[78-L] Ready Steady Freddy

[Taylor Bowie]

Only one F Martin record?  Oh,  what musical depravation you're suffering!!!

I have about 60 pre-war Martins going back to his first credited records on 
Columbia in 1932,  and they all say "Freddy."  I think he must have started 
spelling it "Freddie" after WW2.

BTW I hope any of you jazz purists will give the Martin band a spin,  esp. 
in the 1932 - 36 era.  Loads of nice solos and fills by guitarist George Van 
Eps,  pianists Terry Shand and Jack Fina,  and often some nice trumpet work 
by,  as I recall,  Manny Weinstock.  Also the records issued on ARC as by 
The Van Eps Dance Orchestra in 1934 are actually  by a Martin unit (or maybe 
the full band) and they are full o' jazz,  esp. "Neighbors" and "Shadows of 
Love."  Super fine and tart-toned clarinet on those is worth special 
attention.

Taylor Bowie (always have spelled it with an "ie")



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Malcolm Rockwell" <malcolm at 78data.com>
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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 9:25 AM
Subject: [78-L] Freddy or... r (was: Walter Winchell Varsity)


> Which reminds me, Rust spells Freddie Martin's name consistently as
> Freddie in ADBD and Johnson/Shirley spell it as Freddy in their ADB.
> I've always thought it was Freddie. The one record I have by him is Vi
> 20-2709 and the label says Freddie. Who is correct? Are there label
> instances of both spellings?
> Mal
>
> *******
>
> On 11/7/2010 5:24 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> David Lennick wrote:
>>> For what it's worth, Spottswood consistently spells CLARK without an E 
>>> at the
>>> end. Ditto the Decca Master Books.
>>>
>>> dl
>> ==========
>> It's spelt without the E on the label of the two Crowns I have by him.
>>
>>        Julian Vein
>>
>
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