[78-L] Jack Denny on YouTube

[Taylor Bowie]

OK,  having watched this again I think I was too harsh on Jack...there are 
some very nice sounds here although I don't think he used the accordion very 
well...too much chug-chug.  I like it in Henry King's band where it's used 
for nice fill-ins.

Over the years I've come to appreciate the singing of Paul Small as well...I 
thought his phrasing on I'll See You In My Dreams was excellent.

I don't have Victor 22983 but I checked and do have about a half dozen late 
22000 and early 24000 by Jack Denny,  so I'm going to spin 'em again as I 
doubt I've played any of them in years.

Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harold Aherne" <leotolstoy_75 at yahoo.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Jack Denny ~Joseph C Smith


This could be the clip whereof you speak, a 1933 Vitaphone short subject:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIYPNoJKbNE

His orchestra does sometimes border on salon music, and the lack of brass
in the 1932-33 band is rather atypical. But I enjoy the soft, even pensive 
tones of
Denny's unit, particularly in "Goodnight My Love" from 13 Apr. 1932 (Vic 
22983).