[78-L] Adelaide Hall w/ Art Tatum

[Julian Vein]

Julian Vein wrote:
> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> One of my desert island vocal records is the Adelaide Hall Brunswick (1932) 
>> of "Strange As It Seems."  A few questions have I about it...
>>
>> Rust suggests the usual fall-back of Mannie Kline on trumpet.  That nevr 
>> sounded right to me,  and the 2002 bio of Adelaide Hall suggests either 
>> Kline or Charlie Teagarden.  I've just listened to both takes several times 
>> and am convinced that it's Charlie...any thoughts?
>>
>> Neither the discography in the Hall bio or Rust mention a string bass,  but 
>> there is one,  although the recording sound of it is somewhat dampened.  Or 
>> am I hearing things?
>>
>> And...it's noted as Art Tatum's first recording session,  although there are 
>> two pianos listed,  the other being Francis J. Carter.  I assume that the 
>> piano solo in the middle of the record is just Tatum playing,  right?
>>
>> I have the first take on an English Br and I have the second take on this 
>> very odd no-label hunk of flexy black vinyl...no # in the run off or 
>> anywhere else...one sided...but it is clearly a master pressing and not a 
>> dub.  The blank reverse looks like it has some glue residue on it 
>> from...something?   Any idea of the source for this?
> 
>> Taylor
> ==============
> I have take A on LP Collectors Items 011 ("Strange as it seems" Art 
> Tatum"), which suggests Teagarden or Klein, but doesn't mention the bass 
> player, and on CD Conifer CDHD 169, which does mention the bass as 
> unknown, and the option of choice of trumpets. Incidentally, both 
> remasterings were done by JRTD, but the CD is inferior to the LP!
> 
> I have take B on Meritt 24 ("Jazz Potpourri Vol.2"), which only mentions 
> Teagarden, but omits the bass player, who sounds to me like Artie 
> Bernstein. I don't hear anything resembling Klein.
> 
> Hall is definitely no jazz singer!
> 
>       Julian Vein
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Lord 4.4 also lists a bass.

      Julian Vein


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