[78-L] Irving Aaronson on Vocalion

[simmonssomer]

Uhhh...Lew Stone ?

Al S.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 10:48 PM
Subject: [78-L] Irving Aaronson on Vocalion


>I don't think there was a hotter or more punchy white dance band recording
> in 1933 than that of Irving Aaronson on Vocalion.  I've had a numner of
> questions running around in my head about the group,  and those 1933 
> records
> in particular.
>
> 1.  Rumor and some authorities have always said that it's Gene Krupa on 
> the
> drums on these 1933 Aaronsons.  I've listened to them for years and agree
> that it is he.  Is this still the general consensus about these sides?
>
> 2.  Any idea who was writing the arrangements?  They are sure unlike other
> records of the same tunes...radically different and way hotter in almost
> every case,  even on he slower tempo numbers.    No stocks here.
>
> 3.Did  pianist Horace Diaz come directly to Aaronson from the Julie Wintz
> band?  Perhaps he was writing some of these great charts...his piano work 
> on
> these (ensemble and solo) is flat out fabulous.  He did do arrangements
> later on for Charlie Barnet,  and both arranged and played  second piano 
> for
> Eddie Duchin (Diaz playing second to Duchin is as painful a musical irony 
> as
> I can imagine).
>
> 4.  A couple of the disks have a ghastly power hum in the 
> recording...about
> the worst I've heard.  This seemed to have happend frequently with 
> Vocalions
> of the era.  Why did this happen,  and did it show up on equipment at the
> time?
>
> 5.  Although Rust lists Ernie Mathias as vocal on  "That's How Rhythm Was
> Born" it is not he,  and the label credits the vocal to Harmon Nelson.
> Movie trivia phreaks will recognize him as the band-leading first husband 
> of
> Bette Davis.  Is Harmon Nelson credited on any other records of the era?
>
> Thanks in advance,  as always.
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
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