[78-L] Man, they were great

[Jeff Sultanof]

Taylor,

You know what the problem is? The doublings in the woodwinds include Oboe
and other instruments that saxophonists usually do not double. Eventually
Jazz Lines, the company I edit music for, will put them out, but Rob knows
that sales are not going to be strong. They are also not easy to play, the
excellence of the musicians make them sound that way.

Jeff




On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 8:27 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> 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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