[78-L] Lester Young - or Arnold CoVey?

[Rodger Holtin]

My intent was to highlight the reference to Covey as the soloist on Christian's classic record, not the misspelling.  Reading Julian's response, I have to wonder if the line was intended as an inside joke, somewhat in the manner of the famous Blind Orange Adams discovery.  I could see this as a joke between he and Michael Brooks or other members of the team who put this set together, and then it never got edited out/fixed prior to printing.  Whatever the case, it's still pretty funny.
 
Rodger


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 From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: [78-L] Lester Young - or Arnold Corey?
 

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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