[78-L] A Gathering of Giants

[David Lennick]

There were a few ASCAP booster concerts on stage and on radio. Somewhere around 
here I have a cassette copy of one featuring Al Jolson.

dl

On 11/15/2010 12:18 AM, Sammy Jones wrote:
> Yes, Cantor is on the CD.  I wonder if the 16" originals were in Cantor's
> personal collection since that is where much of the Brian Gari-produced
> material comes from.  It might say so in the liner notes, but I don't have
> them available at the moment.  Speaking of Cantor, I hope they release some
> more restored early '30s Chase and Sanborn shows...
>
> Was this later concert possibly part of the same series?  Strange that
> (according to breakdown in Cary's article) there seems to be so much overlap
> of material between the two.
>
> Sammy Jones
>
> dl wrote:
>
> Interesting. I wasn't aware of this concert. Quite a few different
> performers
> as well, like Dinah Shore. Is Eddie Cantor involved? That's usually the case
>
> with something produced by Brian Gari, who is his grandson.
>
> dl
>
> On 11/14/2010 11:34 PM, Sammy Jones wrote:
>> This sounds a lot like the Legends and Songwriters Concert that Original
>> Cast put out in 1998.  The date is different, though.  OC says their
> concert
>> is February 25, 1941, and given at the Shrine Auditorium for Greek Relief.
>> The line-up seems similar.
>>
>> Here it is on Amazon:
>>
> http://www.amazon.com/Legends-Songwriters-Concert-1941-concert/dp/B000004CQY
>> /ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1289795340&sr=8-5
>>
>> Sammy Jones