[78-L] Plaza Matrix questions

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Sat Nov 22 14:07:58 PST 2008


The Plaza Master Book lists #10136 as Never Swat A Fly by "Ed Kirkeby and is 
Orch." with vocal by "Eddie Walters & ensemble."

I have it on Romeo as by "The Varsity Eight" and,  like many of the late 
issues under that name,  it is audibly very clearly by the Karl 
Radlach-Bernie Cummins unit.  The band vocal does not include Eddie Walters 
and sounds just like the band vocals on the Radlach and Cummins records of 
the era.  Radlach's very distinctive piano style is much in evidence as 
well.

My Romeo is noted as 10136-2 although the Plaza book lists only take 3.

So the questions:  Does anyone have any more information about this side or 
the session,  which also produced two more titles,  which I don't have?  And 
does anyone have any other labeled takes of Never Swat a Fly?  A friend has 
take 3 but I have not yet compared his with mine.  BTW my friend's Conquerer 
is issued as  "Ed Kirkeby" contrary to the Plaza book listing.

Many thanks in advance for any info.

Taylor B





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