[78-L] Man, they were great

[David Lennick]

My dad discovered them when he bought "Midnight Sleighride" on 78. It was his 
copy of LPM 1009 I just transferred. For a pre-GruveGard Canadian pressing, it 
played nicely (and was quiet!).

dl

On 4/28/2013 8:27 PM, Taylor Bowie 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!
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> Taylor
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> ----- 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
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>> 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.
>>
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>> 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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