[78-L] Herbert Gordon ~ no brass

[Taylor Bowie]

Talk of Jack Denny reminded me of the Herbert Gordon Orch. Brunswicks from 
1928 and 1929,  which are terrific and several of them are very jazzy.  I've 
often seen/heard mention of their versions of Jericho or Canoe-dle-Oodle but 
the best of the sides is among the most obscure:  I Could Do It For You (Br 
4584)...among its virtues is a superb tart-toned clarinet solo which would 
have done credit to any of the well-known Chicago players like Tesch or 
Russell.

There also seems to be some sort of record-collector Urban Legend that 
Goodman is on some of these Gordon sides,  esp. the aforementioned Jericho. 
Neither my ears nor my head will buy that theory. 
Thoughts/comments/dissent?

Taylor