[78-L] Jan August, Piano magic: album, series, catchphrase?

[David Lennick]

Here are the contents of the two Jan August albums I have on Diamond. As you'll 
see, disc numbers are all over the place, so the albums are just collections of 
singles issued previously. Or not. Each has an A side and an X side. Titles are 
listed on the front cover, and the correct songs are in each album.

D-5: PIANO MAGIC

2010	TEA FOR TWO/A PRETTY GIRL IS LIKE A MELODY
2030	MAKE BELIEVE/MY MELANCHOLY BABY
2031	OL' MAN RIVER/SOME OF THESE DAYS

D-10: JAN AUGUST FAVORITES

2009	MISIRLOU/BABALU
2029	BESAME MUCHO/DARK EYES
2032	MY SHAWL/WITHOUT YOU
2069	MALAGUENA/AY AY AY
(The above order is arbitrary..titles are random on the front cover)

Now then..how does Stephen happen to know that 2010 is the correct number for 
T42/Pretty Girl if he doesn't have the disc? My album doesn't list the disc 
numbers, only the titles.

Since neither set of discs shows the album number or the album title, someone 
obviously substituted 2032 for a missing disc (2010) because it's actually the 
next number chronologically. I don't have the Mercury Master Books so I don't 
know if these exact same masters went over to Mercury or if he rerecorded them.

dl

Glenn Longwell wrote:
> Hi Stephen,
>  
> I have this same album.  Mine came with 2010 in it.  It also says Piano Magic on the disc.  As for other Diamond Jan August discs I have 2009, 2032 (came separately), 2069 and 2078.  All say Piano Magic on them.  So would appear to be a catch phrase for Jan August discs. Rhythm Stylists is also below his name on all the discs.  I only have one other Diamond and it's of Jerry Cooper "Voice with a heart."
> 
> Regards,
> Glenn
> 
> --- On Mon, 2/9/09, Stephen Davies <SDavies at mtroyal.ca> wrote:
> 
> From: Stephen Davies <SDavies at mtroyal.ca>
> Subject: [78-L] Jan August, Piano magic: album, series, catchphrase?
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 2:44 PM
> 
> I won an eBay auction for "Jan August: Piano magic"; it's an album
> from 
> Diamond Discs "with tones that sparkle" (Cat# D5).  The masters later
> 
> appeared on Mercury.
> 
> The album cover clearly states that the three records inside are:
>     1. "Tea for two" b/w "A pretty girl is like a melody"
> (Cat# 2010)
>     2. "Make believe" b/w "My melancholy baby" (Cat# 2030)
>     3. "Ol' man river" b/w "Some of these days" (Cat#
> 2031)
> 
> But instead of disc 1, I received: "My shawl" b/w "Without
> you" (Cat# 
> 2032)
> 
> It seems, numerically, to belong to this album, but the problem is that 
> all four discs have something like a series title "Piano magic" next
> to 
> the spindle hole.
> 
> My questions are:
>     1) Was this album released in different versions, with one disc 
> substituted in the later edition? Or, is the cover just a misprint?
>     2) Was "Piano magic" a catchphrase that appeared on all of Jan 
> August's discs, or is it exclusively this album's name?
>     3) To what does the phrase "Rhythm Stylists" refer, appearing
> below 
> Jan August's name on each disc?
> 
> 
> See photos at: http://bigband-smallband.blogspot.com/
> Thanks for any help in resolving this.
> 
> - Stephen D
> Calgary
>