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The Oxblood Melodians

by The Oxblood Melodians

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We are excited to present The Oxblood Melodians. This self-titled album is the collaboration of Jonathan Doyle & David Jellema, and features many of our favorite Austinites and honorary Austinites. Our goal was to create an ensemble that evokes the New York and Chicago small groups of the mid-late 1920s, with bass saxophone in the bass role and embracing both jazz and blues traditions. The Oxblood Melodians are named in part after the oxblood lilies that grace Austin and central Texas yards in the fall (including our own). Recorded at the legendary "Dandyville" by Alex Hall in 2014, these sides have been simmering and gestating, waiting for just the right moment to be released into the world. That time is finally upon us!

credits

released August 7, 2020

Day 1 :: 4,5,6,7,10,12,14
Alice Spencer—vocals 6 & 14
David Jellema—cornet &/or clarinet
Lyon Graulty—clarinet &/or tenor saxophone
Mark Gonzales—trombone (except 7)
Westen Borghesi—tenor banjo (+vocal on 12)
Jonathan Doyle—bass saxophone
Hal Smith—drum set 4,6,12,14

Day 2 :: 1,2,3,8,9,11,13
Alice Spencer—vocals 1,2,9
Austin Smith—violin
David Jellema—cornet &/or clarinet
Lyon Graulty—clarinet &/or tenor saxophone
J.D. Pendley—guitar & tenor banjo
Jonathan Doyle—bass saxophone (+contra-alto clarinet 3 only)

Recorded 10 & 11 Feb 2014 by Alex Hall at Dandyville in Austin TX
Mixed & Mastered by Alex Hall / Reliable Recorders in Chicago
Artwork by Lyon Graulty
Produced by Jonathan Doyle & David Jellema

1. Louis-I-An-Ia (Day 2)
(Joe Darensbourg) dir. D.Jellema

2. Oh Daddy Blues
(William Russell / Ed Herbert) arr. D.Jellema, J.D.Pendley

3. Dardanella
(Fred Fisher / Felix Bernard / Johnny S. Black) arr. D.Jellema

4. Goose Pimples
(Jo Trent / Fletcher Henderson) adpt. J.Doyle

5. New Orleans Shuffle
(Bill Whitmore) dir. D.Jellema

6. Of All the Wrongs You’ve Done to Me
(Lew Payton / Chris Smith / Edgar Dowell) dir. D.Jellema

7. Farewell Blues
(Paul Mares / Leon Roppolo / Elmer Schoebel) dir. D.Jellema

8. Cryin’ All Day
(Frank Trumbauer / Chauncey Morehouse) arr. D.Jellema

9. Don't Give All the Lard Away
(Lockwood Lewis / Henry Clifford) adpt. J.Doyle

10. Feel the River Move
(David Jellema / Rod Jellema) dir. D.Jellema

11. Old Stack O'Lee Blues
(Sidney Bechet) dir. D.Jellema

12. Love Affairs
(Al Dubin / J. Russel Robinson) adpt. J.Doyle

13. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(Ted Koehler / Billy Moll / Harry Barris) dir. D.Jellema

14. Louis-I-An-Ia (Day 1)
(Joe Darensbourg) dir. D.Jellema

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Jonathan Doyle is a roots jazz saxophone and clarinet player and composer.

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