The first segment from May 17, 1989 at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), John Kafalas (tuba), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are You’re the One Girl For Me, I’ve Got A Right To Sing the Blues, and I Would Do ‘Most Anything For You. Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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The 7th and last part of the session from May 10, 1989 at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba) and Michael Feldman (piano), with a guest vocal by Carrie Mazzy. The selections are “Angry,” “Keep Smiling At Trouble,” and an up-tempo tune the title of which escapes me. Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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The sixth portion of this session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), and Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Lonesome Road Blues,” and “You’re Lucky To Me.” Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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The fifth segment from May 10, 1989 at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Carol Moeller (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). Carrie Mazzy is also featured on vocals. The selections are “Sugar,” “How Can You Face Me,” and “Honeysuckle Rose.” Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com
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The third part of the session from May 10, 1989 at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), and Don Frothingham and Michael Feldman (piano). The selections are “As Long As I Live,” “Squeeze Me,” and “Lady Be Good.” Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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Part II of the session from May 10, 1989 at Ephraim’s Restaurant in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Undecided,” “One Rose That’s Left In My Heart,” and “The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else.” Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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This program is Part 4 of the session recorded on May 3rd, 1989 at Ephraim’s restaurant in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy on banjo and vocals, Fred Lind on cornet, Dr. Paul Meymaris on clarinet, myself John Kafalas on tuba, Carol Moeller on piano for the first tune, after which she turns over the Steinway to Milt Steinmetz, and Stu Grover on drums.The selections are all in the key of C, starting with a tune I’m not sure of the name of, followed by “East of the Sun,” “Maybe You’ll Be The One To Care,” which was written by Milt Steinmetz, followed by one more song the name of which escapes me. Send questions or comments to podcast@kafalas.com.
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The third segment from our May 3, 1989 session at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Milt Steinmetz (piano), John Kafalas (tuba), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are “Mighty Blue,” “Copper-Colored Gal,” “Sittin’ On Top of the World,” and “A Hundred Years From Today.”
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The second segment from May 3rd, 1989 at Ephraim’s in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are “Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out,” “I Know That You Know,” and “Darkness On the Delta.” Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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We begin the session from May 3rd, 1989 at Ephraim’s in Sudbury, Massachusetts. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (tuba), Don Frothingham (piano), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are “Runnin’ Wild,” “Dinah,” and “Monday Date.” Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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The fifth and last segment from February 15th, 1989 at Ephraim’s. Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), John Kafalas (trombone), Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are A Hundred Years From Today, Oh Miss Hannah, Honeysuckle Rose, and What Shall I Say, and Buddy, Can You Spare A Dime? Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com
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The fourth segment from this session, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), and Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are “Melancholy,” “I Ain’t Got Nobody,” “Blue Evening,” and “Big Butter and Egg Man.” Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com
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The third part of this session from Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), and Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are, a tune I’m not sure of the name of, followed by “Mountain Greenery” and “My Honey’s Lovin’ Arms.” Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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The second part of this session from Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), and Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are “My Mother’s Eyes,” “Lover Come Back To Me,” and “Thou Swell.” Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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From February 15, 1989 at Ephraim’s, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), John Kafalas (trombone), and Don Frothingham (piano). The selections are Blue & Brokenhearted, A Faded Summer Love, and Maisey.
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Part V of the session from January 11, 1989 at Ephraim’s Restaurant in Sudbury, MA, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (alto trombone), Bill Whitcraft (piano), and Hans Brack (bass). The selections are “Just For You, Dear, I’m Crying,” “Sweet Man,” and another tune I’m not sure of the name of.
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The fourth segment from January 11, 1989 at Ephraim’s. The musicians in this program are Jimmy Mazzy on banjo and vocals, Fred Lind on cornet, Dr. Paul Meymaris on clarinet, myself John Kafalas on alto trombone, Bill Whitcraft on piano, and I’m not sure who the bass player was. The selections are Sugar, Sugar Babe I’m Leaving, The Sweetheart of TKO. Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com
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Part I of the session from January 11, 1989. It’s actually from the second set, however, because it’s Tape 2 from that evening. The first tape from January 11th has gone missing, although I probably have it somewhere. In any case, the musicians in this program are Jimmy Mazzy on banjo and vocals, Fred Lind on cornet, Dr. Paul Meymaris on clarinet, myself John Kafalas on trombone, Carol Moeller and Don Frothingham on piano, and I think that’s Hans Brack on bass. I think I’m playing alto trombone, which I had just started playing in early 1989. The selections are, Sittin’ on Top of the World, Georgia On My Mind, and Them There Eyes. Carol Moeller plays the first song, then turns the Steinway over to Don for the remainder of the program. Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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The second segment from January 4, 1989, with Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), John Kafalas (trombone), Al Ehrenfried (bass), and Stu Grover (drums). The selections are, I Believe In Miracles, a tune I’m not sure of the title of, followed by I Got A Right To Sing the Blues, and Thanks A Million. There’s a slight break in the last tune, cutting off Jim’s vocal — that’s because the tape ran out, and I had to flip it over and start recording on the other side – sorry about the break, but it’s a great song, so I thought it was worth including. Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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This program begins the session of 11/30/1988 at Ephraim’s. We presented part of that evening in podcasts 6-8, way back in 2007, but decided to go back and produce the whole session in its entirety — using my Apogee Duet audio converter for better sound than in the earlier programs. In any case, the musicians in this program are Jimmy Mazzy on banjo and vocals, Fred Lind on cornet, Dr. Paul Meymaris on clarinet, myself John Kafalas on trombone, Bill Whitcraft on piano, Hans Brack on bass, and Stu Grover on drums.
The selections in this program: Get Out and Get Under the Moon, Monday Date, Don’t Worry Bout Me, and an old Prohibition-era tune called My Cellar.
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The second segment of the session from 11/16/88 at Ephraim’s. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), Stu Grover (drums), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Ochi Chornya,” “Beautiful Changes,” “Someday, Sweetheart,” and “Blue Room,” with a vocal by Carrie Mazzy. Send questions or comments to podcast @ kafalas.com.
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This is “Part III” because Podcasts #13 and #14 presented some music from September 28, 1988. We’re going to finish that session, starting with this program and upcoming ones; and from here on out, will present the remaining (shoebox-full-of) recordings in chronological order, right through the last session we recorded on June 7, 1989. In any case, the musicians on September 28, 1988 were Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), John Kafalas (tuba), and Stu Grover (drums. The selections are “Anything Goes,” “Everybody Loves My Baby,” and “Blue and Brokenhearted.”
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This program is from June 1, 1988. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Bill Whitcraft and Carol Moeller (piano), Stu Grover (drums), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Blue and Sentimental,” “What A Little Moonlight Can Do,” and I’m not sure of the third one.
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This program is from June 1, 1988. The musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Bill Whitcraft (piano), Stu Grover (drums), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “Moose March,” “Of All The Wrongs You’ve Done To Me,” and I’m forgetting the name of the last one, but it’s a standard.
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This month, we continue with the session of June 8, 1988. The featured musicians are Jimmy Mazzy (banjo/vocals), Fred Lind (cornet), Paul Meymaris (clarinet), Don Frothingham (piano), and John Kafalas (tuba). The selections are “How Could I Be Blue,” “Lady Be Good,” and “Buddy Bolden’s Blues.
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