[78-L] Lou Calabrese

[Ate van Delden]

10 titles by 1926-1931 Specht orchestras are on a cd, Timeless CBC1-087, 
including the great Static Strut and some unissued takes. All of these have 
Lou Calabrese.
Also I must have an old tape of the Gennett, recorded at the home of a 
german collector, some 30 years ago. I think I can find it, if it would 
help.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr." <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 3:36 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Lou Calabrese


> simmonssomer wrote:
>> I have some twenty eight Specht sides on which Calabrese is listed as
>> banjoist and on one disc as trumpet soloist ("Echoes Of The South" Part1 
>> and
>> 2 on Col 1013-D  12/22/26). These can be transferred to CD.
>> The Georgians were, of course, a unit of Specht's Orch.and I also have 
>> mebbe
>> 6 or so sides by this group with  Calabrese as the banjoist. I don't have
>> the two  Gennett sides. Contact me OT in the unlikely event that you 
>> don't
>> already have these.
>>
>> Al Simmons
>>
> Al,
> Thank you so very much for doing this. The entire family is thrilled
> with these new discoveries. My wife Marianne, Lou's Granddaughter, has a
> lot of pictures of Lou through the years, but nothing like what we have
> found in the past few weeks. This music is wonderful.
> I can see what you mean about Paul Specht's music (Al wrote me that
> Specht's music was rather stodgy). I think he was very conservative with
> his choices and his style. It's not that easy to put ourselves back in
> those times when the phonograph had it's short reign as the king of
> entertainment. Radio was in its infancy. Sound had not yet come to the
> silver screen. Hollywood was still orange groves.
> The music we now listen to from that era was mostly the avant-garde. But
> guys like Paul, and in the 50's and 60's Lawrence Welk, made their
> fortunes in the middle of the road, where most older folks were. Another
> good example would be Lester Lanin.
> Lou continued to make money with his music up into the late 60's. I have
> heard most of his last stuff, and it, too as very conservative. But he
> made good money all along.
> Thanks again, and if there is something I can do for you, just ask.
>
> BTW, I have a 50's era Garrard with a nice Stanton cart and a CD
> recorder for transcription. I uses to use DART on the computer for
> resto, but I find that Audacity is easier to use. I basically just
> remove clicks. I like to make disks for friends too. How do you work
> with equalization? I find your work extraordinary in quality.
> Take Care,
>
> -- 
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