Call of the Wild

by Wild Bill Davison, Wild Bill Davison Legacy, Tom Saunders

Overview

Although often overlooked because he lives in the Midwest, Tom Saunders has long been one of the finest cornetists in trad jazz. On this particular CD, he leads the Wild Bill Davison Legacy Band, most of whom had performed in the past with the late Davison: trombonist Bill Allred, clarinetist Chuck Hedges, tenor saxophonist Rick Fay, pianist Johnny Varro, bassist Paul Keller, and drummer Warren Sauer. While Saunders does not really sound that much like Davison, his own exciting style is solid, good-humored, and complementary to the music that Davison played. Such top-notch Dixieland standards as "At the Jazz Band Ball," "Beale Street Blues," "You're Lucky to Me," and "I Never Knew" all have their exciting moments. Dixieland fans should have little difficulty enjoying this music. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	01/16/1996
Label:	Arbors Records
UPC:	0780941114621

Tracks

1. At the Jazz Band Ball
2. Squeeze Me
3. Running Wild
4. Constantly
5. Beale Street Blues
6. In a Sentimental Mood
7. Cornet Chop Suey
8. Satan Takes a Holiday
9. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
10. Love Is Here to Stay
11. You're Lucky to Me
12. On the Alamo
13. A Cottage for Sale
14. I Never Knew (That Roses Grew)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Saunders   Primary Artist,Cornet,Vocals
Wild Bill Davison Legacy   Primary Artist
Wild Bill Davison   Primary Artist,Cornet
Bill Allred   Vocals,Trombone
Chuck Hedges   Clarinet
Johnny Varro   Piano
Rick Fay   Sax (Tenor)
Paul Keller   Bass

Technical Credits

Irving Mills   Composer
Isham Jones   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Larry Clinton   Composer
Larry Conley   Composer
Larry Shields   Composer
Eddie Edwards   Composer
Tony Spargo   Composer
Fats Waller   Composer
Vic Dickenson   Composer
W.C. Handy   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Eubie Blake   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Composer
Leo Wood   Composer
Julia Ward Howe   Composer
Nick LaRocca   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Henry W. Ragas   Composer
Willard Robison   Composer
Gary Baldassari   Engineer
Clarence Williams   Composer
Tony Sbarbaro   Composer
Rachel Domber   Producer
Mat Domber   Producer
Manny Kurtz   Composer
William Steffe   Composer
Joe Grey   Composer
Arthur Gibbs   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Floyd Levin   Liner Notes
Ted Fio Rito   Composer