[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[Geoffrey Wheeler]

Art Van Damme may have been influenced by Goodman but it was another 
accordionist, Ernie Felice, who recorded with Goodman’s small groups 
for Capitol. Felice then went on to recorded for Capitol under his own 
name, as did Art Van Damme. I have the Capitol 78s of Felice with 
Goodman and think an accordionist was the wrong choice for Goodman. My 
belief is Capitol was grooming Felice to record under his own name once 
he had gained enough recognition by playing with Goodman. Another 
occasional practitioner of jazz accordion was pianist Pete Jolly.