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50 Years Of Playing Jazz In Australia - My Jazz Life: An Autobiography
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50 Years Of Playing Jazz In Australia - My Jazz Life: An Autobiography --- 1999
CDs 1 & 2 contain a chronologically ordered, cleanly scripted jazz life, well read by veteran broadcaster Ian Neil (Ex-ABC radio presenter) and highlighted clearly and with great wit by Keith. The text is liberally spiked with edited fragments of jazz and swing music from both the American Classics and from private local recordings; and taped phone conversations with old colleagues containing a wealth of amusing anecdotes and personal experiences. CD 3 takes in the 40s & 50s, CD 4 bypasses the woodshedding 60s for the musically productive 70s, and CDs 5 and 6 are devoted largely to Keith's recent Sydney based groups, but also contain two long and quite exquisite performances recorded with McJad on the tour of India, and two appearances with the Ted Vining Trio, a leading Melbourne band. 12 page booklet with recording details and B&W photographs
Tracklist
CD1 - The Story (Narrated Autobiography)
Born In Perth WA / Early Years
The Second Australian Jazz Convention 1947
Back Home To Perth / Return To Melbourne Jazz Scene / Alan Watson's Parties
Rex Stewart Is Coming / Graeme Bell Tour With Rex
Back To Melbourne Jazz Scene / George Tack
To Adelaide, Dave Dallwitz 1950/51
Return To Melbourne Teaming Up With Doc Willis / 1950's Scene
Portraits Of Jazz Musicians
CD2 - The Story (Narrated Autobiography)
To "Pro" Or Not To "Pro" / Melbourne Musicians' Club / Old Mac And Big Alf 1952
Keith Joins Coggie / The Cultural Cringe
Meeting Brian Brown / Jazzcentre 44 In 1958
Fringe Characters And Gangsters / Joining Frank Traynor In The 70's
A "Night Of Nights" With Traynor / Christmas At Frank's
What Is McJad? / McJad In India 1982
A New Life At 55? / Sydney Jazz Scene 80's
Keith And Roger Frampton A "Madness Piece"
Ian Neil's Summary
The Early Days - But Times Soon A'Changin - Music Of The 40's And 50's
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Careless Love Blues
Exasperation Stomp
Harmonious Blues
Brief Blues
Stomp On The Wing
Mark's Last Time Blues
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet
Blue Rex
I Hear A Jazz Band
That Imbo Thing
Magpie Swoop
Rose Hips
Singin' The Blues
Shanty In Old Shanty Town
If I Had You
I Remember You
Oleo
Walkin'
Digger's Rest
Polkadots And Moon Beams
Wee Dot
Milestones
Something Old Something New - Music Of The 70's
Exactly Like You
I Saw Stars
Li'l Darlin
Avalon
McJad Miniature Suite No. 1
Mote Ze Harbringer
Blues For Rex Mark II
Ecstacy
That's A Surprise
South
Mississippi Mud
Ole Miss
Sister Kate
Corrine Corrina
Waltzing Matilda
Blue
Bells Make Me Sing
Oo-Roo Boddil
A Plunge Into Mainstream - Music Of The 80's
Essays On The Blues
Bye Bye Blackbird
The Hot 'N Sweet (en) Suite
St James Infirmary
Our Love Is Here To Stay
Bluer 'N Blue
Milestones
Come On In The Water's Fine - Music Of The 90's
My Buddy
9:20 Special
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
Blue Lou
Just A Gigolo
It's The Talk Of The Town
I Want A Little Girl
In My Solitude
There's No You
Revolutionary Blues
Struttin' With Some Barbecue
I Thought About You
Milestones
Terralong
Kiama Sunise