[78-L] Jonathan and Darlene Edwards

[Taylor Bowie]

Yeah,  mine is the same...I'd recalled it as two "left" hands,  as I'd 
recall a bad dancer with two left feet.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Jonathan and Darlene Edwards


> My copy has two right hands, as well. So does the piano player.
> I also have a copy of the Jack Davis illustrated "Sing Along With..." 
> album.
> I would guesstimate "Artistry" was released late 1957 or early 1958.
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> Julian Vein wrote:
>> JACK DANEY wrote:
>>  > I still have the  "Artistry of Jonathan Edwards" LP (COL. CL 1024). I
>>  > vaguely recall hearing (way back) that the cover showed two left hands
>>  > (which certainly would make sense). Mine, however shows two right 
>> hands.
>>  > Hopefully someone will tell me that my copy is a very rare reverse
>> printing
>>  > which will bring the price of a new car on the bay. (Oh Yeah!)  BTW, 
>> does
>>  > anyone know the year of release (early fifties???) or have a copy of 
>> the
>>  > (played straight) Down Beat review which was responded to by a reader 
>> who
>>  > just couldn't fathom the high praise it received. He/she too may have
>> played
>>  > it sraight. Ah! Them was the daze!!
>>  > JD
>> ==========
>> This is the Leonard Feather review, which I have in the Downbeat record
>> review book for 1957:
>>
>> Awarded 48 stars.
>>
>>
>> 'Forty-eight stars is a modest rating indeed for this effort; in our
>> heart we add 13 stripes. for only in America could a record like this be
>> made. Perhaps if such all-American sounds as the piano of Edwards and
>> the matchless voice of his wife can be broadcast among our good
>> neighbors, they will move, or rather, they will be moved, to a better
>> understanding of our lives, our national character, our problems.
>>
>> This LP is literally unique. Columbia is modest indeed in starting, in
>> the liner notes, that Edwards is in the "early or formative stage" of
>> his career, for we doubt that he will ever top the pinnacle of
>> achievement he reaches on these sides. in fact, once this disc has got
>> around, there will be no place for him to go.
>>
>> Edwards can proudly claim to be the first pianist to contain Stardust,
>> in unmatched simplicity, within the confines of C and G seventh. If his
>> attempts to grapple with Nola lead to snide comments that his dizzy
>> fingers are all thumbs, the listener should remember that Edwards
>> operates under an amazing physical handicap. As the cover shows, he was
>> born with two right hands and is thus the archetype of all pianists who
>> have been accused of having no left hand.
>>
>> The real honors, however, must be reserved for the vocal racks by Mrs.
>> Edwards. her intonation must be heard to be relieved. Above all, she and
>> Edwards have empathy. A partnership like this is comparable only with
>> the mythical mating of Jelly Roll Morton and Chris Connor. Darlene's
>> Autumn in New York, with the touchingly apt suggestion of Dear Old
>> Southland in Jonathan's introduction, is a sound for sore ears. Mrs.
>> Edwards is a true tragedienne, as you'll know when you hear It's Magic;
>> it's tragic.
>>
>> To Mr. and Mrs Paul Weston, who allegedly have been trying to take
>> credit for these performances, we say, have a heart--give the Edwardses
>> their due! And to you, Mr. and Mrs. United States, who save your nickels
>> in a effort to stock your library with the ultimate in American music,
>> we add--don't fail to miss it.'
>>
>>       Julian Vein
>>
>>
>
>
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