[78-L] Phil Schaap

[Jeff Sultanof]

I've told this story before, but it bears repeating. He wrote extensive
liner notes for a reissue of "Lady Sings the Blues" and listed one of the
singers as Lois Winters. Except the lady's correct name is Lois Winter. I
contacted him through a friend, left a message on his answering machine,
and then got an answer back from him saying that he got the information
from Ray Ellis (the arranger) himself. I left him another message telling
him that I knew Lois, had been on a record date with her, could attest that
she was one the busiest lead group singers of that era, and that the error
should be corrected. I never heard from him, but met him at a party later.
He tap-danced around the mistake, and I clearly got the impression that he
is yet another 'historian' who doesn't like to admit when he's wrong.

Enough said.


On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 1:59 AM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> http://philschaapjazz.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3141157
>
> http://philschaapjazz.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=315
>
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Phil Schaap
> From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
> Date: Sat, April 06, 2013 1:54 am
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>
> From: soundthink at live.com
> > The latest Phil Schaap outrage. A blue label Columbia 78 of
> > "Muddy Water" that is signed by Wynton Marsalis in what looks
> > like grease pencil along the run-off groove. Sale price: $425.00.
> > That's almost like getting Julia Child's autograph on a Denver
> > Broncos football helmet.
>
> Did you go through his full list? He might HAVE this! After all, he
> has this: "Very UNIQUE piece of jazz memorabilia. Congresswoman Bella
> Abzug came to The West End for Doc Cheatham's 78th birthday on June 13,
> 1983. This is her SIGNED(!) charge slip. Our price? The same she paid in
> 1983. One-of-a-kind!"
>
> BELLA ABZUG!!!! Actually, I bet she played a better horn than Wynton!
>
> > Question: why does Marsalis sign all of Schaap's Schlock?
> > Does he get a kickback? Is the money donated to charity?
> > Forgot to mention. The recording is by Bessie Smith.
> > A rare take, but, jeez, you could get a decent amount
> > for that without Marsalis writing all over it... Cary Ginell
>
> Because Bella Abzug is no longer available to sign his Schlock?
>
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com
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