who's Sorry Now? LIVE radio KOOP 91.7 FM Austin, Texas
In a Jam - Engine Room Feb 16, 2013
Someday Sweetheart
Thrift Set Orchestra @ 2015 Bix Fest “Stampede”
Thrift Set Orchestra @ 2015 Bix Fest, “Crazy Rhythm”
Thrift Set Orchestra @ 2015 BIX Festival, "A JAM"
Thrift Set Orchestra @ 2015 BIX Festival, "Sure Fine"
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Tommy Griffith and the New Orleans Jazz Band of Austin
Someday Sweetheart
I've Found a New Baby
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White Ghost Shivers |
Top Tracks for White Ghost Shivers
Popular White Ghost Shivers videos playlist
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