[78-L] Lost Recordings

[simmonssomer]

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From: "Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr." <citroenid19 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 7:52 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Lost Recordings


> David Lennick wrote:
>> I've just transferred what will be some lost recordings, since they were
>> beginning to flake and a piece of lacquer came off after my second 
>> transfer of
>> one of the bad sides. Not that anybody will really care about this band, 
>> a
>> small group from Peterborough Ontario who played swing classics really 
>> badly
>> (they had an excruciating trumpeter) but these may be their only 
>> recordings.
>> They also needed cleaning, since somebody had wiped them with a muddy rag 
>> at
>> some time, so I did the transfers dirty and then took a chance and 
>> cleaned them
>> for a second lift.
>>
>> As for Benny's concert, there were multiples, but a set being hidden in a
>> closet isn't an impossibility.

>>>
>>> Also, is the story true about a set of masters for Benny Goodman at
>>> Carnegie Hall 1938 performance being found in his closet by his 
>>> daughter?

They were in his sister's closet. When she was moving she found them in a 
box.
 Called Benny who said he had too much junk already but she sent it over to 
him anyway. The rest is history.
I posted the entire story in detail mebbe last year,

Al Simmons