[78-L] Budd Johnson arr was "Skylark"

[Cary Ginell]

I am especially curious about "Water Boy" since it was such an unusual choice for Hines' band. Robinson adapted the song from the public domain - I have his original sheet music of the work song arrangement for piano and vocal. But was Robinson capable of putting together a big band chart for this? I'm wondering if it wasn't Valentine who did the arrangement for the Hines group and Robinson instead got credit for his original adaptation from the public domain. Theories?
 
Cary Ginell
 

> From: scott at mosaicrecords.com
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 11:47:51 -0400
> Subject: [78-L] Budd Johnson arr was "Skylark"
> 
> Mosaic will be issuing Hines sessions from 1928-45 sometime in the Fall and
> I've been reading with interest Jeff's posts. I believe there is a Jazz Oral
> History Project transcript/tape of Budd at the Institute of Jazz Studies
> that I need to peruse and might shed some more light on his arranging
> credits. 
> 
> So far as Eckstine vocals, I wonder if "Wait Til It Happens To You" is a
> Robert Crowder arrangement since he wrote the tune and had contributed some
> arrangements as well ("Deep Forest" and "Stormy Monday Blues"). And I also
> have in my notes that "Water Boy" has Avery Robinson as arranger and Gerald
> Valentine as arr on "Jitney Man" - both Eckstine vocals. 
> 
> Scott Wenzel 
> 
> 
> 
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