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El Dorado Jazz Band

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Fans who purchase the entire album will receive a back cover with track listings and credits. It was designed by Bill Reinhart, patterned on the back cover of EPITAPH 4; recorded by the original El Dorado Jazz Band in 1964 and released in 1965.

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1.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Papa Dip 03:23	info	buy track
2.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Early Hours 05:40	lyrics	buy track
Early mornin' moon - swingin' low, Sunshine streamin' in through my door, Early hours - just bloomin' flowers, Really - a crazy new world; Eyes shinin' at the starry side, In the evenin' of the magic tide, Early hours - bringin' my baby to me.
3.	El Dorado Jazz Band - 1919 02:54	info	buy track
4.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Snag It 06:35	lyrics	buy track
(1.) Oh, captain, captain, captain, I mean you really must be cross; Oh, captain, captain, captain, I mean you must really be cross; Cause it’s twelve o’clock now, daddy, And you won’t knock off. (2.) Oh, captain, captain, captain, I say you really must be blind; Oh, captain, captain, captain, I say you really must be blind; You keep on hurryin’, And I keep tyin’ that line; (3.) Oh, captain, captain, captain, You know the mornin’ won’t be long; Oh, captain, captain, captain, You know the mornin’ won’t be long; You’ll be callin’ for me, Daddy, but I’ll be gone.
5.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Tailgate Ramble 05:01	lyrics	buy track
When the wagon starts, Put the tailgate down; Watch the band parade, In and out of town; Give the trombone man, Room to move his slide; And we’ll sing and play, ‘Round the countryside; Wasn’t long ago, I was in my teens; And we played that way, Down in New Orleans; When the wagon starts, Put the tailgate down; Watch the band parade, In and out of town.
6.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Savoy Blues 03:46	info	buy track
7.	El Dorado Jazz Band - If I Had Wings 05:31	lyrics	buy track
If I had wings, Just like Noah’s Dove, I’d fly across the river, To the one I love; Well, fare thee well, my honey – fare thee well. I woke up this mornin’, It was drizzlin’ rain, ‘Round my heart, Oh, Lord, felt this achin’ pain; Fare thee well, my honey – fare-thee-well. Well, one of these mornin’s, And it won’t be long, You’ll want my lovin’, Honey baby, I’ll be gone; Well, fare thee well, my honey – fare thee well. I had a gal, She was long and tall, She moves her body, Lord, just like a cannonball; Well fare thee well, my honey – fare thee well. Well, one of these mornin’s, And it won’t be long, You’ll knock on my window, But baby, I’ll be gone; Well, fare thee well, my honey – fare thee well.
8.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Mona Lisa 06:20	lyrics	buy track
Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa, men have named you, You're so like the lady with the mystic smile; Is it only 'cause you're lonely they have blamed you? For that Mona Lisa strangeness in your smile? Do you smile to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa? Or is this your way to hide a broken heart? Many dreams have been brought to your doorstep, They just lie there, and they die there, Are you warm? Are you real, Mona Lisa? Or just a cold and lonely, lovely work of art?
9.	El Dorado Jazz Band - Only You And You Alone 05:12	lyrics	buy track
Only you - can make all this world seem right, Only you can make the darkness bright; Only you - and you alone, Can thrill me like you do, And fill my heart with love - for only you; Only you - can make all this change in me, For it's true - you are my destiny, When you hold my hand, I understand the magic that you do; You're my dream come true, My one and only you.
10.	El Dorado Jazz Band - My Bucket's Got A Hole In It 03:33	lyrics	buy track
Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Can’t buy no beer; Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Can’t buy no beer. I was standin’ on the corner, Down at 18th and Vine, Shoutin’ out to the people, “Why don’t you give me a dime?” ‘Cause the bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, the bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, the bucket’s got a hole in it, Can’t buy no beer. Well, my bucket’s got a hole in it, Hole in it, hole in it, hole in it, Hole in it, hole in it, Yeah, yeah, yeah; Hole in it, hole in it, hole in it, Hole in it, hole in it, Yeah -- yeah. Got a shot of that old rotgut, Got a shot of that old rye, Dealin’ moonshine in the daytime, And dope at night; ‘Cause the bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, the bucket’s got a hole in it, Well, the bucket’s got a hole in it, Can’t buy no beer.

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This is the third in the "West Coast Jazz Heritage Series" of tributes to great bands of the traditional jazz Revival, from 1942 - 1970. The latest album pays homage to the legendary El Dorado Jazz Band, which was active in Southern California from 1962 - 1966.

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released February 2, 2024

Colin Hancock, cornet and vocals; Brandon Au, trombone; Ryan Calloway, clarinet; Jeff Barnhart, piano and vocals; Bill Reinhart, banjo; Mikiya Matsuda, string bass; Hal Smith, washboard and leader.

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Hal Smith Searcy, Arkansas

Drummer, washboardist, bandleader, historian, writer, educator.
Leader: El Dorado Jazz Band, New Orleans Night Owls, Mortonia Seven, On The Levee Jazz Band.
Specialist in Traditional New Orleans, Chicago and San Francisco Jazz, Ragtime, Western Swing and early Swing. ... more

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