Found another great old photo

[Christiern]

Accidentally came across this on the web, a great picture with some great musicians:

“Piron-Williams Orchestra.” Photograph by Arthur P. Bedou. 1915.

Bedou’s portrait of this band organized for a vaudeville tour that never materialized

included such future jazz stars as Clarence Williams (top left), Jimmie Noone (clarinet),

Oscar Celestin (cornet), Armand Piron (violin), and Johnny St. Cyr (lower right). Bedou

had a studio in Tremé and toured as a staff photographer with Booker T.Washington.

William Ranson Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Special Collections, Tulne University Library.

Edited April 16, 2008 by Christiern

[Niko]

another one, not new orleans though, from www.danieljacksonmusic.com

Froebel Brigham, Leon Petties, William Doty, Fred Jackson, Haold Land 1949

[AllenLowe]

actually, I used a detail from that photo for the cover on the book version of Devilin Tune -

[DukeCity]

another one, not new orleans though, from www.danieljacksonmusic.com

Froebel Brigham, Leon Petties, William Doty, Fred Jackson, Haold Land 1949

Looks like they're ready to be the back-up band for Buddy Guy:

[A Lark Ascending]

Accidentally came across this on the web, a great picture with some great musicians:

“Piron-Williams Orchestra.” Photograph by Arthur P. Bedou. 1915.

Bedou’s portrait of this band organized for a vaudeville tour that never materialized

included such future jazz stars as Clarence Williams (top left), Jimmie Noone (clarinet),

Oscar Celestin (cornet), Armand Piron (violin), and Johnny St. Cyr (lower right). Bedou

had a studio in Tremé and toured as a staff photographer with Booker T.Washington.

William Ranson Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Special Collections, Tulne University Library.

What a beautiful picture.

[JSngry]

Quite the lineup for a vaudeville act!

This was when? 1915? Yeah, "jazz gigs" as such had yet to be too much more than local things, right? So if you wanted steady bread, vaudeville was one way to get it, no? The more things change, eh?

I'll make one last statement end as a question, ok?

[John L]

Great photos! Thanks, Chris.

[papsrus]

That is a wonderful photo. Such good detail. Thanks for sharing it.

[Guest Bill Barton]

That is indeed a marvelous photo! Thanks for sharing it, Chris!!!!!

[Chuck Nessa]

I love this stuff. Thanks.

[Bright Moments]

thanks for sharing chris!

[Christiern]

Six Brown Brothers was a sort of forerunner to Supersax, they all played Buechers, recorded fpr Victor as early as 1914. and apparently shared a love of dotty clothing. This photo is from around 1920.

More photos and info at this link.

[catesta]

Accidentally came across this on the web, a great picture with some great musicians:

“Piron-Williams Orchestra.” Photograph by Arthur P. Bedou. 1915.

Bedou’s portrait of this band organized for a vaudeville tour that never materialized

included such future jazz stars as Clarence Williams (top left), Jimmie Noone (clarinet),

Oscar Celestin (cornet), Armand Piron (violin), and Johnny St. Cyr (lower right). Bedou

had a studio in Tremé and toured as a staff photographer with Booker T.Washington.

William Ranson Hogan Archive of New Orleans Jazz, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library Special Collections, Tulne University Library.

This really is an amazing photo. Bedou was obviously a true artist.

[JSngry]

Six Brown Brothers was a sort of forerunner to Supersax, they all played Buechers, recorded fpr Victor as early as 1914. and apparently shared a love of dotty clothing. This photo is from around 1920.

More photos and info at this link.

Edited April 16, 2008 by JSngry

[AllenLowe]

I can't remember who I paid it to, but I actually had to pay for rights to that photo - I think I found it originally in the Al Rose N.O. Memories book -

[paul secor]

Another thanks to Chris - Great Stuff!

[AndrewHill]

Thanks for sharing. Cool stuff.

[GA Russell]

Oscar Celestin (cornet)

When I was in high school my parents bought a Papa Celestin LP with "Marie LeVeau" on it. I never knew why they did, as they were not particularly fond of New Orleans jazz.

[Christiern]

Perhaps they had better ears than you give them credit for. Then again, Marie LeVeau had a certain charm.