1950 - 1960

We are looking for photo's, recordings, stories for this era.

Meantime, listed here are the Venues, Musicians and hopefully soon, memories of gigs and Jazz activities in the Dundee area during that time.

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After WW2, Jazz meetings were held in a room above the undertakers on Lochee Rd.
Nat Gonellas Georgians played at the Palais in the 1930's.
Blackness Hall was a popular venue for young dancers. Dundee folk developed a serious interest in the late 1940's.
The Empress Ballroom hosted many of the visiting bands. Bertie Kings band were resident initially. Bertie came from Jamaica and was a wonderful musician.
The Empress was visited by Harry Cole and his pieces of 8, The Vic Lewis Orchestra, Leslie Douglas and a young Johnny Dankworth.
In 1959, Acker Bilk performed at The Palais and at the Caird Hall, the Ted Heath Orchestra, Count Basie, Eddie Condon and many more famous bands performed.
The Dundee Jazz club (Parker street) started in the 1950's and the Pelican Jazz Band were in residence followed by The East Coast Jazzmen.

Photo's	Venues	Musicians	Memories
Johnny Dankworth band with Jimmy Deuchar	The Empress Ballroom	Bertie King - Alto Sax Gordon Sneddon - Drums Harry Hall - Trumpet Duncan White - Trumpet Dave Shand - Alto Sax Gerry Culley - Piano/Trombone
	Corso St Hall	Jim Wallace - Saxes Bert Powell - Drums? ChicMcHardy - Guitar Doug Forbes - Guitar Jim Dower - Bass/Trumpet Joe Andrews - Piano? Angus Kerr - Keys Doug Nairn - Drums Lyndsey Davidson - ? Andy Nicoll - Trombone
	The Chalet	Ian Mathieson - Piano Ron Elder - Bass Kenny Fraser - Piano Don Smith - Drums Norrie Whitelaw - Piano Gerry Culley - Piano Brian Mudd - Bass Hugh Robertson - Trumpet Jimmy Barton - Alto Sax
	The Palais	Jimmy Barton - Alto Sax Chic Fotheringham - Drums Alfie Osbourne - Bass Jim Kelly - Bass Ralph Jacanelli - Tenor Sax Bruce Kiddie - Trumpet Tom McGrath - Trumpet Bert Cooper - Trombone/Bass Graham Joy - Drums Harry Morrison - Drums Jim Lyons - Drums David Milne - Piano Duncan Hooks -?
	Parker Street	Dougie Gow - Clarinet/Saxes Walter Jacobs - Clarinet

 

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