[78-L] Great Shaw records...

Tue Apr 28 09:43:46 PDT 2009

There's a good version of Shaw's Lady Be Good in one of those short films of 
the era...has a lot of trick camera work as I recall.

Speaking of Rich...how about the MGM movie Ship Ahoy with the Dorsey band 
where he does that great drum-dance duet with Eleanor Powell at the end of 
I'll Take Tallulah?  Boy,  oh boy...

Taylor

----- Original Message ----- 
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Great Shaw records...

>I love any of the ones with Buddy Rich on drums, but especially
>
> One Foot in the Groove (Bb B-10202)
> Oh, Lady Be Good (Bb B-10430)
>
> Riffs run wild on these two kickin' sides.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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> Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 9:17 am
> Subject: [78-L] Great Shaw records...
>
>
>
> 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>
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> 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, Ta
> ylor 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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