Dixie Stompers: Karen Carroll (vocals); Bill Mason (cornet); Rev. Jimmy Haislip (trombone); Don Franz (tuba); Frank Powers (clarinet); Jack Kuncl (banjo); John Chapman (piano, vocals); Wayne Jones (drums).
Recorded at Riverside Studios, Chicago, Illinois on September 8-9, 1994. Includes liner notes by Wayne Jones.
Personnel: John Chapman, Karen Carroll (vocals); Jack Kuncl (banjo); Frank Powers (clarinet); Bill Mason (cornet); Don Franz (tuba); John Chapman (piano); Wayne Jones (drums).
Liner Note Author: Wayne Jones.
Recording information: Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL (09/08/1994/09/09/1994).
Photographer: Peter Amft.
One of the first groups to record for the Delmark label, the Dixie Stompers and Delmark both celebrated their 40th birthday in 1993 with a new record. A year later the Dixie Stompers (which in this instance was a septet featuring cornetist Bill Mason, trombonist Jimmy Halslip, clarinetist Frank Powers and pianist John Chapman) had another reunion. Karen Carroll contributes vocals to five of the numbers but it is the instrumentals (particularly such obscurities as "Stock Yards Strut," "Hey! I Am Blue," "Barefoot Stomp" and Lu Watters's "San Andreas Fault") that are most memorable. An enjoyable set of spirited Dixieland. ~ Scott Yanow
Professional Reviews
JazzTimes (11/96, p.102) - "...the present lineup includes the punchy, rhythmically adroit cornetist Bill Mason, rip-roaring tailgate trombonist Jimmy Haslip, Chicago-styled clarinetist Frank Powers, and a sprightly four-man rhythm team..."
