[78-L] Man, they were great

[Taylor Bowie]

Yeah...a lot of guys' idea of being able to "double" is to play alto and 
tenor!  My dad played in a dance band with a guy who could double on any 
damn reed instrument ever invented...he would have fit into the Casa Loma 
band just fine!

I have a friend who a while ago tried to take up oboe...he gave up,  and 
having heard so much about it...I didn't blame him!

There was a guy who worked for Welk in the 50s and 60s...name of Bill 
Paige...he could play any of them.



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 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Man, they were great


> 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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