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| | The Complete Set: 1923-1926 - Freddie Keppard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07) |
 | | I largely agree with the previous reviewer, but a few additional points should be made.lt;pgt;First, Freddie Keppard was acknowledged by most New Orleans musicians as being on a par with King Oliver in the period between c. |
 | | Keppards contributions were limited, and the recordings have never enjoyed a good critical reputation.lt;pgt;Second, this CD, in excellent sound thanks to re-mastering by the unrivalled John R.T. Davies, enables us to hear more clearly than before that Keppard, although in decline by the time he recorded, was still on a good day an exciting musician. |
 | | The big band sides are perhaps less interesting, but track 13, "Hear Comes the Hot Tamale Man", features Keppard in electrifying form.lt;pgt;Keppards recorded legacy in no way compares with that of Oliver, Morton, Dodds or the other New Orleans masters of Chicago in the 1920s. |
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