[78-L] Cummins-penny whistle-Varsity 8

[Cary Ginell]

In my latest dance band acquisitions, I got Cummins' version of Little By Little / Every Day Away from You (Vi 22088). Pretty nice.

Cary

On Mar 16, 2014, at 11:57 AM, "Taylor Bowie" <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> Penny whistle?    That explains why it sounds so high-pitched...quite 
> amazing  technique in any case!
> 
> Minnie the Mermaid is one of the "must-have" hot dance band records of the 
> era...the Cummins band had great soloists and a real feel for jazz.
> 
> BTW,  the listing in Rust for some late Varsity Eight sides is very 
> misleading.  "New" Rust continues to credit Ed Kirkeby for the sessions of 
> October and November of 1930...Ed may have been there,  but playing the 
> eight sides reveals that it is the Bernie Cummins band,  mostly in a very 
> jazzy mode.
> 
> The most common of the eight sides is You're Driving Me Crazy,  of which 
> there were at least three issued takes.
> 
> There are also at least two issued takes of Never Swat A Fly.
> 
> If anyone has any info about multiple released takes of the other six sides 
> I'd like to hear about 'em!
> 
> Toodle-Oo (I'll Be Seeing You) is one of the best...very hip and witty 
> lyric,  great vocal by Bernie...plenty of punchy ensemble jazz.
> 
> 
> Thanks from
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Early jazz flute solos - Cummins?
> 
> 
>> I haven't heard it, but the new Dance Band discography shows it to be a 
>> penny whistle, which counts in my book. This was on Victor 22355, March 10, 
>> 1930. The reed players on that session were Wally Smith, Cecil Armitage, 
>> and Paul Blakely. I'll put that one on my "find" list!
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> Cary
>> 
>> On Mar 16, 2014, at 10:51 AM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Not long after Piccolo Pete there is another superb piccolo solo on a 
>>> Victor
>>> dance band...the Cummins of Minnie the Mermaid...that guy REALLY tears 
>>> off a
>>> terrific hot solo,  showing amazing control of his little horn.
>>> 
>>> Any clues who that might be on the Cummins?
>>> 
>>> Taylor
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 10:14 AM
>>> Subject: [78-L] Early jazz flute solos
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Still compiling my list of early jazz flute or flutelike solos on record
>>>> and obtained a copy of "Piccolo Pete" by Ted Weems & his Orchestra (Vi
>>>> 22037), recorded 6/28/29. Of course, Rust doesn't list personnel and
>>>> instrumentation on a song-by-song basis, just for the general session.
>>>> Does anyone know who the likely piccolo player would be on this record? 
>>>> My
>>>> guess would be Dick Cunliffe or Don Watt, who are the other reed men
>>>> besides Parker Gibbs, who was singing during the piccolo playing. Here's
>>>> the personnel:
>>>> 
>>>> Director - Ted Weems
>>>> Trumpets - Art Weems, Merrill Conner
>>>> Trombone - Harry Turner
>>>> Mellophone - Dudley Fosdick
>>>> Reeds - Dick Cunliffe, Don Watt, Parker Gibbs
>>>> Piano - Jack O'Brien
>>>> Banjo - Art Jarrett
>>>> Brass Bass - Country Washburn
>>>> Drums - Ormand Downes
>>>> 
>>>> Cary Ginell
>>>> 
>>>> 
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