[78-L] Hal Kemp Orchestra 1937 Rejected Recording of 'Roustabout' - Sample Record

[Royal Pemberton]

The Morse code effect in the Kemp brass writing is a bit corny but that it's
played so cleanly speaks volumes for the calibre of the musicians playing
it.

On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 6:16 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> The Kemp victor of "I Thought About You" is one of my faves...great tune,
> super chart..  brass and reeds are flawless.  Randy Brooks was playing tpt
> with the band then and I think he's on lead.     The band still sounds like
> Kemp but in a more updated style.
>
> A year or so earlier,  they did a great coupling with more of the earlier
> sound:  Don't Worry 'Bout Me b/w What Goes Up Must Come Down.  Two Rube
> Bloom songs from some show.
>
> Kemp always had great vocalists:  Bob Allen,  Deane Janis,  Janet
> Blair...and Skinnay Ennis,  too.
>
> Have never understood those that put down the Kemp band as tricky or
> corny...recorded evidence says otherwise.
>
>
> Taylor
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:08 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Hal Kemp Orchestra 1937 Rejected Recording of
> 'Roustabout' - Sample Record
>
>
> > The band was even better by the time of Kemp's death, when Lou Busch and
> > Hal
> > Mooney were arranging for it, and Janet Blair was singing with it (Bob
> > Allen
> > was still there as well, an underrated singer). The staccato trumpets
> were
> > still there, but the arrangers got a rich warm ensemble sound as well.
> The
> > band made a short for WB that is on the multi-DVD set of music shorts,
> and
> > I
> > was pleasantly surprised when I saw it.
> >
> > Jeff Sultanof
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 8:18 AM, Mark Bardenwerper
> > <citrogsa at charter.net>wrote:
> >
> >> On 4/21/2011 2:29, Julian Vein wrote:
> >> > ...It's not exactly an inspired performance or arrangement. Perhaps
> >> that's
> >> > the reason for ultimate rejection.
> >> >
> >>
> >> It's pattern was typical for its time, and typical for Kemp with
> >> staccatto muted trumpets and clarinet expressions. But we sure lost
> >> great talent when he died prematurely in a car accident in late 1940.
> >> His band was maligned for lack of talent. I find this unbelievable. I am
> >> always impressed by the precision. Trotter's arrangements were not
> >> forgiving.
> >> One of my favorite sweet bands. I played "Got A Date With An Angel" on
> >> my first date with Marianne, my wife.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Mark L. Bardenwerper, Sr. #:?)
> >> Technology, thoughtfully, responsibly.
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> >>
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