Christie Brothers Stompers

Although now relatively obscure, the Christie Brothers Stompers were probably one of the most influential Uk New Orleans-style jazz bands of the first ’50s, recording many years before England’s trad growth. In 1951, several musicians through the Crane River and Humphrey Lyttelton Rings recorded beneath the Christie Brothers name for Esquire, as well as the popularity from the records resulted in trombonist Keith Christie and clarinetist Ian Christie determining to launch a normal band of their personal with, initially, Ken Colyer on cornet (in 1952 trumpeter Dick Hawdon got his place) and a tempo section that included pianist Pat Hawes. Their recordings for Melodisc (dating from August 1951 to August 1953) have already been reissued on the British Cadillac Compact disc and screen the excitement and power from the good band. Influenced probably the most by a child Ory and Bunk Johnson organizations, but also available to aspects of Ruler Oliver, Jelly Move Morton, and Louis Armstrong, the Christie Brothers Stompers were able to develop their personal exuberant audio without straight copying their predecessors. Following the band split up in 1953, Keith Christie ultimately modernized his design and, apart from a four-song incomplete reunion program in 1958, the group was quickly forgotten.