[78-L] Frank Deniz

[David Lennick]

Soprry, by "this one" I meant "New Idea"/"Spooky Takes a Holiday". "Soft 
Winds"/"When I Grow Too Old to Dream" was still in the catalogue in 1951 as 
Decca F-8456, the only Frank Deniz disc listed.

dl

On 3/6/2011 9:29 PM, Tim Huskisson wrote:
> It's on British Decca F-8456. I have a copy. 'When I grow too old to dream'
> grades at about V, so must have been much enjoyed by the original owner.
>
> Tim Huskisson
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of David Lennick
> Sent: 07 March 2011 00:28
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Frank Deniz
>
> On 3/6/2011 7:05 PM, Julian Vein wrote:
>> David Lennick wrote:
>>> Just came across a disc by Frank Deniz&   His Spirits of Rhythm. London
> 188,
>>> "New Idea" b/w "Spooky Takes a Holiday"..it was probably the latter title
> that
>>> intrigued me, since it's obviously "Satan Takes a Holiday" with the title
> made
>>> less offensive for sensitive souls. Not unpleasant, not earth shattering,
> and
>>> not in Lord although other Deniz recordings with probably this same combo
> are
>>> listed.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>> It's listed in Lord 10.0:
>>
>> Frank Deniz (British)
>> [D3100-10]
>> no details
>> London ?, 1940's
>> DR-8841-1    New idea    London (E)188
>> DR-8843-2    Spooky takes a holiday          -
>>
>> Not much, I know.
>>
>> There was a fellow at work who was the nephew of Joe Deniz (and,
>> presumably, Frank?). There was another fellow whose father played with
>> Teddy Weatherford in India, but appeared not to have recorded with him.
>>
>> Sorry about the name-dropping!
>>
>>         Julian Vein
>
> Here's what Lord Online has:
>
> (D3098)
> Frank Deniz And His Spirits Of Rhythm : Jimmy Skidmore (ts) Clare Deniz (p)
> Frank Deniz, Joe Deniz (g) Tommy Bromley (b) Tony Lytton (d)
>    	London, May 17, 1944
> DR-8441	When I grow too old to dream 	De (E)F8456
> DR-8442	Soft winds 	  -        , Topic (E)TSCD781 [CD]
> DR-8443	A smooth one 	(unissued)
> DR-8444	Washington whirlygig 	     -
>
> So this one is probably from later in 1944, and seems to have been issued
> only
> on London. Odd.
>
> dl
>
>
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