[78-L] Larry Wagner P.S.

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Sat Aug 29 16:52:48 PDT 2009


According to Schuller,  there was a Larry Wagner who worked with Casa Loma 
and probably wrote their chart of Sunrise Serenade in 1938.  I'm guessing 
it's the same guy.

Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 4:46 PM
Subject: [78-L] "Larry Wagner Orchestra"


>I just found a copy of this thing...I've never heard of the label or the
> orchestra.  The label on the flip side ("Don't Cry") lists soloists
> including Billy Butterfield,  Ernie Caceres,  Al Caiola and Freddy
> Ohms...all busy in the  NY studios around 1948-50 or so when I assume this
> was recorded.
>
> BTW the recording sound is excellent...very clean and the solos on  "Don't
> Cry" are perfectly miked.   The trombone section is so smooth and blended
> that it almost sounds like the same guy overdubbed playing all the parts.
>
> Anybody know anything about Larry Wagner,  this record,  or this label?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZxYxNx2Ijc
>
> BTW composer credits on both sides read "Wagner-Eaton-Shuman."
>
>
> Taylor
>
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