[78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm

[simmonssomer]

I believe those two Melotone sides were by Willie Lynch's Orchestra. Harry 
White was co-leader.
Those are my notes in a very old Rust. Don't quote me on who told me that 
but I believe it was Phil Schaap.

Al S.

----- 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 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Mills Blue Rhythm


> Two questions for Al, Julian,Taylor Andrea et all
>
> 1) have we all decided that "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone" and 
> "They Satisfy" are NOT by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band? Good hot dance but I 
> don't think it's the same band
> and
> 2) what is the current point of view regarding the Billy Banks Victor's 
> from 1932, MBRB contingent or not? If not, who (maybe some unrecorded 
> Harlem band that claimed to record then like Billy Folwer or Alberto 
> Soccaras*??), they are great Harlem jazz with a 9 piece band, very 
> different from the Rhythmakers, who are also excellent hot jam session 
> jazz ("Chicago" style, but with Red Allen)
>
>
> all the best
> Yves Francois
>
> PS: I know something about the Todd Rollins session with the MBRB, and of, 
> course the Chick Bullock "Frankie and Johnny" (own the 78)
>
> * the latter band DID record a good 78 on Brunswick, but it is not jazz 
> (not that I only like jazz, good music is good music IMHO)