Sun November 09, 2025

FITZGERALDS & The Illiana Club Presents:

BOB SCHULZ w/ The Chicago Salty Dogs!

Show: 3:00 pm Doors: 2:30 pm

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Bob Schulz is cornetist and leader of the San Francisco-based Frisco Jazz Band, a
national jazz festival favorite. He performed with the legendary Turk Murphy Jazz
Band for eight years, an honor that included 300+ radio shows, multiple domestic
and European tours plus the historic “Tribute to Turk” concert at Carnegie Hall.
Bob is the foremost exponent of the Bob Scobey trumpet style, with nods to Louis
Armstrong. He is also an outstanding vocalist in the tradition of Clancy Hayes with
30+ recordings to his credit.

Bob will be appearing with the Chicago Salty Dogs Jazz Band on Sunday,
November 9, 2025 at 3 pm at Fitzgerald’s Nightclub, Berwyn, IL. The concert will
in part celebrate the 100th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s Hot 5 and Hot 7
recordings in Chicago.

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Check out these special recordings from THE SALTY DOGS on Delmark Records:

Franz Jackson & The Salty Dogs – Yellow Fire

Franz Jackson & The Salty Dogs – Yellow Fire
Delmark DE 237
Compact Disc (2001)

Franz is one of the few active musicians who was there when jazz was an infant. He’s been playing professionally for more than seventy years and is one of the great tenor sax players of all time. Franz has led his own groups and worked with Roy Eldridge, Fats Waller, Fletcher Henderson, Cootie Williams, Earl Hines, Red Allen, Wilber deParis and many others. He’s an imaginative writer/arranger as heard on his four originals on Yellow Fire, the title track being a re-visit to a wonderful song originally recorded by Earl Hines. The Salty Dogs saga began in 1947. They have a large and loyal following all over the U.S. and are one of the leading exponents of the West Coast style of traditional jazz. Franz first played with the Salty Dogs in 1956 andYellow Fire is a wonderfully enjoyable reunion. Thirteen songs include “Zuddan”, “Southside” and “Dippermouth Blues”. Also available: Snag It (Delmark 223)

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Franz Jackson & The Salty Dogs – Yellow Fire – DELMARK RECORDS

Yellow Fire Review by ALL MUSIC

Not many of the Chicago jazzmen who were active in the 1920s and 1930s were still alive when the 21st century rolled around; Franz Jackson is among the few. Born in Rock Island, IL, in 1912, the veteran saxman/clarinetist was a teenager during Prohibition and a young man during the Great Depression — and he was still playing pre-bebop jazz in the year 2000. Jackson’s 88th birthday was less than three weeks away when, in October 2000, he recorded Yellow Fire for Chicago’s Delmark label. This excellent CD finds him leading the Salty Dogs, a Dixieland/classic jazz combo that has been around since 1947. In fact, many of the participants have been with the band since the 1950s, including pianist John Cooper, cornetist Lew Green, clarinetist Kim Cusack, and tuba player Mike Walbridge. Jackson himself joined in 1956, while drummer Wayne Jones, trombonist Tom Bartlett, and banjo player Jack Kuncl came on board in the 1960s. But Yellow Fire doesn’t sound like jazz from the 1950s or 1960s; from Jackson originals to familiar tunes like “Lulu’s Back in Town” and “If I Had You,” this excellent CD recalls the spirited Dixieland and classic jazz that reigned supreme in Chicago in the 1920s and early 1930s. Much of the material is instrumental, although Jackson (who is a talented clarinetist but sticks to the tenor and soprano saxophones on Yellow Fire) provides some good natured, Louis Armstrong-influenced vocals on “When You’re Smiling,” “Dinah,” and W.C. Handy‘s “St. Louis Blues.” Nothing groundbreaking occurs, but the performances are consistent, inspired, and highly swinging. Yellow Fire is enthusiastically recommended to anyone who appreciates Chicago-style Dixieland and classic jazz.

Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh! By Jingo

Clancy Hayes & The Salty Dogs – Oh By Jingo
Delmark DE 210 (1997)
Compact Disc

Banjo player and vocalist Clancy Hayes is well known to two generations of traditional jazz fans who remember his hit recordings with Bob Scobey’s Frisco Jazz band. Appearing at the Plugged Nickel in Chicago he decided to make this record with the original Salty Dogs, celebrating their 50th anniversary in 1997. Like old wine, Clancy improved with age; this is timeless music you can tap (or stomp!) your feet to.

Oh by Jingo Review by ALL MUSIC

Clancy Hayes, a fine banjoist who originally came to fame with Lu Watters’ Yerba Buena Jazz Band in the 1940s, was a rarity. Unlike most Dixieland-oriented musicians who choose to sing, Hayes‘ likable voice was quite strong; he always swung and his winning personality made his singing a high point whenever he appeared. He recorded frequently with Bob Scobey in the 1950s and led five albums of his own during 1960-1966. This CD reissue from 1964 matches Hayes with the Salty Dogs, a hot septet that features cornetist Lew Green, trombonist Jim Snyder, clarinetist Kim Cusack, and Jim Dapogny (best known as a pianist) on second cornet and valve trombone. Hayes‘ nine vocal numbers (which all have heated ensembles and plenty of colorful solos by his sidemen) are joined by three instrumentals plus six new alternate takes. Among the happier performances are “Oh! By Jingo,” “Rose of Washington Square,” “Beale Street Blues,” “Cakewalking Babies,” and “My Little Bimbo.” The consistently strong musicianship, the enthusiastic playing and singing, the excellent material, and Clancy Hayes‘ memorable voice make this a set that trad jazz collectors will want to go out of their way to pick up.

The Original Salty Dogs – New Orleans Shuffle

The Original Salty Dogs – New Orleans Shuffle
Delmark DE 240
Compact Disc (2001)

This is the third CD to appear on Delmark with The Original Salty Dogs. On the first they supported Clancy Hayes (Delmark 210), on the second Franz Jackson (Delmark 237). The OSD are generally classified as a West Coast revivalist, traditional jazz band, and play in a style whose origins date back to the 1920s. But their music is a synthesis of styles transcending the revivalist category as you’ll hear echoes of Bix, Red Nichols, as well as the old New Orleanians. New Orleans Shuffle was recorded in 1966 &’69 and contains fourteen songs including five bonus tracks, at 60 minutes.

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New Orleans Shuffle Review by ALL MUSIC

When one thinks of jazz in the ’60s, Dixieland is hardly the first thing that comes to mind. Jazz enthusiasts will always associate the ’60s with modal post-bop, free jazz, and funky soul-jazz organ combos, but not Dixieland — a style of jazz that reached its creative peak in the ’20s. Nonetheless, plenty of Dixieland revivalists were still doing their thing in the ’60s, including the Original Salty Dogs (who had been around since 1947). Demonstrating that worthwhile Dixieland did not end with Prohibition, this reissue focuses on two Salty Dogs appearances in the ’60s. Nine of the reissue’s 15 tracks were recorded at the Hinsdale Community Center in Hinsdale, IL, in 1966, while six previously unreleased bonus tracks are from a 1969 gig at Sloppy Joe’s in Chicago. At both venues, the Salty Dogs are faithful to the spirit of ’20s Dixieland. Few surprises occur, but the band is spirited and enjoyable on Dixieland staples like Jelly Roll Morton‘s “Wolverine Blues” and Bix Beiderbecke‘s “Davenport Blues.” Most of the performances are instrumental, which is a good thing because the weak vocal on “Oh, Mama” is the reissue’s low point. On the Dixieland revival circuit, it isn’t uncommon for instrumentalists who are inferior vocalists to go ahead and sing anyway; however, they would do well to leave the singing to the experts and stick with what they do best: playing their instruments. But for the most part, New Orleans Shuffle is an enjoyable, if derivative, reissue that die-hard Dixieland fans will appreciate.

Check out THE SYNCOPATED TIMES for this fascinating article on the amazing history of THE SALTY DOGS!!

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