[78-L] Louis Armstrong RANT, WARNING

[Jeff Sultanof]

David,

You were one of the few who was playing it. According to its producer Bob
Thiele, the single sank like a stone in the ocean (my words, not his).

I'm simply saying that teachers should not be illustrating the art of Louis
Armstrong using this single. There's plenty more to choose from. If I were
playing Durante for students, I certainly wouldn't play the WB recordings. I
think they would get a kick out of "Umbriago." In fact, thanks for the idea.


Jeff Sultanof



> Hardly buried..we were playing it on the radio in 1969. I still have the
> original 45 on ABC. And what the hell is all this outrage about Louis
> sullying
> himself by performing something other than jazz? Jee-zus! Did you get in a
> rage
> because Jimmy Durante sang "Young at Heart" without making reference to his
> pal
> Umbriago? I don't know when I've read a bigger load of crap than this
> thread.
>
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