[78-L] Mitch Miller Obit

[JD]

> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 09:51:14 -0700
> From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Mitch Miller Obit
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> As important and influential as Miller was, he probably did more harm than 
> good in his watering down of popular music in the 1950s. Didn't Miller 
> play oboe in the notorious "Charlie Parker with Strings" sessions?
>
> Cary Ginell


Many musicians agree with you in that he was the major architect of the 
decline of the music business, pandering (as has always been  typical of the 
record business) to the lowest common denominator. Yes, he was part of the 
Parker wth strings sessions although I don't know what's supposed to be 
notorious about them and also a member of the wonderful Alec Wilder Octet.
JD