Mississippi Mud Archives - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Studio #77 – A Blues Serenade – This nice, little 16-bar melody is quite haunting and has a fitting title. In an early Vitaphone short, we can see Jimmy Lytell as he performs it on clarinet with The Capitolians. It’s written by Mitchell Parish in collaboration with pianist Frank Signorelli (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Studio #76 – I Left My Sugar Standing in the Rain – Inspiration for this song came first and foremost from a recording by Bing Crosby with Paul Whiteman’s Rhythm Boys, where they incorporate it with Mississippi Mud. Later I found a favorite also in an excellent recording by Adrian Rollini (…) read more and listenread more and listen

Let the Good Times Roll #154 – Jimtown Blues – Swedish French Connection. Here’s another trio performance captured on film in the summer of 1993. The music of Bix Beiderbecke and his fellow musicians in the 1920’s was a great source of inspiration for all three of us (…) titta på videontitta på videon

Let the Good Times Roll #153 – Mississippi Mud – Swedish French Connection. Here’s another trio performance captured on film in the summer of 1993. The music of Bix Beiderbecke and his fellow musicians in the 1920’s was a great source of inspiration for all three of us (…) watch the videowatch the video