[78-L] Man, they were great

[Jeff Sultanof]

There were a few people who could play quite well on just about anything
during the band era. Names that come to mind are Murray MacEachern, Benny
Carter, Claude Lakey, Deane Kincaide.....

Maynard Ferguson is well known as a trumpet and valve trombone player, but
he also played French Horn, and was a virtuoso on the alto sax.


On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 9:53 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> 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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