[78-L] Monty Sunshine RIP

[Tim Huskisson]

Re. 'PETITE FLEUR'(any clarinettists here?)- Monty Sunshine's version is in
the key of G#(Ab) Minor - Bechet's was in G minor - I'd read somewhere that
Monty learned the tune from a Bechet 78 that was spinning too fast on the
turntable. But as a clarinettist myself, often requested to play this tune,
I'd long suspected that Monty actually recorded it in G minor (a much easier
key) and producer Joe Meek sped it up. 
Of course Monty hadn't been with the Chris Barber band for many years, but
they still play 'Petite Fleur' and I heard this evening that they always
play it in G# minor.

Tim Huskisson


 

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From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Bud Black
Sent: 30 November 2010 22:59
To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
Subject: Re: [78-L] Monty Sunshine RIP

Wasn't it he who recorded "Petit Fleuer" about 1957 (or so) with Chris
Barber's Jazz Band? 
 
Bud 
 
 
 
-------Original Message------- 
 
From: Royal Pemberton 
Date: 11/30/2010 5:38:35 PM 
To: 78-L Mail List 
Subject: Re: [78-L] Monty Sunshine RIP 
 
Made all the pretty petite fleurs grow! 
 
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 10:17 PM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico
ca>wrote: 
 
> On 11/30/2010 5:15 PM, Julian Vein wrote: 
> > Dingo wrote: 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Just received news clarinetist Monty Sunshine died at lunchtime today, 
> >> 30/11/10, aged 82. 
> >> ~~ 
> >> John D 
> >> 
> >> _______________________________________________ 
> > Wast it something he ate? 
> > 
> > Julian Vein 
> 
> The sunshine was supposed to be good for us when we were kids... 
> 
> dl 
> 
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