[78-L] Forgotten bands - Hayton

[David Lennick]

It's entirely possible that I have some of these, in a stash of about 800 store 
stock Deccas I bought several years ago (don't get excited, they weren't stored 
that well and the sleeves are almost non-existent but the discs are tolerable 
to very good).

Me, I really like Edgar Hayes. Play his "In the Mood" and I guarantee you'll 
never listen to another Glugg Miller Bluebird again. Not even the 2 or 3 good ones.

Then go find Barbecue Joe's "Tar Paper Stomp" on Champion (not that difficult, 
it's really Wingy Manone and it was reissued under his own name on Decca).

dl

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> We had a recent thread about forgotten bands...and I think we concluded that 
> by now almost every band has been forgotten by the general public.  But 
> there are many times when even collectors and/or real fans of a music happen 
> to forget about a band or take it for granted.
> 
> I thought of that when I recently replayed several of the Lennie Hayton 
> Orch. Deccas from 1937.  I'd always kept his version of That Old Feeling in 
> my "special" file of faves,  but was really pleased to be reminded that 
> others of those Hayton Deccas are just as good...check out The Morning 
> After,  an amazingly catchy tune,  totally elegant arrangement and 
> performance,  and a super fine vocal by Paul Barry,  who is like a more 
> musical version of Jerry Cooper.
> 
> Hayton's piano playing is a marvel...not the bouncy Henry King style (which 
> I also like),  not lush and florid like Joe Reichman (whom I also like a 
> lot),  nothing like the slow-down-and-catch up pounding of Eddie 
> Duchin...Hayton has a really strong left hand which gives a solid foundation 
> for his subtle handling of the melodies.
> 
> These Haytons compare favorably with the other "upscale" sweet bands of the 
> era,  e.g. Johnny Green,  Richard Himber,  etc.  Fellow Sweet Band Phreaks 
> (I know you're out there because you write to me off line!),  do yourselves 
> a favor and check these out!
> 
> 
> Taylor
> 
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