The Firehouse Five Story

Firehouse Five Plus Two

Release Date: 01 Aug 1991
Label: GOOD TIME JAZZ
Genre: JAZZ

CAT # 2GTJCD-22055-2

DISC ONE
1. Firehouse Stomp 2:55
2. Everybody Loves My Baby 2:22
3. Pagan Love Song 4:45
4. San 2:23
5. Fireman's Lament 3:02
6. Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To M 4:32
7. Yes Sir, That's My Baby 2:36
8. Red Hot River Valley 2:39
9. Riverside Blues 5:26
10. Brass Bell 2:41
11. The World Is Waiting For The 4:06
12. Tiger Rag 2:33
13. Frankie And Johnny 2:47
14. Sweet Georgia Brown 3:21
15. Sobbin' Blues 2:48
16. Just A Stomp At Twilight 2:47
17. Down Where The Sun Goes Down 3:01
18. St. Louis Blues 3:22
DISC TWO
1. Twelfth Street Rag 3:35
2. Copenhagen 2:30
3. Wabash Blues 3:16
4. Firechief Rag 3:03
5. Lonesome Mama Blues 3:00
6. Who Walks In When I Walk Out 3:00
7. Chinatown, My Chinatown 3:54
8. South 2:52
9. Lonesome Railroad Blues 3:08
10. Show Me The Way To The Fire 2:51
11. Lovin' Sam, The Sheik Of Alabam' 2:36
12. When You Wore A Tulip 4:50
13. Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue 2:55
14. San Antonio Rose 2:33
15. Southern Comfort 3:10
16. I've Been Floating Down The Old Gre 2:52
17. Mississippi Rag 2:44
18. Runnin' Wild 3:20

This double CD reissues the first three LPs by the Firehouse Five Plus Two, a very popular Dixieland group in the 1950s. In addition to trombonist Ward Kimball (who occasionally lets loose on a siren), the main soloists are generally trumpeter Danny Alguire and either Clarke Mallery, Tom Sharpsteen, or George Probert on clarinet. The spirited jamming mixes together standards, a few obscurities, and an occasional original (including "Firehouse Stomp," "Fireman's Lament," and "Firechief Rag"). Although not exactly innovative, the music is quite fun and easily recommended to Dixieland fans. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

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