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

[Cary Ginell]

Listened to "Minnie" on YouTube, and it is indeed a penny whistle. Nice, fluid solo. 

Cary


On Mar 16, 2014, at 12:17 PM, Taylor Bowie <bowiebks at isomedia.com> wrote:

> "Little By Little" is one of my faves...super muted trumpet work.  Rust 
> lists Paul Roberts and possible Ernie Mathias on tpt...Mathias is credited 
> on some of those great 1933 Irving Aaronson Vocalions (talk about some hot 
> sides!) but I don't know anything about the other guy...whichever/whoever 
> solos with Cummins is top notch.
> 
> Taylor
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2014 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Cummins-penny whistle-Varsity 8
> 
> 
>> 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>
>>> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>>> 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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