[78-L] [78-L Reginald Foresythe

yves francois aprestitine at yahoo.com
Sat Apr 18 16:40:22 PDT 2009


Al, it was for Decca in later 1935, the "Homage To Armstrong", if you need it, let me know off list (but soon, i'm moving and the books are all packed,the LP's are slated for ealy this week, 78's are by next weekend sometime), all the best
Yves

--- On Sat, 4/18/09, simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: simmonssomer <simmonssomer at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] [78-L Reginald Foresythe
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 4:53 PM
> I think it was done for HMV in London
> circa 1938...I believe.
> 
> Al Simmons
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> From: "yves francois" <aprestitine at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] [78-L Reginald Foresythe
> 
> 
> >
> >   Hello Taylor and Julian
> > It was recorded in London, I don't have that one, but
> I have an 
> > interesting one form August 19th, 1935 on British
> Decca, the "Homage to 
> > Armstrong" ("Chinatown My Chinatown") where the reed
> section plays a 
> > transcription of the Armstrong solo(issued on British
> Decca 5660), only 
> > wished he recorded that one with the American band
> (with Goodman, Mince, 
> > Kirby and Krupa amongst others), have you ever heard
> the Homage recording 
> > Taylor(I presume Julian has)? IMHO the  2 78's
> recorded with Goodman et 
> > all are the best performances of Reginald's reed
> writing, since the rhythm 
> > is much more subtle and pliant than the Foresythe
> British band recordings 
> > (though I am still collecting them, he was a
> fascinating arranger, and 
> > bands like Hines, Kemp, Waller, Warlop and Stone were
> all using his 
> > arrangements or recording his songs).
> > Yves Francois
> >
> >
> >
> >> Taylor Bowie wrote:
> >>    Just got the Blue Wax Columbia of
> Reginald Forsythe
> >> doing an
> >> > interesting piano solo version of St. Louis
> >> Blues...where was that recorded?
> >> >
> >> > T
> >
> >> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] [78-L Reginald Foresythe
> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 7:39 AM
> >
> >> London presumably. I have it on Col (E) DB1407.
> Recorded 25
> >> May 1934.
> >> Some Blue Columbias (not necessarily the wax) may
> be dubs.
> >>
> >>       Julian Vein
> >>
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