[78-L] Goldkette

[simmonssomer]

I would respectfully disagree Taylor.
Without our discographers such as Brian Rust we would know very little about 
the jazz and dance recordings
of the twenties and thirties.
I can certainly sympathize with your position that the music is really what 
counts, but many folks really
do care who played what and when and even where.

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Goldkette


> I'm with you,  Julian...it's entirely academic for me and interesting as
> history,  but nothing to do with the enjoyment of the music itself.
>
> If the music is good,  I don't care who is playing it.  I got into an
> argument with someone recently who seemed to be making the case that a
> certain record could not be good because of who made it...not anything to 
> do
> with the actual music but because the artist was on that person's
> shit-list.
>
> What a shame...one of the most fun things for me is making discoveries of
> good music wherever it might be found.
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julian Vein" <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Goldkette
>
>
>> Taylor Bowie wrote:
>>> That Goldkette article in VJM really is great...and it's going "to be
>>> continued" as well.  It ends just before they start talking about the
>>> Goldkette version of "Birmingham Bertha." which has been a fave of mine
>>> for
>>> years.
>>>
>>> I've inferred that they don't think there are any black players on any 
>>> of
>>> the Goldkette records..but maybe "BB" is the exception?
>>>
>>>
>>> Taylor
>> ===============
>> I've skimmed through the article, but the truth is that if there had
>> been any major soloists involved, then there would have been no doubt
>> who was present. The proposition that there may have been some black
>> players on Goldkette recordings is a pretty academic one. The important
>> thing  is the music--is it any good? Are there people out there whose
>> sole reason for playing certain Goldkette recordings is on the
>> off-chance of some McKinney personnel being present?
>>
>>      Julian Vein
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