[78-L] Harold Arlen question

[David Lennick]

I have the FM set (in storage) and the liner notes were my source as well. 
Harold Arlen's autobiography is around here somewhere (Rhythm, Rainbows and 
Blues) but not immediately visible.

YahooGroups seems to be back online so maybe Will Friedwald or another ToNY 
member will weigh in.

dl

On 1/16/2013 12:09 PM, Han Enderman wrote:
> Long ago I made notes on microgroove issues of prewar jazz, and one of them is:
>
> "10 Sep 1941: Blues In The Night: back-up vocal by Harold Arlen (from Franklin Mint)."
>
> Herman titles were on FM Big Band Era 45&  46 (mixed with postwar tracks), in 4LP Album 12 (= 45-48).
> At the time I had seen the FM set in a library, but there is the possibility that I made the note after a review.
> (I assume the title is not on the FM Jazz set).
>
> The title is on an MCA CD: GRD 606, which only mentions Herman's vocal (as does the Garrod disco).
>
> han enderman
> ===
>>>> Confirmation needed (will settle for a bar mitzvah). Harold Arlen is the
> fill-in voice on Woody Herman's "Blues in the Night", no? My source for this
> was the Franklin Mint big band set (notes by George T. Simon, I think, but the
> albums are in storage where I can't check them) and I've seen other references
> but nothing I can point to right now. This is being questioned by a reviewer in
> Jazz Journal, so I need to provide something firm. What sayeth the Lord?
>
> dl
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