[78-L] Mitch Miller Obit

[Cary Ginell]

Notorious because the Parker with Strings sessions are only grudgingly accepted by Parker fans; it was their belief that CP sold out by agreeing to this experiment. 
 
Cary Ginell
 
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> Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 16:35:58 -0400
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Mitch Miller Obit
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> > 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?
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> > Cary Ginell
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> 
> 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
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