Bourbon Street Jazz Band Frenkendorf
The Bourbon Street Jazz Band Frenkendorf was a Swiss traditional jazz band that consisted of amateurs from Frenkendorf (BL) from 1957 to 2004.
history
The trumpeter Marcel Langel (born June 3, 1940 in Lausen BL ) founded the Polly Quartet in 1956 , which played jazz and light music without notes and existed until 1958. In 1957 he founded the Bourbon Street Jazz Band Frenkendorf , initially under the name Sea Dixie Ramblers , which he also directed. All musicians came from Frenkendorf - Pratteln. Despite resistance from the population ("Negro music"), many events could be contested.
| Occupation 1957 | |
|---|---|
| Trumpet: | Max Weiss born in 1942 |
| Clarinet: | Ruedi Hägler born in 1943 |
| Trumpet / Trombone: | Marcel Langel born in 1940 |
| Piano: | Peter Müller born in 1941 |
| Banjo: | Heinz Steck born in 1941 |
| Banjo: | Hanspeter Fässler born in 1941 |
| Tuba: | Franz Amman born in 1939 |
| Drums: | Max Zigerli born in 1935 |
From 1965 the Dutch Swing College Band influenced the instrumental and musical formation, now playing under the name "Bourbon Street Jazz Band Frenkendorf". Even Chris Barber had a share of the sound. In 1965/66 Langel was able to win the trumpeter of the Dutch Swing College Band, Oscar Klein from Basel, for two rhythmic and musical lessons. In 1966 the group produced their first LP; there were gigs at home and near abroad. Concerts at jazz festivals, appearances with Beryl Bryden , the Piccadilly Six , the DRS Big Band and radio and television appearances on DRS marked the path of the band. 1969, 1971 and 1973 to 1975 Bo Katzman worked as a bassist and singer in the band. In 2004, after 47 years, band leader and founder Marcel Langel broke up the band.
Discography
- Royal Garden Blues EP Royal Splendid Records - RU 7920, 1966
- Riverboat Party LP Studio Technik Gysin AG, Münchenstein. - 4686 AG M 33 / T 1979
- Bourbon Street Parade LP Elite Spezial LP 30–859 / MC 130–859 1984
- 30 Years in Mission for Jazz LP Turicaphon LP 50–130 / MC + CD 89034 1984
- History 1959-1994 CD Roton 1994
literature
- Marcel Langel “Chronicle of an amateur jazz band” self-published 2009; ISBN 978-3-9054-04-50-0
Web links
- www.bourbon-street-jazzband.ch website of the band
- Entries (Bourbon Street Jazzband) ( Swissjazzorama )
- Bourbon Street Jazzband Frenkendorf at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marcel Langel also played in four time periods in the following formations: 1958–1962 in the music company Frenkendorf - trumpet / trombone, 1967–1976 in the Georg Bielser dance orchestra, Pratteln - trombone / tenor horn / Barriton, 1977–1983 in Georgy's Big Band, Pratteln - Trombone, 1978–1983 Baselbieter Quintet, Pratteln - Barriton / Euphonium / Bass (1982 LP “Vo Schönebuch bis Ammel” - Studio Pasag, Oberwil BL - Gillhard Record's bh 779, with 3 titles “South” Bourbon Street Jazzband - “American Patrol »Georgy's Bigband -« Musicians' birthday »Baselbieter quintet)
- ↑ Studio Technik Gysin AG, Münchenstein (sound recordings)
- ↑ Entry Swissjazzorama
- ↑ Langel decided to publish the reports of events and their publications / photos collected over the years in various media in a book of 436 pages. The book is accompanied by the CD “In Mission for Dixielandjazz”.