[78-L] Casa Loma broadcasts

[David Lennick]

I was going to suggest contacting Ed Burke (couldn't think of his name 
earlier). If he put out Casa Loma on Fanfare, he has airchecks. Or had..has he 
sold his stuff? I know he was trying to unload all the tapes a year or so ago.

dl

David Weiner wrote:
> The Goodman Camel Caravans were recorded by R.J. Reynolds; they turned up
> several years ago after repeated inquiries by Russ Connor. Maybe the Casa
> Loma broadcasts were taken down by them as well.
> Jeff Sultanof
>>>> From: "Chris Albertson" <bessiesmith at mac.com>
>>>>> George Avakian has asked me to post the following inquiry:
>>>>> Does anyone have copies of the Casa Loma broadcasts from the Camel
>>>>> Caravan and on-location broadcasts of 1932-37?
> 
> Fanfare Records put out a whole LP of hot Casa Loma instrumentals from the
> 1935-36 Camel Caravan shows. - Fanfare 11-111.  Jack Sohmer wrote the worst
> set of liner notes for this LP I've ever read, as he spends the entire text
> saying that the band couldn't swing and you were wasting your time and money
> if you bought this LP! 
> Some of the phrases he uses: "Totally devoid of musical imagination and
> taste;" "ineptitude;" "stiff, mechanical and unimaginative;" and
> "unrelenting rigidity."  Sure makes you want to hear the music, huh?
> Actually, I love Casa Loma!
> 
> Dave W.
>