[78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm

Tue Feb 3 09:32:01 PST 2009

Thanks to all for a lot of excellent info and thoughts about the MBRB...I'm 
ready to cast off all my preconceived notions and give the band a fresh 
listen.  Such threads add a lot to the value of this list,  and I appreciate 
it!

Taylor

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "yves francois" <aprestitine at yahoo.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 8:46 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm

> Andrea et all
> "Keep the Rhythm Going" is in my 20 desert island discs, and did you (or 
> Taylor) ever hear Louis Armstrong's band playing the same arrangement live 
> (Garland, Allen and Higgy are all in the band when they played it), Louis 
> actually gives Red Allen a solo spot, great live recording!!
> Yves
>
> --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Andrea Walsh <petquality1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Andrea Walsh <petquality1 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 9:33 PM
>> Well I mentioned three, and my far my fave of the three is
>> "Keep The Rhythm
>> Going".  Just listen to that deep, punchy, swinging
>> bass line, and the
>> arrangement, and try to not wanna AT LEAST bounce your
>> foot, much less sway
>> to the beat!
>> :D
>>
>> Andrea
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:28 PM, Taylor Bowie
>> <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,  Andrea,
>> >
>> > All additions/comments/suggestions welcome.  Actually
>> those are two I have
>> > and already know...but now I will replay them and give
>> 'em another chance,
>> > knowing your enthusiasm...thanks!
>> >
>> > I'll throw in two cents for what I think is a
>> great version of Ride,  Red,
>> > Ride,  which is the Willie Bryant Orch. on
>> Bluebird...I love Willie and his
>> > band.
>> >
>> > Taylor
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Andrea Walsh"
>> <petquality1 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "78-L Mail List"
>> <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 7:23 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm
>> >
>> >
>> > > Oh Taylor, If I might interject and stick my nose
>> in here, one of the
>> > > funkiest, most swinging records I own, and which
>> (Yves will probably
>> > agree
>> > > with me) was ever recorded is "Keep The
>> Rhythm Going" by MBRB!  Also You
>> > > MUST hear "Ride, Red, Ride" and
>> "Red Rhythm".  OHH now you guys have made
>> > > me
>> > > want to go play all my MBRB 78s.  COOL! :)
>> > >
>> > > Andrea
>> > >
>> > > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Taylor Bowie
>> <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> > > wrote:
>> > >
>> > >> I'm sure you were no odder a child than I
>> was,  Yves.  When I was in
>> > >> kindergarten (1957-58) we had one day a week
>> where we could bring
>> > records
>> > >> from home to play in class.  All the other
>> kids who brought records
>> > >> brought
>> > >> those little yellow plastic disks,  probably
>> by Frank Luther or Irene
>> > >> Wicker
>> > >> or some such...but I brought my new 45 of The
>> Playmates doing "Jo-Anne"
>> > >> which was  a plodding,  lumpy-dumpy white
>> doo-wop thing.  The teacher
>> > was
>> > >> sort of shocked,  and  the rest of the
>> kiddies didn't know what to make
>> > >> of
>> > >> it...glad I didn't bring Short Shorts by
>> the Royal Teens,  which was
>> > >> another
>> > >> fave when I was that age....along with my
>> dad's Bud Freeman Bluebird of
>> > >> I've
>> > >> Found a New Baby.    Hey,  what did I know?
>> It was all new to me...I
>> > >> myself
>> > >> was pretty "new."
>> > >>
>> > >> All that crap aside...I was curious if you
>> could list a few other sides
>> > >> by
>> > >> the MBRB which you really like.  I ask
>> because it's a band which
>> > >> generally
>> > >> leaves me,  if not cold,  then at most cool.
>> But I enjoy having my ears
>> > >> opened to new sounds,  so give me some ideas!
>> > >>
>> > >> Taylor
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> ----- Original Message -----
>> > >> From: "yves francois"
>> <aprestitine at yahoo.com>
>> > >> To: "78-L Mail List"
>> <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> > >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:17 PM
