[78-L] Freddy or... r

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Nov 7 19:56:03 PST 2010


Russ Morgan also arranged for Fletcher Henderson in 1934 (Tidal Wave) so 
anything is possible.

dl

On 11/7/2010 10:49 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> 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>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 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.
>>>>>>>>>


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