Ernie Carson
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Ernie Carson is an American Dixieland jazz
revival cornet
ist, pianist, and singer.
Carson played trumpet from elementary school, and played with the Castle Jazz Band in the mid-1950s prior to a stint in the U.S. Marines. Following this he worked in Los Angeles
with Dave Wierbach, Jig Adams, Ray Bauduc
, Pat Yankee, and Turk Murphy
, and led several of his own groups from the 1970s, including the Capital City Jazz Band and a new version of the Castle Jazz Band. After more than twenty years of playing based in Atlanta, he moved back to Oregon
in 1995.
Dixieland Jazz
Dixieland Jazz was a Canadian music television series which aired on CBC Television in 1954.-Premise:The series host was Trump Davidson, a cornet player. He also hosted a radio music series on CBC's Trans-Canada Network.-Scheduling:...
revival cornet
Cornet
The cornet is a brass instrument very similar to the trumpet, distinguished by its conical bore, compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B. It is not related to the renaissance and early baroque cornett or cornetto.-History:The cornet was...
ist, pianist, and singer.
Carson played trumpet from elementary school, and played with the Castle Jazz Band in the mid-1950s prior to a stint in the U.S. Marines. Following this he worked in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
with Dave Wierbach, Jig Adams, Ray Bauduc
Ray Bauduc
Ray Bauduc was a jazz drummer best known for his work with the Bob Crosby Orchestra and their band-within-a-band, the Bobcats, between 1935 and 1942....
, Pat Yankee, and Turk Murphy
Turk Murphy
Melvin Edward Alton “Turk” Murphy was renowned as a trombonist who played traditional and dixieland jazz in San Francisco....
, and led several of his own groups from the 1970s, including the Capital City Jazz Band and a new version of the Castle Jazz Band. After more than twenty years of playing based in Atlanta, he moved back to Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
in 1995.
Discography
- Ernie Carson and His Capital City Jazz Band (Jazzology RecordsJazzology RecordsJazzology Records is a United States based record label specializing in traditional jazz.Jazzology was founded in 1949 by George H. Buck, who still runs it, now under the auspices of the George H. Buck, Jr. Foundation, dedicated to the preservation great jazz recordings...
, 1968) - Ole Oregon Ern (Fat Cat Jazz, 1973)
- Ernie Carson and Rhythm (GHB Records, 1975)
- Old Bones (Stomp OffStomp OffStomp Off is an American jazz record label.The label was founded in 1979 by Bob Erdos in York, Pennsylvania. As of ca. 2000 the label had released over 350 albums of jazz music, concentrating on ragtime, Dixieland jazz, and other traditional styles of jazz music.-Artists who have released material...
, 1993) - Wher'm I Gonna Live? (Stomp Off, 1994)
- Every Man A King (GHB, 1995)
- One Beer (GHB, 1995)
- At the Hooker's Ball (GHB, 1999)
- Southern Comfort (GHB, 1999)
- Pretty Little Lady from Beaumont, Texas (Jazzology, 2004)
- If I Had a Talking Picture (GHB, 2004)