[78-L] Raksin w/ Buck and Bubbles

[Tim Huskisson]

Just speculation, but Raksin was probably in England working as a Music
Director for a show featuring B&B. He may even have been their own MD while
touring England. He would have had their band arrangements and direct the
various theatre orchestras wherever they appeared. He was obviously not in
England just to make an appearance on their record session.

Tim Huskisson


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Taylor Bowie
Sent: 06 June 2011 09:32
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Raksin w/ Buck and Bubbles

Hi Jeff,

The recording date on the record in question is October 5,  1936.  I just 
can't figure how he turned up in London on a record date with two other 
Americans,  playing clarinet some years after (I assume) he'd pretty much 
stopped playing professionally.

Looking forward to hearing the thing....it should be here in a week or so.


Taylor



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Raksin w/ Buck and Bubbles


> I'd love to know the year. He worked for Chaplin in 1936, but he was not
> under contract to any studio at that time AFAIK. Before that he was a 
> studio
> musician/arranger/orchestrator in NYC. I once had a thrill going through
> some of the boxes found at WB when all the Broadway material was
> rediscovered, and found a score of Gershwin's "By Strauss" orchestrated by
> Raksin. The one time that I spoke to him on the phone, I brought this up,
> and he remembered it well.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> 
> wrote:
>
>> The label of the Buck and Bubbles English Columbia  #1524 of   Lady,  Be
>> Good b/w Breakfast in Harlem  gives additional label credit "with Dave
>> Raksin,  clarinet."
>>
>> I have just learned that film composer Raksin (Laura,  Bad & The 
>> Beautiful,
>> etc.) was also a multi-instrumentalist who did at one time play clarinet 
>> in
>> a dance band.
>>
>> I am curious how/why  young Raksin might have been in London with B&B to
>> make this record,  as he was already under contract with one of the 
>> studios
>> to do arrangements.
>>
>> Anybody have any details on the circumstances of this particular 
>> recording
>> session?  I do NOT need the info which is printed in the Rust
>> discography...I'm looking for the background info.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks from
>>
>> Taylor
>>
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