With a six-horn frontline and a band full of West Coast studio musicians, some of whom were alumni of
Bob Crosby's Bobcats and all of whom were very adept at Dixieland,
Matty Matlock's ten-piece
Paducah Patrol had its own sound. The leader's arrangements kept the vintage tunes fresh, and some of the songs on this LP (such as "You've Got to See Mama Ev'ry Night," "Mama's Gone, Goodbye" and "When Buddha Smiles") were not often played in this setting. Among the key soloists are
Eddie Miller on tenor and baritone,
Shorty Sherock and
Johnny Best on trumpets, and trombonist
Abe Lincoln, in addition to the clarinetist/leader. Dixieland fans should search for all of
Matlock's hard-to-find LPs.