[78-L] Here's a weird one

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Sun Sep 11 16:20:32 PDT 2011


To clear up one thing, by the way..Kreisler's father was Jewish, his mother 
wasn't, and I think he preferred to stay out of the discussions, although he's 
probably mentioned in the Hebraic context of the Gershwins' "Mischa Jascha 
Toscha Sasha".

dl

On 9/11/2011 3:15 PM, David Lennick wrote:
> It wouldn't be in Rust..definitely not a dance record. I wonder how many of
> these got out and if a proper pressing of the Ukrainian Orchestra exists?
>
> dl
>
> On 9/11/2011 3:11 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
>>
>> I checked BDB by Rust; not Mantovani.
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:07:47 -0400
>>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
>>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Here's a weird one
>>>
>>> Thanks..I'd put the book back on the shelf before typing the message. The
>>> mystery side is the adjacent matrix number, which sounds like a concert
>>> orchestra like Mantovani's.
>>>
>>> dl
>>>
>>> On 9/11/2011 3:04 PM, Don Chichester wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Carl BARRITEAU and his Orch.
>>>>
>>>> Don Chichester
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:20:46 -0400
>>>>> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
>>>>> To: 78-L at 78online.com
>>>>> Subject: [78-L] Here's a weird one
>>>>>
>>>>> For some years I've had an English Decca 78, M-532, labelled RHAPSODY OF JEWISH
>>>>> FOLK MELODIES, Parts 1&   2, identified as by the UKRAINIAN STATE ENSEMBLE OF
>>>>> JEWISH FOLK MUSIC, Conductor: FAINTUCH. Obviously I never played it until
>>>>> today. Imagine my surprise when I heard, on the first side, lush music by a
>>>>> theatre type orchestra, and all tunes by Fritz Kreisler. Even more surprising
>>>>> was a swinging version of "Is You Is, Or Is You Ain't". Kreisler was Jewish,
>>>>> Louis Jordan..jury still out. Matrix numbers on label and in dead wax are the
>>>>> same except that the prefixes are RR 8637/8 on the label and DR 8637/8 on the
>>>>> disc. So..somebody goofed major here!
>>>>>
>>>>> A side is DR 8637-2, medley of Fritz Kreisler tunes, no idea who plays.
>>>>> B side is DR 8638-2, Is You Is or Is You Ain't..Carl Barenteau&   His Orchestra
>>>>> (got this from Rust-Forbes).
>>>>>
>>>>> Weird!
>>>>>
>>>>> dl
>>
>
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