[78-L] two or three questions about Gershwin/Shilkret American in Paris

[David Lennick]

In the Memorial Concert at the Hollywood Bowl, believe it or not somebody used 
a klaxon horn. (And if you need persuading, I still have a case of CDs of that 
concert.)

dl

On 7/2/2011 8:01 PM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> Those taxi horns were the ones that Gershwin obtained. The Shilkret
> recording was too important not to have them. Gershwin was at the recording
> session and played the celeste part.
>
> No idea who the trumpet player is. Doesn't RCA have a personnel listing?
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
> On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 7:17 PM, Rodger Holtin<rjh334578 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>
>>   on the Gershwin/Shilkret recording of American In Paris - Feb 4 1929
>> Victor 35964
>>
>> 1-Can someone identify the trumpet soloist(s) (the bluesy part beginning
>> with part three and the "hot" sequence that opens side four)
>> 2-in the taxi horn sequence, those sure sound like authentic taxi horns -
>> any documentation that these are the ones George brought home with him?
>>
>> Rodger
>>
>>
>>
>> For Best Results use Victor Needles.
>>
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