[78-L] 78-L Digest, Corey or Covey-WAS Lester Young - or Arnold Corey?

[JD]

> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 13:16:15 +0000
> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Lester Young - or Arnold Corey?
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> On 06/03/14 04:36, Rodger Holtin wrote:
>> All this discussion brought to mind one of the dumbest liner note guffaws 
>> I've ever seen.  Even I figured out it was wrong.
>>
>> Columbia Jazz Masterpieces series 1987, Benny Goodman Vol 1 "Roll 'Em" 
>> CJ40588
>> Liner notes by Brian Peerless
>> For the last track it says...
>> "The final item, "Honeysuckle Rose" is a classic by the orchestra with 
>> solos by Goodman and Elman, and the father of modern jazz-guitar 
>> playing - the young Arnold Corey. ..."
>>
>> Yes, it really did say that, "Arnold Corey" [sic].  They at least got 
>> Covey right on the Sept 13 1939 session list, but c'mon....   I wonder if 
>> this world-class boner was fixed on the subsequent printings or the CD 
>> version.
>>
>> Rodger
>>
>>
>>
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> The CD version has the same typo. I knew Brian Peerless and I'm sure it
> wasn't done out of ignorance. He is/was well-versed in the Swing Era. He
> was manager of the World's Greatest Jazz Band for a while.
>
>      Julian Vein
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The CD version (Col. CK 40588) does list Corey in the blurb as Julian 
confirms but the oersonnel listings on the first page list Covey.
JD
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