[78-L] Kitty was a cool cat

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The ultimate one was Jimmy Dorsey's recording of "Tangerine" with Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell.

Cary Ginell


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From: Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2009 11:38 am
Subject: [78-L] Kitty was a cool cat



Some fine Helen Forrest vocals on those Capitol versions,  including her 
cover" of Kitty Kallen's "I'm Beginning..."
I love Forrest,  but in this case I think Kitty wins the round...what great 
wing she brings to her version!    Too bad she ended up doing rubbish like 
Little Things Mean a Lot" in the 50s...I don't hate many records but that 
ne turns my tummy.  One part of the lyric I really despise: "Say I look 
ice when I'm not."  Damn it,  that doesn't even make any sense...it should 
e "when I don't" but I guess that doesn't sound as "nicey-nice" as does the 
ther.  Gag.
Poor Kitty...I'm sure she made plenty of money with that 50s stuff but I 
ike to think of her in the 40s with James and J Dorsey.  The Dorsey version 
f Besame Mucho with Bob Eberle and Kitty is great.  Helen O'Connell was 
ood doing those duets with Bob and she was the most beautiful swing band 
ocalist by far (so sez I)  but she wasn't as good a singer as Kitty Kallen.
Who else besides me  likes those swing band duet things where the guy sings 
he first chorus slow and then the "girl singer" comes in with the hipper 
azzy chorus of the tune?  Krupa did it after the war20with my man Buddy 
tewart and Ms. O'Day...I really do love those sides esp. Did You Ever Get 
hat Feeling in the Moonlight and Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did.
Buddy died so young and Anita lived a long time...two of my very faves.
Taylor

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rom: <soundthink at aol.com>
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ent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:10 AM
ubject: Re: [78-L] EFHJREM

 On seeing this thread, I pulled out James's Capitol recordings from the 
 mid-1950s, which are amazingly good. Beautiful sound, a lot of the same 
 musicians as in the earlier Columbia sides (Allen Reuss, Willie Smith, 
 Buddy Rich) and great arrangements.

 Cary Ginell


 -----Original Message-----
 From: David Lewis <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com>
 To: 78 78 <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
 Sent: Mon, Jun 22, 2009 8:34 am
 Subject: Re: [78-L] EFHJREM




 ike Biel wrote:

> Last night at the Jazz Bash I saw a rather unusual sight. One of the> 
> dealers
 ad a large amount of 78s unsold, including some that were still> in about 
 a
 alf dozen boxes under the table. He bequeathed them to> Scott Wenzel of 
 Mosaic
 ecords who at first said they would be 50 cents> apiece until he looked at
 hem. In those boxes were EFHJREM -- Every> Freaking Harry James Record 
 Ever
 ade. HUNDREDS of them. MANY hundreds> of them. Including sleeves with 
 three or
 ive records in them -- all of> the same record. A few did find other 
 homes,
 ven Dan Morgenstern took> a couple of 'em.20I picked up his Eli Eli, always
 ondered what that> sounded like. But when I left there were still a table 
 full
 f 'em. But> I think we can be well assured that there will not be a Harry 
 James
 ox> set coming out of Mosaic.>> Mike (I wonder if the two Black cleaning 
 guys
 re interested in Harry> James) Biel mbiel at mbiel.com

>>

 Indeed, when the College Conservatory of Music in Cincinnati ejected their 
 78
 pm collection in 1988 th
 ere was another large instance of EFHJREM. And it's a
 ity they are so prevalent, as they are really very good records, but they
 urvive in such high numbers that makes them undesirable. I also tend 
 towards
 is later LP albums from "The New James" on -- no one suspected he would 
 become
 uch an outstanding bop player; moreover he retained the same measure of
 xpressiveness and bravura that makes his early work so exceptional. I can 
 do
 ithout the string section he had in the early 40s; indeed, so could have 
 James
 s he once noted, but it was there for commercial purposes.

 ncle Dave Lewis uncledavelewis at hotmail.com

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