[78-L] New Mayfair violins

[Kristjan Saag]

Thanks, Al!
Kristjan
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> Well, I've just played it and the bars played by the string section were
> just a straight forward part of the arrangement. Paul Whiteman also used 
> his
> strings to play more than a few notes as did many (most) dance bands of 
> the
> era. The appelation "solo" usually means an improvised segment in which 
> only
> one instrumentalist plays. In this case it does not very well apply and
> there appears to be nothing out of the ordinary in this very typical dance
> record by the good ol' Mayfair. Just the very nice use of different 
> sections
> to add some spice to the ensemble playing.
>
> Al Simmons
>
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> From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 4:56 PM
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>
>> Listening to Vivian Ellis' "My Heart Is Saying" with The New Mayfair
>> Orchestra (under Ray Noble, December 6th 1929) I'm surprised to hear what
>> sounds like a violin "solo" played by more than one of the three
>> violinists
>> in the orchestra (they are Eric Siday, Reg Pursglove and Jean Pougnet).
>> Can anyone confirm? (The song was issued on HMV B5756 and is featured on
>> the
>> Saville Records LP "Harmony Heaven - The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra" SVL
>> 162.)
>> And how common was it that solos were played in unison in dance music at
>> the
>> time?
>> BTW: It swings quite nicely.
>> Kristjan
>>
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