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

[Kristjan Saag]

You may have noticed: according to a distant relative of the Elliott 
Brothers, Bill died in 1970 and Lloyd in 2004. You'll find this in a 
commentary to the youtube video I linked to.
Kristjan



Greg Laxton wrote: 2010-12-30 15:26:
> Thanks everyone for all the info!  I'll keep you posted as to what I find
> out.
>
> Regards,
> Greg
>
>
>
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> From: "Kristjan Saag"<saag at telia.com>
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>> 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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