[78-L] Hong Kong Blues

[David Lennick]

As I recall, the Decca is Hoagy and a small rhythm section, probably Spike 
Jones on drums. Spike could be on the Botkin version as well (haven't checked) 
since he often drummed in Perry's ensembles.

dl

Mark Hendrix 78L wrote:
> The 1938 Brunswick has the Perry Botkin group accompanying Hoagy, correct?
> Is the 1942 Decca the one where it is just Carmichael self accompanied on
> piano?  I have heard such a version from a 78 (I could have sworn it was a
> Victor scroll) but I don't own CED, and the version I'm thinking of is not
> on the JSP set that Richard Sudhalter compiled.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --Mark Hendrix
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com]On Behalf Of David Lennick
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 2:07 PM
>> To: 78-L Mail List
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Hong Kong Blues
>>
>>
>> Bertrand CHAUMELLE wrote:
>>> Hoagy Carmichael, 1944 roughly, from a Bogart/ Bacall picture TO HAVE
>>> AND HANE NOT, am I right ?
>>>
>> That's the one I was thinking of. He'd previously recorded it for
>> Brunswick in
>> 1938 and Decca in 1939 (unissued) and 1942, and ARA with a wacky
>> Billy May
>> chart in 1945. And probably later on LP. There's a version on
>> AFRS which says
>> "Do Not Play!" and as I recall, it's the ARA recording.
>>
>> dl
>>
>>> Le 18 mars 09, à 20:17, Mike Murray a écrit :
>>>
>>>> Can anyone tell me of a recording of"Hong Kong Blues". About a guy
>>>> from Memphis stranded in Hong Kong. Who sang it - when - was it from
>>>> a film? Thanks
>>>> Mike
>>>>