Firehouse Five+2 1949 58

Ed Penner bass sax, tubaWard Kimball on tromboneJohnny Lucas trumpetGeorge Roberts, clarinet, soprano saxClarke Mallery clarinetFrank Thomas pianoHarp Goff, Dick Roberts, banjoJim MacDonald, Mote Mountjoy, Eddie Forrest, drums.Firehouse Five Plus Two, a Dixieland Band these tracks are from 1949-1958. The Band Firehouse were a collection of Walt Disney cartoon artists and technicians under the leadership of Ward Kimball on trombone. Firehouse band in early-50' was playing at the 'Mocambo' and gained major notoriety when famous actresses, Judy Garland, Ginger Rogers, Ann Miller, Barbara Stanwick and even Lucille Ball and their participation in a Charleston contests there. Firehouse Five Plus Two had many hit records and performed on the Bing Crosby Show and remained active 1949 till mid- 70's very entertaining interpretations of Dixieland classic but in that Walt Disney cartoon music style was never lost in the many years. Giants Of Jazz (Vol. 095) is just a sweet gem indeed, this is all smiles