[78-L] Hal Kemp record question

Julian Vein julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
Fri Apr 17 10:05:44 PDT 2009


Taylor Bowie wrote:
> OK,  I'm ready to tear down the curtain of silence here.
> 
> One of my fave of the later Hal Kemp Orch records is Victor 26300 of "Let's 
> Do It" with a great vocal by The Smoothies.
> 
> I have listened to this record for years,  and at two points in it I swear I 
> hear somebody...coughing.  One is during the little intro passage,  and the 
> second is right as the reeds start their first passage in the chorus.
> 
> If anyone has this record,  please play it and let me know if I'm hearing 
> things or just "hearing things."
> 
> Thanks from
> 
> Taylor
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Just played it on a Bluebird Double, and hear a hint of it behind the 
reeds. Don't hear it at the start but, of course, it could have been 
edited out.

      Julian vein




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