[78-L] Thanks! (was Bill Elliot)

[Greg Laxton]

Thanks everyone for all the info!  I'll keep you posted as to what I find 
out.

Regards,
Greg



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kristjan Saag" <saag at telia.com>
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Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Bill Elliot


> Well, there were two Dorseys, as we all know, and Bill Elliott's 1948
> appearances on the movie music album happened to be with Jimmy Dorsey.
> http://blogmejazz.blogspot.com/2010_09_25_archive.html
>
> Lord has seven entries for tenor saxophonist Bill Elliott (note: two
> t's) between 1948-1956.
> http://www.lordisco.com/musicians/E4.html
>
> There's no trace of Bill Elliott in Feather though.
>
> However, there was a Elliott Brothers Orchestra (The Date-Niters) in the
> 1950's and 1960's, working in Disneyland, with Bill on tenor sax and
> Lloyd on trombone. They also recorded swing-based material for MGM in
> the 1950's (as The Elliott Brothers Orchestra) - and, to complete the
> picture: brother Lloyd is featured on the 1948 Jimmy Dorsey recording as
> well.
> http://disneylandpostcards.net/1148-1184/pages/1120Df_jpg.html
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozol_pHzV20&feature=related
> Kristjan
>
>
>
> Bill McClung wrote: 2010-12-30 08:55:
>> I lost the original message but there is a Bill Elliot that played tenor 
>> sax
>> with Tommy Dorsey in 1948 and is included in an album of Dorsey's movie
>> music.  And I'm pretty sure there is an entry for Bill Elliot in Leonard
>> Feather's Encyclopedia of Jazz.  Might be the same Elliot.  I'm not home 
>> so
>> I can't check.
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