[78-L] Babe Russin is Alive!

[Taylor Bowie]

This is good news,  and I totally agree with Julian that Russin is seriously 
under-rated.    I just got a nice upgrade of the Babe Russin Variety of 
Roses in December on which he does some nice stuff.  And his little passage 
on the Dorsey/Sinatra of Polka Dots and Moonbeams is so nice...

Speaking of tenor players,  I have not noted anything about Eddie Miller 
having passed away.  He would be 98 now.  Anybody know the facts?

BTW Babe's brother Jack was one Hell of a piano player...check out his 
punchy solo on the Nichols Br of Waitin' For the Evening Mail (where Babe 
follows him,  also in fine form).

Taylor B


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 5:30 AM
Subject: [78-L] Babe Russin is Alive!


> From www.alljazz.us
>
> "Babe Russin is Alive!
>
> One of our clients called to complain that we had not awarded him a
> record he had bid on as we had entered the wrong catalog number in the
> computer. He said he wanted the record because Babe Russin was playing
> on it and he wanted to give it to him.
>
> We said Russin died years ago. No, we were told, he is 96 alive and
> living in Florida. The news of his death was actually reporting his
> brother's death, but Babe "never bothered" to get it corrected. He is
> reported to have lots of stories about the bands and singers he played
> with."
>
> That's 25 wasted years (his death was reported in 1984) in which we
> could have asked him a myriad of questions! He's one of the most
> underrated tenor sax players and one of my favourites.
>
>      Julian Vein
>
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