Скачать или смотреть JazzSea 2011 Jim Ritter's Jammers playing FlatFoot

Jim Ritter, of traditional jazz fame, was the "special guest artist" on the 2011 Jazzsea cruise on board the Celebrity Constellation from San Diego to Fort Lauderdale. Among his very appreciated events on board he had several educational workshops on traditional jazz. For this one, he put together a pickup band from some of the (very good) jammers on board (The Jazzsea cruises always have jamming sessions with experienced leaders, e.g. Dick Williams, Karla West, and Tim Allen in their schedules). This band of Jim's
only had a few chances to practice together, but you wouldn't know it from listening to them. They are playing Flat Foot, a.k.a. Flat Foot Floogie (and other historic names). The song is rather bouncy, which is appropriate since the seas from the Panama Canal to Cartagena, Columbia were bouncy too, but you hardly noticed it in this large ship. The ship provided excellent listening and dancing venues for the bands. Next year's Jazzsea cruise will be on the Holland America Maasdam, January 3-13 from Ft Lauderdale to
Barbados and back (http://www.jazzsea.com). Band members are Jim Ritter - Leader/cornet, Ed Bock - drums, Robin "Bertie" Butler - banjo, John Floyd - piano, Martin Jones - tuba, Steve Strauss - clarinet, and Wendell Tharpe - trombone. Video by Bill Schneider