Title: Excellent Louis; lousy recordings
Review: As always, Louis and his band are in fine shape, playing with love and respect for Dixieland music. My problems lie with the engineering. It's doubtful if any major label would have issued these recordings. Many of the musicians are way off the microphone on some tracks. You strain to hear them, then Louis cuts loose directly into the microphone and knocks you backwards. There is blurring and other types of distortion here and there. And, most annoying of all, many of the songs are faded out halfway through. The short time (about 41 minutes) makes me think these tapes were originally prepared to cut LPs. But, what did I expect to get for $2.98?
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