[78-L] Great Shaw records...

[Taylor Bowie]

Thanks,  Yves,  for reminding me of the Shaw record of "Pretty Girl."  I do 
enjoy those early records of his band.

One of my total desert-island faves of Shaw is his Bluebird of You're A 
Lucky Guy...what a great showcase for the saxes with that distinctive Les 
Robinson lead...and that fantastic piano work back of Tony Pastor's vocal 
from Bob Kitsis...what the heck ever became of him?  One of the best band 
pianists of the era.  And I love that tune...one of those casual-sounding 
pop efforts which sounds like a toss-off but has a lot of meat on its bones. 
I often start my record-playing sessions with that side...gets me in a happy 
and cranked-up mood every time!

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "yves francois" <aprestitine at yahoo.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 4:48 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Rollini Vocalion question


>
> Taylor (and Julian and Al, would like your opinion on this)
>  As Julian noted both takes on jazz oracle BDW 8050, a 2 CD set every 
> record collector of this kind of music should own), I happen to have the 
> other 78 from the session (Butterfingers), and like so many other record 
> collectors, have played these recordings to see if its Goodman or Shaw. 
> Yes, I agree with you,it's almost certainly not Goodman, the approach is 
> more like Artie Shaw, cooler and less forceful than the 1934 Goodman. Al, 
> Julian, I am interested in your comments and Taylor if you need an MP3 let 
> me know (today) I am moving and boxing CD's, but I think this one will 
> make the move easier, so much good Rollini, and I am a great fan of these 
> sessions. Play "Waiting At The Gate For Katy" from the same session, 
> prominent clarinet, then play some Goodman and Shaw from the period, and 
> you will see what I mean
> all the best
> Yves Francois
>
> PS Taylor, great sweet record, and I was listening to the Artie Shaw "A 
> Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody" (from 1936)recently as well, another great 
> record IMHO
>
> --- On Mon, 4/27/09, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> Subject: [78-L] Rollini Vocalion question
>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 10:15 PM
>> 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
>>
>>
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