[78-L] FW: A major Bix discovery

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Got the scan, but I had to sign in to Yahoo! to get it. Thanks.
To be a really authentic fake the issue would have had to be Ge 
S-5652-B, not just Ge 5652-B. I have a scan of Ge S-5652-A, but no 
supporting -B side info. But maybe it's a fake, too.
Sorry, no cigar!
Mal

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On 4/1/2011 5:49 AM, David Lennick wrote:
> Here's the label (I hope non-TONYites can open this):
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ToastOfNewYork/photos/album/1812661211/pic/1122081345/view?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=81&count=20&dir=asc
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> dl
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> On 4/1/2011 9:43 AM, Cary Ginell wrote:
>>>  From our mischievous Italian friend, Enrico.
>> The original post has a scan of a beautifully mocked up Bix&   His Rhythm Jugglers Gennett label.
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>> Too bad today is April 1.
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>> Cary Ginell
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>> Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2011 10:18:01 +0200
>> Subject: A major Bix discovery
>> From: enrico.borsetti at gmail.com
>> To: enrico.borsetti at gmail.com
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>> IS IT A FAKE?
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Hans Eekhoff<oriole at zonnet.nl>
>> Date: 2011/4/1
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>> Subject: A major Bix discovery
>> To: Hans Eekhoff<oriole at zonnet.nl>
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>> It happened after returning home from Racine, having enjoyed four wonderful days at Phil's "Tribute To Bix" bash and with a nice pile of 78's in my suitcase (including an Autograph of "Prince Of Wails" by Lampe's Orchestra, found in Chicago!).
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>> My Dutch friend and neighbour Frits Palir, although a jazzfan but not a 78 collector, is often in the US on business and usually keeps an eye out for records which he thinks could be interesting for me.
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>> To be honest, he has never brought me anything of great importance but it is always nice to see what he comes up with.
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>> One early evening, a few days after my return, Frits dropped by and handed me five 78’s.
>> "From a second-hand book and record shop near Boise, Idaho" he added.
>> I didn't immediately look at them but poored him a glass of wine and we chatted about my trip to Racine.
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>> After half an hour Frits had to go home so politely I looked at the records - the first one was a Banner by Sam Lanin, the second "Stack O' Lee Blues" by Waring's Pennsylvanians on Victor and the third a Gennett: "Diego Montes" by Nathan Glantz and his Orchestra.
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>> And then I looked at the other side of the Gennett.
>> I had stood up to see Frits out and had picked up the records from the table to have a quick look before he went.
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>> However, when I turned the Gennett over I half fainted, my legs turned to jelly and I sank back in my chair.
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>> "Very nice this one Frits" I mumbled, "very nice".
>> "Yes" he said, "I know you're keen on Bix and thought you might like it".
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>> Not bothering to look at the last two, I carefully put the records back on the table.
>> All I wanted was to be alone with the Gennett and for Frits to go away.
>> I'd explain to him later.
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>> Half dazed I saw him out and went back into the room.
>> I did not immediately dare to look at the record again, half afraid that I was dreaming.
>> Instead I switched on the amplifier (it takes a few minutes to heat up) and the pre-amp.
>> I then turned to the records again. I lifted the Banner and the Victor and there it was.
>> The label looked me straight in the face.
>> "No One Knows What It's All About" by Bix and his Rhythm Jugglers it said. Gennett 5652.
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>> I broke out in a sweat. This is serious. This a lost Bix recording. But it cannot be in one piece - such things do not happen.
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>> With trembling hands I took it out of the sleeve. Good heavens. E condition and undamaged.
>> "Careful" I said to myself, "Don't drop it. Before you do ANYTHING else, make an MP3 transfer and email it to yourself. If a bomb drops on the house (and it probably will) at least the music will be safe on the World Wide Web.
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>> I turned on the digital recorder and lifted the cover off the record player.
>> With superhuman concentration I managed to place the Gennett on the turntable and switched it on.
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>> Suddenly it went through my head. "I haven't looked at the number in the wax - what if it is mis-labelled and just another Glantz side?" Too late now. It was already spinning and I had to play and record it first.
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>> I was now trembling violently and with even greater concentration I put the arm on the outer rim of the record.
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>> The needle slid in the groove and after the hissy intro which seemed to last forever, the record came to life.
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>>    We are now a few weeks later and after many sleepless nights it has sunk in.
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>> A third Rhythm Jugglers side exists. Forget Zulu's Ball, forget the Mona Lisa - this is the most important work of art in the history of mankind.
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>> After I made that first transfer I played it all night long, until daylight. Maybe a hundred times.
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>> I will not dwell now on everything that happens on the record - except that Bix and Don Murray both have solos and that it is the "blank" take, just like the other two issued titles from that session.
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>> I have now cleaned the record and done a full audio restoration which turned out very nice;  the disc is in a beautiful E condition and well recorded.
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>> I will of course make the side available on CD but the plan is also to manufacture facsimile (vynil) 78 rpm copies of Gennett 5652 - with the exact labels and the same Glantz title on the reverse side.
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>> The price will depend on the number that are pressed, therefore I would like to start a pre-order survey.
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>> Please let me know if you are interested so I can get an idea of the quantity I need.
>> Before I place the order I will let you know the costs.
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>> And before you ask - yes, Frits Palir will receive half of the money and the last two records were a Nat Shilkret Victor and a Harry James red Columbia.
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>> I have send this email to as many collectors and Bix enthousiasts as I know but I’d be grateful if you could also spread the word today.
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>> Hans Eekhoff
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