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olympia brass band
 harold dejan group_or_band jazz , brass band new orleans olympia brass band
olympia brass band

the olympia brass band is a new orleans jazz brass band .
the first `` olympia brass band '' was active from the late 19th century to around world war i .
the most famous member was freddie keppard .
in 1958 , saxophonist harold dejan , leader of the 2nd unit of the eureka brass band , split off to form the current olympia , reviving the historic name .
the band had a notable part in the 1973 james bond movie `` live and let die '' where they lead a funeral march for a victim assassinated during the march .
trumpeter alvin alcorn plays the knife wielding `` baby-faced killer '' .
in addition to playing for parades and parties , the band for many years had a weekly gig at preservation hall on sunday nights for many years .
the band also toured europe on numerous occasions and also toured africa for the u. s. state department .
the band did a bbc radio broadcast for queen elizabeth 's 25th wedding anniversary in 1972 while they were in london , and also played for pope john paul ii on his visit to new orleans .
the olympia brass band was a training ground for a whole new generation of jazz musicians including clarinetist joseph torregano , saxophonist byron `` flea '' bernard ; drummers tanio hingle and kerry hunter ; and trumpeters kenneth terry and `` kid '' mervin campbell .
notable members of the band over the years were : harold `` duke '' dejan , leader and alto saxophone ; emanuel `` pappy '' paul & ernest watson tenor saxophone ; clarinetists willie humphrey , joseph torregano and david grillier ; trumpeters milton batiste -lrb- asst. leader -rrb- , edmond foucher , george `` kid sheik '' colar , reginald koeller , kenneth terry , & mervin campbell .
trombonists paul crawford , frank naundorf , wendell eugene , eddie king , gerald joseph , and lester caliste ; sousaphonists allan jaffe , william `` coby '' brown , anthony lacen aka `` tuba fats , '' edgar smith , and jeffrey hills .
snare drummers andrew jefferson , leroy `` boogie '' breaux , kerry `` fatman '' hunter : bass drummers , henry `` booker t. '' glass , nowell `` papa '' glass , and cayetano `` tanio '' hingle .
grand marshalls for the band were the immortal matthew `` fats '' houston , anderson minor , anderson stewart and richard `` king '' matthews .
although the band left numerous recordings , none is more prevalent than their recording of `` the westlawn funeral dirge '' which featured emanuel paul on the tenor saxophone .
the olympia brass band is profiled in the book , `` the great olympia band '' by the late english writer mick burns , and `` keeping the beat on the street : the new orleans brass band renaissance '' also by mick burns .
