UPTOWN LOWDOWN JAZZ BAND
Homebase: Seattle, WA
Stats: 1971
Misc Notes: "The Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band is a Dixieland jazz band from Bellevue as founded in 1971 by Bert Barr. Inspired by Turk Murphy, who he would watch as a teenager at Earthquake McGoon's, Barr knew what he wanted and set high standards for the band. Over the years he recruited musicians who could read and improvise, hear harmonies, had discipline and were team players. Each member was expected to carry his own weight, the sum total resulting in rich harmony, rhythm and counterpoint and making for a cohesive unit. The Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band played West Coast Revival Style Jazz of the highest order. It is sometimes referred to as “Seattle Style” or even “Barr Modified West Coast Revival.” The band has performed continuously since 1971, at their peak in the 1990s appearing at over 28 festivals annually throughout the United States and abroad. Major festivals include The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, Sun Valley Swing & Dixie, The Great Connecticut Jazz Festival, San Diego Jazz Festival, Pismo Beach Jazz and America's Festival in Lacey, Washington held over the 4th of July weekend. The full seven piece band has a worldwide reputation having performed in Japan, Holland, Belgium, Germany, Mexico, and Canada." [Text adopted from Joe Bebco's April 18, 2019 article, "Bert Barr, leader of the Uptown Lowdown Jazz band has died," Syncopated Times.]
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LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr [cornet]; George Goldsberry [clarinet, soprano sax]; Bert Bertram [trombone]; Rose Sparks [piano]; Tom Jacobus [tuba]; Dave Holo [banjo, guitar]; Stephen Joseph [drums]; Susan Valiant Speer [vocals]
RECORDING STUDIO: Kaye - Smith Studios
RECORDING ENGINEER: Ron Gangnes, Larry Enselman
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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Side A
1. Doin' The Hambone
2. The Torch
3. Pickles & Peppers
4. Sheik Of Araby
5. Rose Of Washington Square
6. Red Hot Pepper Stomp
Side B
1. Row, Row, Row
2. London Blues
3. Euphonic Sounds
4. Seattle Hunch
5. Calico Rag
6. Clementine From New Orleans
7. Curse Of An Aching Heart
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FORMAT: CD
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Side A
1. Cushion Foot Stomp
2. Terrible Blues
3. Doin' The Raccoom
4. Shreveport Stomp
5. Melancholy
6. Minstrels Of Annie Street
Side B
1. My Heart
2. Ragtime Nightengale
3. Messin' Around
4. Stampede
5. Oh! Daddy
6. Floatin' Down To Cotton Town
7. Tank Town Bump
LOCATION: Bothell, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr [cornet]; Rollie Morehouse [clarinet, soprano sax]; Dave Loomis [trombome]; Rose Marie Sparks [piano]; Tom Jacobus [tuba]; Jeff Westman [banjo]; Stephen Joseph [drums]; Susan Vaillant Speer [vocals]
RECORDING STUDIO: Thunder Oak Audio
RECORDING ENGINEER: Vic Coupez
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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Side A
1. Snake Rag
2. Sweet Substitute
3. Georgia Swing
4. Tom Cat Blues
5. Kansas City Stomps
6. I Want A Big Butter And Egg Man
Side B
1. Mabel's Dream
2. Lonesomest Girl In Town
3. Fickle Fay Creep
4. Jelly Roll Blues
5. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
6. Frog-i-more Rag
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr [cornet]; Ken Wiley [trombone]; George Goldsberry [clarinet]; Gary Provonsha [tuba, string bass]; Bob Dunn [piano]; Gene Silberberg [banjo, guitar], Stephen Joseph [drums]; susan Valliant Speer [vocals]
RECORDING STUDIO: Kaye - Smith Studios
RECORDING ENGINEER: Buzz Richmond
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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A-SIDE MATRIX: UL - 101 - A
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Side A
1. New Orleans Stomp
2. Safety Mamma
3. The Pearls
4. Nobody's Sweetheart Now
5. Coal Cart Blues
6. Cakewalkin' Blues
Side B
1. King Chanticleer
2. Winin' Boy Blues
3. Rhythm King
4. You've Got To See Your Mamma
5. Wolverine Blues
6. Everybody Loves My Baby
LOCATION: Seattle, WA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr [cornet]; George Goldsberry [clarinet, soprano sax]; Ken Wiley [trombone]; Gary Provonsha [tuba]; Brad Smith [banjo]; Stephen Joseph [drums]; Susan Vaalliant Speer [piano]
RECORDING STUDIO: Kaye-Smith Studios
RECORDING ENGINEER: Ron Gangnes - Buzz Richmond
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
SPEED: 33 1/3 rpm
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MISC NOTES: Songs by Uptown Lowdown Jazz band and three Japanese bands: the Riverside Ramblers, New Orleans Rascals, and King Cresol Jazz Band.
LOCATION: Kobe Japan
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RECORDING STUDIO: Kobe Club
RECORDING ENGINEER: Takao Iba
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1. 1919 Rag (Traditional)
2. Jelly Bean Blues (Rainey)
3. I Am Pecan Pete (Murphy)
4. Riverside Rag (Cohen)
5. Big Bear Stomp (Walters)
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1. Custom House Up And Down (P. Stanton)
2. The Crave (Morton)
3. Creole Belles (Lampe)
4. The Smiler Rag (Wenrich)
5. Grandpa's Spells (Morton)
6. I'm Goin' Huntin' (J.C. Johnson - Waller)
LOCATION: York, PA
RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr, Dave Holo [cornet], John Goodrich [clarinet, soprano sax], Dave Loomis [trombone], Rose Marie Sparks [pian], Cal Owen [banjo], Tom Jacobus [tuba], Steve Joseph [drums]
RECORDING STUDIO: Strand - Capitol Performing Arts Center (10/14 & 15/81)
RECORDING ENGINEER:Tom Trout and Byron Aldinger
FORMAT: disc
SIZE: 12"
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A-SIDE MATRIX: SOS 1030
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1. Duff Campbell's Revenge
2. If Someone Would Only Love Me
3. Freakish
4. Brother Lowdown
5. Cum - Bac - Rag
6. The Nightmare
7. Shake It and Break It
1. 12th Street Rag
2. State & Madison
3. Sweet Lotus Blossom
4. Yerba Buena Strut
5. East St. Louis Toodle - oo
6. Trombone King
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RECORDING PERSONNEL: Bert Barr [cornet]; Ed Krens [2nd Cornet]; John Goodrich [clarinet, soprano sax]; Bill Kick [trombone][; Rose Marie Sparks [piano]; Sal Smith [tuba]; Dave Brown [banjo]; Paul Woltz [alto, bass saxes]
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RECORDING ENGINEER: Dan Polin
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LOCATION: Seattle
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DISC NOTES: Recorded January 12 & 13, 1996
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LOCATION: Seattle
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RECORDING STUDIO: Crow Recording Studio
RECORDING ENGINEER: Scott McCallister
FORMAT: cassette
NOTES: Recorded on 1997.02.97
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