[78-L] Isham Jones 10-3-33

[Julian Vein]

Taylor Bowie wrote:
> There are a lot of great  Isham Jones records and many productive recording 
> sessions.  Two of his hottest but not-so-famous sides come from the October 
> 3,  1933 session for Victor:    "That Dallas Man"  and the stunning "Doin' 
> the Uptown Lowdown."
> 
> Anybody have any concrete information or good guess on the trumpet on these 
> sides...muted solo in a split chorus wtih Jack Jenney on the latter,  and 
> open horn behind the Joe Martin vocal on the former.  General opinion seems 
> to be Johnny Carlson for the trumpet,  but George Thow was also in the 
> section and he's very capable as well.
> 
> Actually the trombone sounds more like Sonny Lee than it does Jenney,  but 
> Rust says Red Ballard had replaced Lee.   But I rarely trust Rust's 
> personnel on records of this type.
> 
> Any info,  observations,  educated guesses,  etc.  all welcome.
> 
> These two sides are so great...playing Doin' the Uptown Lowdown just now 
> was such a pleasure it actually gave me a slight case of giggles...like I 
> was enjoying myself too much while I listened!
> 
> 
> Taylor
==============
I've never pursued Jones that vigorously--most of the ones that I've 
heard haven't been that interesting from a "hot" point of view. Perhaps 
I've been unlucky.

      Julian Vein


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