[78-L] Freddy or... r

Taylor Bowie bowiebks at isomedia.com
Sun Nov 7 19:49:12 PST 2010


Uh...have you heard Morgan's 1930 Parlophone of Washing The Blues From My 
Soul?

Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
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Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Freddy or... r


> Russ Morgan also made one record I could stand listening to..Eli Green's 
> Cake Walk.
>
> dl
>
> On 11/7/2010 6:48 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>> Yes,  there is plenty of good jazz to be had with Welk as well,  esp. the
>> 1955 -65 era.
>>
>> Seriously,  if it's good....it's good.  Who cares who it is?  As Sean 
>> Miller
>> knows,  I even managed to give Vaughn De Leath another chance,  and I'm 
>> glad
>> I did!
>>
>> Taylor
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 3:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Freddy or... r
>>
>>
>>> There are good jazz musicians to be found on some Lawrence Welk records
>>> too.
>>> Still, I'll listen to van Eps elsewhere. Even extra strength Gravol
>>> wouldn't be
>>> an inducement.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 11/7/2010 6:37 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>>> Prof. Lennick,  pop a couple of Tums to get your stomach under control,
>>>> and
>>>> discard your prejudice...as I said,  there is plenty of fine jazz to be
>>>> found on Martin records.  Check out their ARC version of Here You Come
>>>> With
>>>> Love (as Hotel Bossert Orch) for great guitar work  by George Van Eps,
>>>> nice
>>>> piano from Terry Shand,  fine trumpet,  etc.
>>>>
>>>> The Van Eps Dance Orchestra on ARC of Neighbors is an outstanding hot
>>>> dance
>>>> side.
>>>>
>>>> Taylor
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>>>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 1:55 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Freddy or... r
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All this fuss over a band I try and avoid as much as possible. Yes he
>>>>> did
>>>>> a few
>>>>> cute numbers, but that whole "hotel orchestra" sound just makes me
>>>>> nauseous.
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/7/2010 4:42 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>>>>> Mal,  I am one of those who "actually has the 78rpm records" and as 
>>>>>> I'd
>>>>>> mentioned before,  none of the pre-war Brunswicks or Columbias say
>>>>>> anything
>>>>>> other than "Freddy" with a "y."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't have very many Bluebirds or Victors,  but all of the ones I
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> also say "Freddy."   The two latest Victors I have are 20-3324 and
>>>>>> 20-3841...both say "Freddy."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems odd that there would be an inconsistency about the spelling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW although Voc 2643 does give label credit to "Fred Stone" there 
>>>>>> are
>>>>>> other
>>>>>> Vocalions  by Martin which are credited to "Freddie Stone."
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Taylor
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Malcolm Rockwell"<malcolm at 78data.com>
>>>>>> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2010 1:22 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Freddy or... r
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Alright... RayK says all of his are "Freddy" and Julian says all his
>>>>>>> are
>>>>>>> as "Freddie."
>>>>>>> I'M CONFUSED!
>>>>>>> Martin recorded 5 records (4 issues and one test) that can be
>>>>>>> considered
>>>>>>> Hawaiian, mostly by title.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) "My Little Grass Shack in Kealakekua, Hawaii" on Vo 2643 (which 
>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>> by Fred Stone ahO), De F 3909 (UK) and Winner W 99 (UK) (as by 
>>>>>>> Sleepy
>>>>>>> Hall and His Collegians);
>>>>>>> 2) "Down Where The Trade Winds Blow" on Br 8045, Co FB 2013 (UK) and
>>>>>>> Regal Zonophone G 23392 (Aus);
>>>>>>> 3) "Sand" on BB B-10567;
>>>>>>> 4) "Blue Hawaiian Rose" on Vi 20-2709; and
>>>>>>> 5) The test is "Princess Poo-Poo-Ly Has Plenty Pa-Pa-Ya", mx
>>>>>>> 042288-1-2,
>>>>>>> rec. in Hollywood on Dec. 11, 1939.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If Julian and Ray, and anyone else who actually has the 78rpm 
>>>>>>> records,
>>>>>>> can let me know which artist credits are for Freddy and which are 
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>> Freddie that would be wonderful, and I can bring the Martin entries 
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> the Hawaiian discog up to date.
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>> Mal
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> *******
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 11/7/2010 10:37 AM, Julian Vein wrote:
>>>>>>>> Malcolm Rockwell wrote:
>>>>>>>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> *******
>>>>>>>> My Martins are spelt Freddie. For many years trumpeter Sterling
>>>>>>>> Bose's
>>>>>>>> name was spelt with and E, until Richard Sudhalter changed it to
>>>>>>>> Stirling in his book on white jazz.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           Julian Vein
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