Sunset Cafe Stomp

Jazz-O-Maniacs

Overview

The German jazz octet Jazz O' Maniacs (Roland Pilz, Owe Hansen, Gunther Andernach, Andreas Clement, Christoph Ditting, Dietrich Kleine-Horst, Ullo Bella and Claus Jürgen-Möller) headline the concert film Jazz O'Maniacs: Sunset Café Stomp, staged and shot at the Windy City's famed Sunset Café during the 16th Annual Tribute to Bix Beiderbecke. The ensemble plays fourteen numbers in this set, including "Beer Garden Blues," "Heah Me Talkin'," "Weary Blues," "Georgia Bobo," "My Baby" and "Lonesome Blues."

Product Details

Release Date:	04/18/2006
UPC:	0038153124458
Original Release:	2006
Source:	AMPLIFIED MEDIA SERVICES, LLC
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Sales rank:	64,683

Special Features

Interview with David Meyers, Meyers Ace Hardware and Tim Samuelson, Cultural Historian for the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs; Recommended listening

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Jazz-O-Maniacs	Primary Artist
Gunther Andernach	Washboard
Dietrich Kleine-Horst	Tuba
Owe Hansen	Banjo
Mike Durham	Trumpet
Andreas Clement	Piano
Christoph Ditting	Sax (Alto)
Frank Gualtieri	Trombone
Ullo Bela	Trombone
Dave Ramey	Trombone
Claus Jurgen Moller	Clarinet
Frank Youngwerth	Trumpet
Norm Field	Clarinet
Roland Pilz	Vocals,Cornet

Technical Credits

Robert G. Koester	Audio Production,Producer,Supervisor
Louis Armstrong	Composer
Joseph Oliver	Composer
Coot Grant	Composer
Paige Van Vorst	Liner Notes
Grant Rymal	Composer
Eric Butkus	Engineer
Artie Matthews	Composer
Roland Pilz	Leader
Lil Hardin	Composer

Editorial Reviews

A band in existence for 40 years and dedicated to the music of Louis Armstrong, the German octet Jazz-O-Maniacs played a concert in Racine, WI, comprising 11 of the 12 tracks on this release It's clear from the opening number that these musicians are seasoned professionals, well rehearsed and dedicated to their craft. Influenced by Armstrong's Hot Five's and Seven's (eight of those tunes are included,) the group instrumentally expands a bit on the original concept adding tuba, banjo, clacking drums or washboard, loads up on call-and-response joy, and swings pretty consistently from start to finish. They've got that early New Orleans and Dixieland spirit -- no doubt -- no beer barrel polkas here. The band has chosen their material very carefully, the songs are what you might expect: the most popular and well-known pieces from Pops are on the shelf. You do get Satchmo's mischievous "Drop That Sack" and the hot "Gully Low Blues" featuring the vibrato-laden, vocal-like Johnny Dodds-style clarinet playing of Claus Juergen Moeller and that unmistakable "shake-that-thing/bucket's got a hole in it" rhythm. Lil Hardin Armstrong's songs are also represented by the cakewalkin' "Heah Me Talkin'" and the downhearted "Lonesome Blues." Fats Waller's fun "Georgia Bobo" combines the gritty Armstrong vocal style of cornetist/leader Roland Pilz with Dietrich Kleine-Horst's dour tuba. A most unexpected choice is the darker, dramatic King Oliver obscurity "Sweet Mumtaz." The finale "Willie the Weeper" is a jam session with two additional local players, recorded in Chicago at a venue Armstrong himself played in back in the day. For vintage early period jazz fans this is possibly a sleeper release, one you shouldn't snooze on, and is easily recommended. [Sunset Cafe Stomp is also available on DVD.] ~ Michael G. Nastos