[78-L] Jazz w/strings (was Mitch Miller)

[Taylor Bowie]

I like strings in dance bands...all my faves have string sections.    Anson 
Weeks,  Henry King, Joe Reichman, Richard Himber,  etc. etc.

I love those big,  heavy 40s T Dorsey records with however many he 
featured...Street of Dreams,  Just As Though You Were Here,  Opus One,  etc. 
Also the schmaltzy,  over-produced  Harry James stuff as well.

I love the Parker With Strings...ditto some of the Lennie Niehaus Octet with 
strings stuff  (I like Lennie's arranging but have never really cared for 
his alto playing).

I've given up on trying to categorize what I listen to...it's either music 
on my "play list"  or it ain't and that's good enough for me!


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, August 02, 2010 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Jazz w/strings (was Mitch Miller)


> In fact, Billie made it part of her contract that she record with strings.
> You can thank Milt Gabler for giving them to her. And you are correct 
> about
> Camarata, who was the instigator for Heath playing "The London Suite."
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
> On Mon, Aug 2, 2010 at 6:38 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> 
> wrote:
>
>>
>> Billie Holiday also wanted strings and got 'em..as I recall, she also got
>> Camarata, who could arrange anything and who I just read was responsible 
>> for
>> suggesting that Ted Heath have Fats Waller's "London Suite" arranged for
>> dance band.
>>
>> String sections don't always work..think of those lugubrious Glenn Miller
>> AAFTS sides, and those mid 40s Dorseys. Artie could get away with it. 
>> Artie
>> could get away with anything. And I say this from the perspective of 
>> having
>> played violin for a number of years in my teens.
>>
>>
>>
>> If you're going to go MOR and use strings, fine. Just don't call it jazz
>> please.
>>
>> dl
>>
>>
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