[78-L] Plaza Matrix questions

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks,  Tony.  I'm guessing that even if Kirkeby was the contractor for 
this date that it's the same Cummins-Radlach group which did You're Driving 
Me Crazy,  Toodle-Ooh,  Cheer Up, etc.

That trombone guy you mention is really good.

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anthony Baldwin" <jazztrash at wanadoo.fr>
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Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Plaza Matrix questions


> 10136-3 on U.K. Imperial is also credited to the "Varsity Eight".
> Fraternity Blues appears as 10138-1 on Banner (ditto "Varsity Eight")
> and contains similar rah-rah vocals over Radlach-like piano, plus an
> 8-bar trombone solo that's identifiably by the same guy as on, say,
> Radlach's Cheer Up 9753-2.
>
> Still, the Radlach's were made around April-May 1930, whereas these
> seem to be about six months later.
>
> Tony B
>
>
> On 22 Nov 2008, at 23:07, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>
>>
>> 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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