[78-L] Tadd Dameron's "Fontainebleau"

[David Lennick]

The appeal to Beecham may have been in the title, since it was where Delius had 
lived. So maybe there was some enthusiasm on Sir Thomas's part that didn't 
survive his hearing about the work.

dl

On 6/2/2013 3:30 PM, Jeff Sultanof wrote:
> Paul Combs has written an excellent biography about Dameron. I read it
> pre-publication and I sort-of remember that it was never issued. In fact,
> I'm not entirely sure, but it may not have even been recorded.
>
> I'll check with Paul and let you know.
>
> Jeff Sultanof
>
>
> On Sun, Jun 2, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Julian Vein<julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>wrote:
>
>> In the notes to the Prestige LP 7037 of that name Ira Gitler (written in
>> 1956) writes:
>>
>> "...the many extra colors that Fontainebleau would readily lend itself
>> to but it seems as if other people had thought along these lines on an
>> even larger scale for Tadd tells us that Sir Thomas Beecham recorded it
>> (as yet unreleased) in England with a 78 piece orchestra."
>>
>> Was this issued or, if not, is it listed in any discographies?
>>
>>         Julian Vein