[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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