Subsonic Radio

WEBmikey wrote:The Firehouse Five Plus Two is so amazing because the band is made up of amateur musicians who loved 20s and 30s hot jazz and just wanted to play it - and also just happened to be some of Disney's top animators, including several of the famous "Nine Old Men"! I've never really taken the time to listen to this style of music closely before, and I have to say that it really grows on you! It's fascinating to hear trombone, trumpet and clarinet all soloing like crazy, with tuba playing the bass and piano and banjo plunking out the chord structure (backed by lots of snare rolls, of course). This two CD set covers tons of wonderful material, but for me, the best part is thinking of these fantastically creative guys truly having a good time and playing for excited crowds at Disneyland!

JACK WADSWORTH bass saxophone/arranger. wrote:JACK WADSWORTH is now retired from Disney Studios where for many years he was the head of the music editing department. While there, he had long been a part of the noon jam session tradition instituted by THE FIREHOUSE FIVE + TWO. He is equally proficient on banjo, guitar, piano, string bass and all of the saxes. He also wrote many of the arrangements for the GREAT PACIFIC JAZZ BAND.

Through the years Jack worked with many traditional jazz bands in the Southern California area, including a stint with PETE DAILY's CHICAGOANS. His astounding soloing technique on the bass sax made him an audience favorite, especially on his show-stoppers, "SAXOPHOBIA" and "THE WILD CAT BLUES".

Jack has a seemingly endless list of credits as a music editor and music supervisor for television and film productions beginning with the original ZORRO TV shows from 1957 to 1959, and including 14 years with the TV series, "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY".

Jack now divides his time between Hawaii, Washington state and Los Angeles. He is currently playing with local groups in eastern Washington state and plays Dixieland jazz festivals from Montana to California.

Firehouse Five Plus Two wrote:Discography


Most Popular albums

1958 Dixieland Favorites


Album
2002 Sweet Georgia Brown
1966 Twenty Years Later
1964 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Goes to a Fire
1962 At Disneyland
1958 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Crashes a Party
1958 Dixieland Favorites
1957 The Around the World!
1957 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Goes to Sea
1955 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Plays for Lovers
1954 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Goes South
1950 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story

Box Set/Compilation
2000 Les Incontournables
1958 16 Dixieland Favorites
1949 The Firehouse Five Plus Two Story

Video
2003 Swing Era

Also Appears On
1998 World of Dixieland, Vol. 2
1993 The Best of Dixieland [ZYX]
1980 Video Yesteryear
1938 Good Time Jazz Story

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BIOGRAPHY The Firehouse Five Plus Two started out as an amateur Dixieland band mostly comprised of cartoon animators from the Disney Studios. Their spontaneous sessions (led by trombonist Ward Kimball) were so successful that they started recording for Good Time Jazz in 1949 and soon became a popular attraction, while never giving up their day jobs...
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Timeline
Formed:
1949
Disbanded:
1969
Related Styles
Dixieland Revival, Dixieland

kgmadorin wrote:Wow!!! Thanks for the tremendous amount of info, eagle4life69!

I'm sure that I'll find what I'm looking for with all this to search through. Brilliant!

Brian845 wrote:

kgmadorin wrote:Wow!!! Thanks for the tremendous amount of info, eagle4life69!
I'm sure that I'll find what I'm looking for with all this to search through. Brilliant!

Did you ever find out if "Bourbon Street" is the real name of the song? I'd love to own it, but it doesn't seem to be available from Amazon.com.

Amy wrote:

Brian845 wrote:

kgmadorin wrote:Wow!!! Thanks for the tremendous amount of info, eagle4life69!
I'm sure that I'll find what I'm looking for with all this to search through. Brilliant!

Did you ever find out if "Bourbon Street" is the real name of the song? I'd love to own it, but it doesn't seem to be available from Amazon.com.

I found this http://www.songarea.com/music-codes/bourbon_street.html that lists 37 different songs with Bourbon Street as part of their title. Perhaps you can find what you are looking for on there?

Brian845 wrote:I'm going to spend some time on Grooveshark today, since they have quite a few of their songs. If I find it under an alternate title I'll post it here. It's a great song...RUMBA!:)

Brian845 wrote:I found those too, but if you follow the links they end up being by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and not Firehouse Five Plus Two. The mystery continues!:)