[78-L] No

[Taylor Bowie]

> From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
>> Nor do the sides resemble any Selvins from '32 or '33.   They have a very
>> crisp and swinging sound,  with very distinctive soloists.


From: "Steven C. Barr" <stevenc at interlinks.net>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Another dance band question


>>
> This would seem to require better ears than I own? To me, ALL of the
> "house dance bands" of the different labels sound similar; they were
> all using stock arrangements (which publishers happily gave to bands
> who recorded (or might?!)! Since even Grey Gull realized that continuing
> issues under identical names resulted in diminishing record sales...
> Columbia quickly figured out that a large supply of "noms du disque"
> was needed...?! In the few cases where the credited bands actually
> existed...they still used the same "stock: arrangements" and thus
> sounded very similar?!
>
> Steven C. Barr

Uh...no.  If you imagine that the studio bands were  "all using stock 
arrangements" either you haven't  heard very many or you haven't been 
listening.

This isn't really a matter of differing opinions.   This is something about 
which you happen to be wrong.  The fact that you can't tell the difference 
between a Lanin and a Schubert and a Rich just tells me you have little ear 
for (or interest in)  dance bands.  Thanks OK...just don't try to make a 
case without any sound evidence.

Taylor