[78-L] Stormy Weather

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Dec 23 14:33:53 PST 2010


On 12/23/2010 3:16 PM, Taylor Bowie wrote:
> That is a good one,  David.  I enjoy hearing the composer's own "take" on a
> tune.

I really like Frank Loesser's few recordings..3 songs from Hans Christian 
Anderson and amazing versions of Bloop Bleep, Sing a Tropical Song, Baby It's 
Cold Outside and one other (can't remember at the moment).
dl
>
> One of the oddest ones I have of a writer playing his own tune is a Frank
> Silver and his Orchestra on Puritan playing Silver's modest little hit,
> "Yes,  We Have No Bananas."  Alas,  even Mr. Silver can't do much with it,
> although I'm sure the money he made was enough consolation.
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78-L Mail List"<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Stormy Weather
>
>
>> Did I miss something or has nobody listed the Leo Reisman version with
>> Harold
>> Arlen's vocal?
>>
>> dl
>>
>> On 12/23/2010 10:33 AM, Bill McClung wrote:
>>> I've also got two other "Stormy Weathers": Billie Holiday on Clef 89064
>>> and
>>> Dinah Washington on Mercury 5906.
>>>
>>> Happy Holidays, everyone.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 12:21 AM, Taylor
>>> Bowie<bowiebks at isomedia.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Keep in mind that Lombardo had yet to lock himself into the
>>>>> too-familiar
>>>>> style at this early date...?!
>>>>>
>>>>> Steven C. Barr
>>>>
>>>> Uh...thanks,  Steve.  I'll be sure to keep that in mind.
>>>>
>>>> Actually,  you're mistaken.   Every element of what was later known as
>>>> the
>>>> "Lombardo style" is pretty well in evidence as early as the 1927
>>>> Columbias...my point was that the Lombardo style can be used to fine
>>>> effect,
>>>> and sometimes with genuine jazz touches and color.
>>>>
>>>> Taylor
>>>>
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