[78-L] Goldkette

[Cary Ginell]

I was prejudiced against Ted Lewis because of his reputation for playing corny clarinet. But some of his records consist of pretty darn hot jazz. 

Cary Ginell

> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 01:43:58 -0800
> 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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