On the Alamo – Wild Bill Davison 1984 <br />Recorded during a concert in Malmo, Sweden Wild Bill Davison and his band play a tune that Bill claimed had been written by his bassplayer. Jack Lesberg. <br />A very nice melody played here in Eb suits Bill well and he’s backed up a few musicians from his earlier days and some from more recent times. Next to Lesberg on bass we also see Buzzie Drootin on drums. <br />From the next generation we have Chuck Hedges on clarinet, Bob Pilsbury ( from Boston’s New Black Eagles Jazz Band ) on piano and the formidable trombone work of Bill Alred. I noticed the beginning with an intro by Jack Lesberg and when I edited the music I noticed that the overall tempo had slowed down somewhat. <br />Amazing though that even with the best in the jazz music world this sometimes happens and seems unavoidable. <br />Like a select group of other jazz instrumentalists, cornetist Wild Bill Davison had a talent that lives on long after his death. More than a decade after Davison died at the age of 83 in 1989, record companies continue to reissue some of the more than 800 songs he recorded during his 70-year career. Jazz aficionados never tire of talking about some of the more memorable engagements played by the colorful Davison around the world.
