[78-L] Rollini Vocalion question

[Taylor Bowie]

I'd guessed it was Shaw, and to my ears he sounds better and more relaxed 
here than he does on other stuff of his pre-band era,  such as the RW Kahn 
sides from '32.

I can't recall any other records of the tune How Can It Be A Beautiful 
Day...anyone remember others?  It's sort of simple but damn catchy...I 
haven't been able to get the song or the record out of my head for about two 
days now...

Taylor


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> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> After poking around unsuccessfully for years,  I recently was able to 
>>> get
>>> a
>>> copy of Vocalion 2675 Of the Adrian Rollini Orch. doing How Can It Be A
>>> Beautiful Day,  which I only knew from an LP issue.
>>>
>>> Two questions on this one...Rust only notes one take as issued,  but
>>> Connor
>>> states positively that there are two takes on Vocalion.  I can't find 
>>> the
>>> LP
>>> but it must have been Take 2,  as my 78 is clearly stamped take 1,  and
>>> it
>>> sounds a lot more swingy than what I recall from the LP.  Does anyone
>>> have
>>> Take 2 on a 78?  Does take 2 have a little Rollini coda at the end of 
>>> the
>>> record,  as does take 1?  I don't recall that at all from the LP.
>>>
>>> Also.  of more interest to me.  Rust states that it's Goodman behind the
>>> Joey Nash vocal and in the wonderful ensemble "ride-out"  but Connor is
>>> less
>>> convinced,  quoting Goodman himself as not being sure that it is he on
>>> this
>>> and the other sides from the session.
>>>
>>> So those of you who own this record...what do your ears tell you?  I
>>> really
>>> love this record and have played it about ten times in the last 24 
>>> hours,
>>> and I'm about 99.9 % sure it is not BG...any other thoughts?
>>>
>>> And a quick thumbs-up to Joey Nash's vocal on this side...he sounds much
>>> less affected than he often does on the Himber sides of this era.
>>>
>>>
>>> Taylor B
>> ================
>> Jazz Oracle CD BDW8050 has both takes and shows the clarinetist as
>> Artie Shaw. I'll play them later and report back.
>>
>>      Julian Vein
>>
> Absolutely correct Julian. Shaw himself confirmed that he was the
> clarinetist on ALL takes of the March 24, 1934 Rollini date.
> "Artie Shaw-A Musical Biography and Discography"-Vladimir Simosko-The
> Scarecrow Press and Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers-The State 
> University
> of New Jersey-2000
>
> Al Simmons
>
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