>> > >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Wild Waves
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> > LOL LOL LOL et all
>> > >> >
>> > >> > ps i have to say when i say "Wild
>> Waves" I got very excited, since I
>> > >> > thought we were going to talk about the
>> record by the Mills Blue
>> > Rhythm
>> > >> > Band, I am just CRAZY about that record,
>> it was the first song I ever
>> > >> > learned on a trumpet (guess I was a
>> weird chap, liking the Mills Blue
>> > >> > Rhythm Band's record of "Wild
>> Waves" at age 11, so much so, I even
>> > >> > wrote
>> > >> a
>> > >> > song - much later in life I might add -
>> called "Tashkent" with the
>> > >> > growl
>> > >> > trumpet intro from the MBRB record ...)
>> > >> >
>> > >> >
>> > >> > --- On Mon, 2/2/09, Taylor Bowie
>> <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> From: Taylor Bowie
>> <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> > >> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Wild Waves
>> > >> >> To: "78-L Mail List"
>> <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> > >> >> Date: Monday, February 2, 2009, 8:04
>> PM
>> > >> >> I now realize that "Fair and
>> Warmer" is a direct
>> > >> >> slam on  women in menopause
>> > >> >> having hot flashes...
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> "I'm Following You"
>> is clearly about a
>> > >> >> stalker ("Wherever you
>> go...whatever
>> > >> >> you do...I want you to
>> know...I'm following you"
>> > >> >> Scary!).
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> "You're Driving Me
>> Crazy" makes fun of mental
>> > >> >> illness.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> "Little Girl" and
>> "Oh, Baby"...just
>> > >> >> variants of kiddie porn.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> If someone is determined to be
>> offended,  they will find a
>> > >> >> way.  Let us be
>> > >> >> of good cheer and try to avoid all
>> the judgmental pitfalls
>> > >> >> through which we
>> > >> >> demonize others.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> It's not my intent to start a
>> thread of
>> > >> >> misinterpretations of song lyrics,
>> > >> >> as I know any of us could come up
>> with a hundred of them in
>> > >> >> an instant...not
>> > >> >> to belabor, but my point is that
>> almost anything can be
>> > >> >> twisted around if
>> > >> >> there is someone anxious to do the
>> twisting.  Let's use
>> > >> >> our energy for
>> > >> >> something more constructive.
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> Taylor B
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> > >> >> From: "David Weiner"
>> <djwein at earthlink.net>
>> > >> >> To: "'78-L Mail
>> List'"
>> > >> >> <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> > >> >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 5:21
>> PM
>> > >> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] Wild Waves
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > I do know the lyrics to
>> "Little Lady Make
>> > >> >> Believe," and have sung it
>> > >> >> > often.
>> > >> >> > It's closely associated
>> with Bing Crosby, who
>> > >> >> recorded it for Decca around
>> > >> >> > 1937 or so, and is about a
>> man's little daughter
>> > >> >> who discovers her
>> > >> >> > deceased
>> > >> >> > mother's clothes, and tries
>> them on.  It really a
>> > >> >> sad song, and I can't
>> > >> >> > understand why anyone could
>> possibly be offended by
>> > >> >> any of the lyrics.
>> > >> >> > But,
>> > >> >> > there are all kinds of nuts in
>> the forest.
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Bud
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > -------
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > The complaint on this song is
>> that "Daddy is a
>> > >> >> sick voyeur" - and now, I
>> > >> >> > kid
>> > >> >> > you not, things are heating up
>> on the cast record list
>> > >> >> on whether songs
>> > >> >> > like
>> > >> >> > "I Enjoy Being a
>> Girl" are disgustingly
>> > >> >> sexist.  Oy vey ismir....
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> > Dave W/
>> > >> >> >
>> > >> >> >
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