[78-L] Sidney & the Lion play calypso

[Cary Ginell]

SLP #16

Cary Ginell

> Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 18:26:43 +0100
> From: julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Sidney & the Lion play calypso
> 
> yves francois wrote:
>    Han, you are right - there are 13 titles total (Media 7 has 13 titles 
> as well on Vol 5 and 6). My only regret is that Bechet seems content to 
> play "under wraps" for some odd reason on this session. I like the 
> concept very much, but some hot solos on this would have been stunning 
> (I know you know such clarinets like Robert Mavounzy*, Eugene Delouche 
> or even Filiberto Rico who could do this sort of thing very well - 
> Bechet was more reserved on these recordings (he did better with this 
> sort of thing on the Circle session with the Duke of Iron or a couple of 
> songs he recorded in Paris in the early 50's)
>     One note to everyone who is listening to these records, they are NOT 
> jazz records, but ethnic music - so I listen to them with my "world 
> music" ears .... just don't expect any great solos by Bechet, Smith or 
> Roane.
> Yves François
> 
> * BTW Mavounzy did an incredible LP in the 60's with a rhythm trio of 
> biguines, he is a stellar musician, and could bridge the gap between 
> jazz and biguine very well (as did Al Lirvat and Abel Beauregard)
> ==================
> I like calypso records, but a succession of non-vocal performances does 
> get a little tiring, especially when the talents of the jazz musicians 
> are not employed. There are other calypso records with a jazz content 
> (Wilmoth Houdini, Sam Manning and Jack Sneed).
> 
> A friend of mine is a Mavounzy fan. He'd be interested in this LP. Could 
> you let me have the catalogue number?
> 
>       Julian Vein
> 
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