[78-L] Man, they were great

[Taylor Bowie]

My dad introduced me to all sorts of great music,  including the 
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra.  Their records should be mandatory listening for 
every musician and music fan...and those charts ought to be in every big 
band library!


Taylor




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Sultanof" <jeffsultanof at gmail.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2013 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Man, they were great


> The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra is still one of the most beloved among
> composer/arrangers. I did not know Eddie, but I took a composition lesson
> with Bill, and he was a gem of a human being. Some years ago, my friend
> Bill Kirchner tried to get Mosaic Records to put out a complete box of all
> the S-F recordings, which would have included the RCA, Kapp and UA labels.
> They passed, to many people's regret. Musicians still love playing this
> music (I have several of the arrangements), and several musicians and
> singers who were on the dates had many happy memories of the music and the
> leaders when I spoke to them some years ago). It was a badge of honor to 
> be
> asked to play on the sessions.
>
> What is also interesting is that the ensemble was not supposed to tour;
> Bill wanted it to remain a studio orchestra. But when their sides started
> to get airplay, Willard Alexander talked both leaders into it. They had to
> develop a dance book quickly, as they were not a big band per se. Bill
> always regretted the move.
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 7:29 PM, David Lennick 
> <dlennick at sympatico.ca>wrote:
>
>> Just listened to 48 minutes' worth of the SAUTER-FINEGAN ORCHESTRA ("The
>> Sound
>> Of" plus volume II of the Extended Play Suite).  All recorded 60 years 
>> ago
>> and
>> still sounding fabulous.
>>
>> dl
>>
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