Tag: Dave Tough

From the Record Shelves #329 - Lover Come Back to MeFrom the Record Shelves #329 – Lover Come Back to Me – I once watched a master class of tuba playing where the teacher scaled it down to, ”There are only two types of songs: pirate songs and love songs!” This could represent the two sides of a tenor sax player: the hard-swinging, often riff-based playing and (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #229 - That Da Da StrainFrom the Record Shelves #229 – That Da Da Strain – In June 1929, Red Nichols led another session under the name of Louisiana Rhythm Kings. The distinct New York style of his Five Pennies is here in this sextet, but it’s loosened up after about one minute with (…) read more and listenread more and listen