Goose Pimples

by Jim Cullum, Jr.

Overview

Years before cornetist Jim Cullum Jr.'s San Antonio Jazz Band began being featured regularly on its famous Riverwalk, Live from the Landing radio series, young Cullum was a sideman in his father Jim Cullum Sr.'s Happy Jazz Band. Two of the group's albums from 1966-1967 are reissued on Goose Pimples, except for one selection ("Lizard on a Rail") left out due to lack of space. Ironically, the original liner notes that are enclosed include a long section from Lu Watters about how "Lizard on a Rail" received its name, which will lead to some confusion since the track is missing. That minor mishap aside, this music is quite enjoyable. The first 11 selections not only have the Cullum band (with clarinetist Jim Cullum Sr., his son on cornet, trombonist Gene McKinney, pianist Cliff Gillette, banjoist Curly Williams, Wilson Davis on tuba, and drummer Harvey Kindervater) but also guest cornetist Bobby Hackett. Hackett and the younger Cullum work together quite well, with the latter hinting at Bix Beiderbecke in spots and Hackett being his usual mellow self. The repertoire on that Dixieland/swing session has several tunes associated with Beiderbecke (including "Louisiana," "Sorry," and "Goose Pimples"), a few standards, and a couple basic obscurities in "Westmoreland Weave" and "A Bientot." The second half of the reissue features the same group without Hackett digging into such songs as "Sunset Cafe Stomp," "Angry," "Singin' the Blues," and the lesser-known "Pelican Panic." Fans of traditional jazz and Dixieland will find much to enjoy throughout this welcome reissue of formerly rare material. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	11/07/2003
Label:	JAZZOLOGY
UPC:	0762247633129

Tracks

1. Goose Pimples
2. Memphis Blues
3. Louisiana
4. Sorry
5. Buddy Bolden's Blues
6. Wang Wang Blues
7. Mood Indigo
8. Chloe
9. You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night
10. ¿¿ Bient¿¿t
11. Westmoreland Weave
12. Willie the Weeper
13. Sunset Caf¿¿ Stomp
14. Someday Sweetheart
15. Angry
16. Susie
17. Pelican Panic
18. Singin' the Blues
19. All Night Blues
20. I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None of This Jelly Roll

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jim Cullum, Jr.   Primary Artist,Cornet,Clarinet
Jim Cullum Jazz Band   Primary Artist
Bobby Hackett   Guest Artist,Cornet,Clarinet
Jim Cullum Sr.   Clarinet
Cliff Gillette   Piano
Gene McKinney   Trombone
Wilson Davis   Tuba
Curley Williams   Banjo

Technical Credits

Howdy Quicksell   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Leo Wood   Composer
Jelly Roll Morton   Composer
Neil Moret   Composer
Raymond Klages   Composer
Buster Johnson   Composer
Gus Mueller   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Henry Busse   Composer
Con Conrad   Composer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Barney Bigard   Composer
J.C. Johnson   Composer
Marty Bloom   Composer
R.J. Jones   Composer
George H. Buck, Jr.   Executive Producer
Houcine Harrabi   Production Coordination
Clayton Naset   Composer
Grant Rymal   Composer
Parker Dinkins   Remastering
Henry Brunies   Composer
George Norton   Composer
Al Webber   Text
Andy Razaf   Composer
Bob Schafer   Composer
Irving Mills   Composer
J. Russel Robinson   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jo Trent   Composer
Walter Melrose   Composer
Fletcher Henderson   Composer
Benjamin Franklin Spikes   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer