[78-L] Some nice finds

Mike Daley mikedaley at gmail.com
Tue Sep 27 18:07:07 PDT 2011


Hi Cary. I scanned the booklet for the Decca New Orleans Jazz album No. 144
a while ago - I suspect that this is not what you're looking for? Personnel
seems different.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1792185/neworleansjazzliners.pdf

Mike


On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:23 PM, Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com> wrote:

>
> While going through our neighborhood used record store (the only one we
> have) for the umpteenth time, I noticed some hidden away 78s that I had
> never noticed before. Among the usual Buddy Clark Columbias and Tommy Dorsey
> Victors I found a small vein of post-war traditional jazz and another of
> '50s rock 'n' roll. Came away with "My Baby Left Me" by Elvis on RCA in E+
> condition for 3 bucks (OK, "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" was V to V+
> with peak distortion, but who listens to that side anyway?), 3 E copies of
> Bill Haley Deccas (also $3 each), a Tommy Steele UK Decca ($2) 3 Jump 78s
> that I didn't have for a buck apiece, and the Decca "New Orleans Jazz" album
> featuring Bunk Johnson & Kid Ory (4 discs for $5 - all in new condition).
> Two of the Jumps were by Rushton's California Ramblers. Joe Rushton is an
> anomaly: a post-war bass sax player; hearing that instrument in post-war
> fidelity is wonderful.
>
> My question regards the Decca set (A-549). Did this come with a descriptive
> booklet? If anyone has a copy, I would appreciate a PDF.
>
> Cary Ginell
>
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