[78-L] Ted Lewis (was Goldkette)

[Cary Ginell]

Dip Your Brush in the Sunshine is my favorite. Even Lewis' exultations ("Paint it red, Muggsy! Paint it red! Red hot! Red hot! That's it!" during Spanier's solo) are fun. 

Cary ("Yes, Sir!") Ginell

> From: bowiebks at isomedia.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 09:08:50 -0800
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Goldkette
> 
> Yup...when you average it all out,  there's more hot stuff on Lewis records 
> than there is corn.  Even something like the Columbia of "Is Everybody 
> Happy?" swings right along,  even with Ted's shrill contribution!
> 
> Hard to pick a favorite Lewis record,  but one of the less well-known sides 
> which has always stood out for me is his version of "Glad Rag Doll."  Pretty 
> dismal song,  but you'd never know it when Don Murray and band get through 
> with it...right down to a riff ride-out.  Also get to hear Murray on 
> baritone as well as clarinet.  Mighty fine stuff.
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 6:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Goldkette
> 
> 
> >
> > 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>
> >> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> >> 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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