[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[Taylor Bowie]

I love Magnante's work as well.   Two others we haven't mentioned:  Cornell 
Smelser,  who pops up on a lot of studio dance band sessions in the late 20s 
and early 30s.  And also,  the wonderful Joe Mooney,  who also was a great 
singer,  pianist and organist.  Joe's records in the late 20s and early 30s 
with his brother ("The Sunshine Boys") are some of the hippest vocal sides 
I've ever heard...way ahead of their time.


Taylor


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Banjo Bud" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme


> He was a helluva good jazz accordianist, but I always preferred Charlie
> Magnante.
>
> Bud
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:25 AM
> To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
> Subject: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme
>
>> Art Van Damme, R.I.P.
>>
>> Art Van Damme, a former Northridge resident known as the father of jazz
>> accordion, has died. He was 89.
>>
>> The quintet leader known internationally for his swinging jazz accordion
>> died
>> Monday at a skilled nursing facility near his home in Roseville, a suburb
>> of
>> Sacramento.
>>
>> Van Damme, who cut nearly 50 jazz records, made as many world concert
>> tours and
>> appeared on numerous NBC radio and TV shows, died before his 90th 
>> birthday
>> concert bash.
>>
>> Arthur Raymond Van Damme was born April 9, 1920, in Norway, Mich. During
>> the
>> 1930s, he studied classical accordion in Chicago before styling himself
>> after
>> "King of Swing" Benny Goodman.
>>
>> Known for his melodic jazz improvisation, Van Damme taught himself to
>> swing his
>> 26-pound Excelsior as lightly as Goodman's clarinet, with nuanced bellows
>> accents and a sliding five-finger chord style.
>>
>> His Art Van Damme Quintet recorded 130 episodes of the "Art Van Damme
>> Show" for
>> NBC radio before performing on "Tonight" and other TV variety shows.
>>
>> More at:
>> http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14422445?source=rss
>>
>>
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