[78-L] The Russins Are Coming!

[Taylor Bowie]

Hey Randy,

I just have to chime in to agree with you about the Russin solo on Waitin' 
For the Evenin' Mail...my #1 fave of all those Nichols Brunswicks...not only 
a great solo from Babe Russin  but also one from brother Jack on piano and a 
very edgy and tight solo from Red as well.  No beefs about the Scat Davis 
vocal either...I think it's his best on record.   Hoo boy,  it's a record I 
love to play cranked to high volume!


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Randy Skretvedt" <forwardintothepast at yahoo.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Happy 100th, Prez!


>I agree with Julian that Babe Russin was a very advanced tenor sax player 
>for his time.  Last Sunday, on my "Forward Into the Past" show (shameless 
>self-promotion: http://www.geocities.com/forwardintothepast/), I played Red 
>Nichols' disc of "Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail," replete with vocal by 
>Johnny "Scat" Davis.  Toward the end, there's a very intriguing tenor solo 
>by Russin--it reminded me of Bix or Pee Wee Russell or the Boswell Sisters, 
>all of whom were skilled at creating very unusual variations on the theme.
> All the best--
> Randy Skretvedt
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