[78-L] More questions re GGO on VT 2183-V.

[Julian Vein]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> Pumiglio is a fine player...not sure I'd agree that he is better than JD but 
> he is a great musician and can withstand comparison with any reed player of 
> the era.  His tone on clarinet is wonderful.  One of my faves of his is The 
> Singing Boys' Harmony of  "You'll Recognize My Baby."  He cooks on that one!
> 
> I noted one of the violins as Joe LaFaro...is this man any relation 
> (father?) of bass player Scott  LaFaro who played with the late 50s Bill 
> Evans group,  and who died in a car accident around 1961?
> 
> I also noted that the personnel provided by Lord us part Ramblers regulars 
> and part Lown regulars (Cush,  Grey,  Felline,  etc.).
> 
> And...I'm curious where Lord found some of his info...Allan Sutton told me 
> that 90% of the personnel listings in Rust are sheer guesses.  How did Lord 
> learn what he learned?
> 
> Taylor B
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Perhaps he got them from Kirkeby's cash books, now held at Rutgers. 
These contain payments to musicians, so we can assume they were around 
at the time of a particular session.

I agree that a lot of dance band personnels are "usual suspects".

      Julian Vein


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