[78-L] EFHJREM

[Jeff Sultanof]

There are some really beautiful James sides that will probably never see the
light of legal reissue, since they are not jazz-oriented. I've always loved
"I'm Always Chasing Rainbows" and "The Love I Long For." The arrangements
(Jack Mathias?) are excellent.

Jeff Sultanof

On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 11:30 PM, David Weiner <djwein at earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>
> Last night at the Jazz Bash I saw a rather unusual sight.  One of the
> dealers had a large amount of 78s unsold, including some that were still
> in about a half dozen boxes under the table.  He bequeathed them to
> Scott Wenzel of Mosaic Records who at first said they would be 50 cents
> apiece until he looked at them.  In those boxes were EFHJREM -- Every
> Freaking Harry James Record Ever Made.  HUNDREDS of them.  MANY hundreds
> of them.  Including sleeves with three or five records in them -- all of
> the same record.  A few did find other homes, even Dan Morgenstern took
> a couple of 'em.  I picked up his Eli Eli, always wondered what that
> sounded like. But when I left there were still a table full of 'em.  But
> I think we can be well assured that there will not be a Harry James box
> set coming out of Mosaic.
>
> Mike (I wonder if the two Black cleaning guys are interested in Harry
> James) Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Actually, I wish there would be a Mosaic box of the best James sides - I
> love his band!
>
> Dave W.
>
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