The Temperance Seven

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Here's another 'blast from the past' for those who were around the Jazz scene in London in the 1950/60's. I have posted this because the line-up includes many of the musicians of the day who were (are?) better known in other VERY different environments.
The band formed around Christmas time 1955, and worked hard to reproduce the sounds of the British bands that played for the 'flappers' who dared to dance, in the ballrooms of London and elsewhere in Britain, to the new (and highly suspect!) music coming from America in the 1920's.
It SO nostalgic for me because my Father played in just such a band, and was very proud of his contribution to their trail-blazing, -and I still have some of his 78's!!
There are two tracks on this posting, the first is "Those Vo-do-do-de-o Blues" and the second is "Falling in Love Again". The first has Cephas Howard on cornet, Paul McDowel doing the vocal and (among others) John R.T. Davis: tmb. and Alan Cooper: reeds.
The second track is played by their "Carnation Quartet", comprising Paul McDowell: voc. Alan Cooper: bass clt. & phonofiddle, Colin Bowles: pno. and "Franklyn B. Paverty" ( a pseudonym for a REAL musician who played with several symphony orchestras, -and should have known better) on sousaphone.
These tracks were recorded in 1961, when the band had achieved some limited popularity in the U.K., and I have more if anyone would like to hear them.
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