[78-L] Chick Webb alternate takes

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

Taylor Bowie wrote:

> The thread about the Reisman alternates reminded me of a very unusual
> example of  different takes.
>
> It's the Chick Webb Orch. Decca of   "You showed Me The Way."  De  
> 1220.
> master number is 62067 with takes noted as "A" and "B."
>
> <snip>
>
> Anyone know of similar cases of dance band records where there is a  
> radical
> difference between takes  in the arrangement,  and not just in solo  
> work?
> I'm not talking about something like a Lanin where he did  
> variations on the
> same chart for different labels on different days.

One pair that comes to mind brings things back to Leo Reisman: Takes  
13 and 17 of "Body And Soul" (Victor 22537) differ notably, and the  
vocalists are different genders! There's also Take 14, which I would  
figure is much like -13 (I don't have a copy though).

Take care,


Joe
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