[78-L] Good post from fnarf
Julian Vein
julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Sun Apr 12 15:08:53 PDT 2009
Taylor Bowie wrote:
>
> One of my favorite mid-30s "sweet band" records is the Teddy Hill Orch.
> version of Got Me Doin' Things, with clipped muted brass, hotel-band tenor
> sax (by Chu Berry!?!?!), and a wonderful "business man's bounce" from the
> rhythm section. And a totally wonderful "sweet band" vocal from trumpeter
> Bill Dillard...I love his singing. A great record by any measure, and it
> makes me wish that other black bands had gotten more of a chance to record
> this kind of pop commercial arrangement...I'm sure they played them at live
> gigs.
>
> Taylor
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That performance sounds more like Will Osborne to me. And didn't Berry
admire Freddy Martin?
Julian Vein
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