[78-L] Harold Arlen question

djwein at earthlink.net djwein at earthlink.net
Wed Jan 16 09:28:10 PST 2013


It's Arlen, don't know how anyone could think otherwise. His voice was very distinctive.

Dave Weiner

-----Original Message-----
>From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
>Sent: Jan 16, 2013 12:21 PM
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>Subject: Re: [78-L] Harold Arlen question
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>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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