Jazz-O-Maniacs: Owe Hansen (banjo); Claus Jurgen Moller (clarinet); Christoph Ditting (alto saxophone); Ullo Bela (trombone); Dietrich Kleine-Horst (tuba); Andreas Clement (piano); Gunther Andernach (washboard); Roland Pilz.
Personnel: Roland Pilz (vocals, cornet); Norm Field (clarinet); Frank Youngwerth, Mike Durham (trumpet); Dave Ramey, Frank Gualtieri (trombone).
Liner Note Author: Paige Van Vorst.
Recording information: Bixfest, Racine, WI (03/10/2005/03/13/2005); Meyers Ace Hardware, Chicago, IL (03/10/2005/03/13/2005).
The German eight-piece ensemble the Jazz O'Maniacs continue to demonstrate their love of early New Orleans jazz on the live set SUNSET CAF STOMP. The Jazz O'Maniacs cull most of their repertoire from Louis Armstrong's HOT FIVES AND HOT SEVENS recordings (which will give listeners a clear sense of where the outfit's heart lies), with a Fats Waller number and a King Oliver tune thrown in for good measure. The 40-some years the Jazz O'Maniacs have been around (by the time of this release) shows in their masterful handling of the hot jazz idiom and their wild, hard-swinging sense of fun.
Professional Reviews
JazzTimes (p.90) - "It all makes for some happy sounds....Pilz and trombonist Ullo Bela have the most assured command of their horns."
