[78-L] Victor 27485, the Sidney Bechet 'one man band' record.

[Julian Vein]

David Lennick wrote:
> "It seemed like a good idea at the time....."? I wonder if Victor held onto any 
> of the earlier generations. Probably not..and of course today you could sync 
> them up and achieve what they were trying to do and still hear the first tracks.
> 
> dl
> 
> Royal Pemberton wrote:
>> Does anyone know the story behind the making of this record?  Whose idea was
>> it?  Why Sidney Bechet?  Was it to demonstrate some new capability in
>> Victor's recording equipment?   Oddly enough, my copy has the Swing Classic
>> label....
>> ________________________
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There's a Media 7 CD which includes early tryouts for these two 
performances. I'll look it up in the morning.

      Julian Vein


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