Ken Colyer

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Ken was the pioneer of British exploration of the New Orleans jazz idiom and has a great following even though he has gone to the gloryland. Ken Colyer ( 1928 - 1988) was a British traditional jazz revivalist and skiffle scenester who specialized in the New Orleans jazz and ragtime stylings. He first interfaced with New Orleans players when a young man in the UK's Merchant Navy and fater long jaunts at sea, began looking up familiar names in a New Orleans telephone directory found in the Westminster Public Library. When Ken got to the US, he t...read more

Make me a pallet on the floor Panama Yancey stomp Hot time in the old town In the evening Gloryland Sporting life Old riley St james infirmary In the evening when the sun goes down Bourbon street parade Kansas city man blues Wrap your troubles in dreams Precious lord Pretty baby I aint gonna give nobody none of my jelly roll Fidgety feet Silver dollar Up a lazy river Over in the gloryland Weekly trouble When the saints go marching in The cotton song Gatemouth Ciribiribin Ham and eggs Lord lord lord Peanut vendor Jungle town Heliotrope bouquet Dauphin street Magnetic rag Just a little while to stay here Jambalaya Ballin the jack Climax rag It was a sad night in harlem Going home to new orleans Streets of the city

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