[78-L] Davis Saxaphone Octette

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Yes, he was. One of the three major steel players in the NYC studio 
scene: Frank Ferera, Andy Sannella and Roy Smeck. Sannellas steel parts 
can be found on the unlikeliest tunes all over the Grey Gull catalog.
Mal

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On 1/31/2011 3:15 PM, Dan Van Landingham wrote:
> Wasn't Andy Sanella also a steel guitarist?I remember Alvino Rey once mentioning
> him.
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> From: Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: 78-L Mail List<78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Mon, January 31, 2011 4:48:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Davis Saxaphone Octette
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> Don Chichester wrote:
>> Cameo 906:  Jig Walk1855 C-l
>>                      Whose Who are You?  1856 C-l
>> A hot dance group , electrically recorded c. 2/26
>> Any ideas as to who the Davis Saxaphone Octette is?  Clyde Doerr? 
>> Or behind some other Doerr?
>> Don Chichester                        
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> ADBORAF lists:
> Clyde Doerr (as, bar) dir. Andy Sanella (cl, ss, as); Maurice Pearce
> (cl, as); Gus Sharp (cl, ts); Joseph Dubin (cl, ts); Keith Pearce (bsx);
> Will Perry (p); Tony Colucci (bj); d.
> New York February-March 1926
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> 1855-C Jig Walk Cam 906, Lin 2490
> 1856-C Whose Who Are You Cam 906, Lin 2490
> Lincoln 2490 as SAXOPHONE OCTETTE BROADCASTERS.
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> They also made some other sides for Cam/Lin.
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> Note the spelling of SAXOPHONE.
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>        Julian Vein