Dukes of Dixieland

Dukes of Dixieland is an American band of the Dixieland jazz that apply to Wolf Kampmann as one of the most successful groups of the onset in the 1940s Dixieland revival.

Dukes of Dixieland was (trombone, 1929-1966 ) and her father, Papa Jac Assunto founded (trombone and banjo, 1905-1985 ) 1948 by brothers Frank Assunto (trumpet, 1932-1974 ), Fred Assunto. In the course of its existence, played in the band and musicians such as Pete Fountain, Jerry Fuller, Tony Parenti, Jack Maheu, Jim Hall and Herb Ellis. The band was originally the house band at the club the Famous Door on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. 1956 the band moved to Las Vegas, from where they went on international tours. She recorded a series of albums for the label Roulette, RCA Victor and Audio Fidelity, including the world's first stereo record; In 1960 she went with Louis Armstrong to the recording studio and in 1964 on a tour of Japan, organized George Wein as Dixieland to Swing. After the death of Fred and Frank Assunto, the Dukes of Dixieland disbanded in the early 1970s. 1974 undertook the producer and manager John Shoup a revival of the band, with Connie Jones as a bandleader.

The Dukes of Dixieland were from the 1970s, a tourist attraction in the entertainment district of the French Quarter of New Orleans. In the 1980s she appeared in Jahrern Lulu White's Mahogany Hall; then in the Steamboat Natchez. For their album Gloryland they received a 1999 Grammy Nominations.

Lexical entries

• Ian Carr, Brian Priestley, Digby Fairweather (eds.): Rough Guide to Jazz. London 1999, ISBN 1-85828-137-7.
• Wolf Kampmann: Reclam Jazz Encyclopedia. Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5.