[78-L] Capitol Compact 33s

[Dan Van Landingham]

I had an MGM 78 of Herman with Eckstine.I hated it even if the arrangement was by Pete Rugolo.In a
 March,1947 interview he gave to one of the jazz magazines,he claimed he hated blues because he felt
he could do nothing with them.He sounded bored on a 1946 National 78 which is in my collection though
it was available on CD by Arista on their so called "Savoy Sessions" series.I was more impressed with
his 1944 performance of "I Stay in the Mood For You" which showed him in good stead and it had a great
Dizzy trumpet solo.



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From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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The CBC used "Buck Dance" as a theme in the mid 50s. Hearing that one on a 
quiet Quality pressing is amazing.

dl

Howard Hoffmaster wrote:
> I loved the Mars band and arrangements, and Sonny Igoe on drums. Always 
> sorry more were not made. Had no trouble finding them in White Plains, N.Y.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:59 AM
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> 
> 
>> The Mars sides were first reissued on Verve back in the fifties, and were
>> reissued on CD by Discovery. Unfortunately, the tapes Discovery used had
>> deteriorated badly by then. I hope they weren't the actual masters.
>>
>> Jeff Sultanof
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:45 PM, David Lennick 
>> <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>>
>>> Incidentally, Mars was pressed in Canada by Quality so it probably had 
>>> the
>>> potential for better distribution up here. Those Columbia pressings in 
>>> the
>>> States were no great hell either. All the Mars recordings were reissued 
>>> on
>>> LP
>>> by Discovery in the 80s. I don't know if they've reappeared on CD but I
>>> wouldn't be surprised.
>>>
>>> MGM paired Woody with Billy Eckstine, David Rose (David Rose!? Yeah, 
>>> David
>>> Rose), probably other artists on their roster.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> Jeff Sultanof wrote:
>>>> Herman recorded for MGM from 1951-53 when he signed with Capitol. He 
>>>> had
>>> an
>>>> interesting contract with MGM; he recorded dance sides and 'commercial'
>>>> recordings for the label, and recorded more hip material for a label he
>>>> co-owned with Howie Richmond (the publisher TRO is also Richmond's,
>>> although
>>>> he has retired) called Mars. Distribution was non-existent according to
>>>> Woody, so Mars died a quiet death.
>>>>
>>>> Howie is another old line independent music publisher who really should
>>>> write a book about his life. A fascinating, wonderful man who was an
>>> honest
>>>> guy most of the time.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Sultanof
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Herman also recorded for MGM and I found some of their 45s at the same
>>>>> shop.I have no idea when he
>>>>> recorded them but they had to have been sometime in the late '40s.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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