British Swing: Volume Two
Joe Daniels & his Hotshots in Drumnastics
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Joe Daniels was born in South Africa in 1908, and emigrated to Great Britain two years later. By the age of 14, he was working as a drummer in various dance bands in London. In 1926, Daniels formed his own band along with trumpeter, Max Goldberg. He attracted notice in the Harry Roy Band, and continued to play with Roy throughout the early and mid-1930s.
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Daniels formed his Hotshots in 1935, and toured extensively with the band in 1937. The lineup of the Hotshots consisted of Max Goldberg (trumpet), Albert Harris (guitar), Harry Hayes (alto sax/clarinet), Dick Ball (bass) and Pat Dodd (piano). Cliff Townsend played clarinet and alto sax on quite a few of the sides, including Bugle Boy Blues which is included on this collection. When the war broke out, Daniels disbanded the Hotshots and joined the RAF, where he organized a band to entertain servicemen.
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After the war, Daniels' fame began to wane. Musical tastes had changed, and the Dixieland jazz that Daniels favored was out of style, replaced by Be Bop and other varieties of modern jazz. He continued to play regularly however, at holiday camps and hotels. By the time he passed away 1993 at the age of 85, he was pretty much forgotten.
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This is undeserved, as you will see for yourself as you explore the cuts on this CD. Daniels' drumming approaches Spike Jones' playing in dexterity and imagination, and the band keeps right up with him, laying down a swinging melody that is a lot of fun. There are definite influences from Stateside jazz bands... Max Goldberg had clearly been listening to Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Charlie Shavers from the John Kirby band. And Albert Harris' guitar echoes the clean rhythm of Al Casey in Fats Waller's Rhythm.
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The recording techniques employed on these sides are excellent. The percussive effects of Joe Daniels are captured with astonishing clarity, and Pat Dodd's piano is placed a little further back in a contrasting perspective to the rest of the band. There are imaginative touches as well... Goldberg begins Narcissus by playing his muted trumpet in the hallway outside the recording booth, moving inside for the finish.
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All in all, you'll find a lot to enjoy in this fun-packed collection of rarely heard swing from the British Isles.
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Track 01
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Powerhouse
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Joe Daniels & his Hotshots in Drumnastics
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2:38
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Track 02
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Alabamy Bound
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Joe Daniels & his Hotshots in Drumnastics
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Crazy Blues
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Track 04
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Narcissus
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Swing Fan
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Track 06
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Farewell Blues
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Bond Street Ballyhoo
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Canzonetta
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Bull Frog Blues
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Corn On The Cob
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Santiago
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In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
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Bugle Boy Blues
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Track 14
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Down Beat
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Coon Town Caravan
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Corn Pickin'
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Alexander's Ragtime Band
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Hurricane
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Arkansas Blues
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Chinatown, My Chinatown
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I Can't Give You Anything But Love
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Jazz Me Blues
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That's A Plenty
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Oh, Lady Be Good
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Time On My Hands
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War Dance For Wooden Indians
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Powerhouse
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Joe Daniels & his Hot Shots in Drumnastics
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Chinatown, My Chinatown
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Joe Daniels & his Hot Shots in Drumnastics
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Customer Reviews
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"I own both of the British Swing CDs. You got a lot out of those old discs, and what a great bunch of songs! Joe Daniels' drum solo on "Alabamy Bound" is a knockout! As I was listening to this compilation, my mind wandered back to my childhood. A few of the pieces, I remembered, were used by Carl Stalling in his work on Warner Bros. cartoons. I am happy that you are giving these old songs new life. They deserve to be heard.." --Mike H, Saginaw, MI
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"I received your CDs yesterday. Thanks. The quality is perfect. The main reason these CD's are so valuable to me is because my father has a very special interest in this wonderful material. The CDs are a special gift to him.
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You probably don't know this, but these particular recordings were prohibited in the Second World War here in the Netherlands. All British and American music was prohibited by the Germans. Even Classical music from Jewish composers (e.g. Offenbach) was prohibited to have or even to listen to. If caught by the Germans one could risk his life for that. People were sent to labour camps in Germany (e.g. Krupps) or were held in prison. You didn't need to be Jewish to get imprisoned or killed.
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My father lived for several years in the Anne Frankhouse (Prinsengracht 263 Amsterdam) just before the war started. By the end of the war (1944), he was hungry all the time and there was nothing at all in Amsterdam... no food, no clothing, no shoes, no coals, no nothing. They were eating tulip bulbs because there was nothing else to eat.
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These records from the world beyond the Nazis were very valuable to my father. He listened in secrecy with friends to the music of Joe Daniels from England and Fats Waller from the United States. That's why these recordings mean so much to him. He will be in tears when he hears these CDs." --RB, the Netherlands
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