[78-L] Jass before Jazz

[David Lennick]

Not at all in the case of many jazz and blues records..in fact I find the -2 or B take to be the first choice on hundreds of Victors and OKehs, unless they "got it right" the first time and didn't do a second one.

In later years, some companies like Columbia numbered their takes after the fact, in order of preference. On Decca, a D take usually means an A take that's been dubbed (and usually sounds terrible).

dl

> Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 02:17:31 -0400
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> From: burnhamd at rogers.com.invalid
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Jass before Jazz
> 
> 
> I have no authoritative knowledge whatsoever but generally the higher takes are issued first; the only reason the higher takes are there is because the lower takes were less than satisfactory. 
> 
> db
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Jul 4, 2016, at 1:14 AM, Andrew Homzy <andrew.homzy at gmail.com.invalid> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > We know that the first Victor of the Original Dixieland Jazz Band originally had labels with the spelling as Jass Band
> > 
> > I’m interested in knowing if there is documentation that also describes the alternate takes of the Columbia which reads: Original Dixieland Jass Band.
> > 
> > Does this mean that the higher takes were issued first?
> > 
> > 77086-4    At the darktown strutters' ball
> > 
> > 77087-3    Indiana    Col A-2297
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Andrew Homzy
> > 180 Pirates Lane
> > Nanaimo, BC
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> > 250-667-0238
> > 
> > 
> > [O1237]  Original Dixieland Jazz Band
> > 
> > Nick LaRocca (cnt,dir) Eddie Edwards (tb) Larry Shields (cl) Henry Ragas (p) Tony Sbarbaro (d)
> >    New York, May 31, 1917
> > 
> > 77086-3    At the darktown strutters' ball    Col A-2297, 2903, C3L-30, CBS BPG62232, King Jazz
> > (Swi)KJ118FS [CD], Timeless (Du)CBC1-035 [CD]
> > 
> > 77086-4    At the darktown strutters' ball    Col A-2297, Philips 436000
> > 
> > 77087-2    Indiana       -      , Philips 436000, King Jazz
> > (Swi)KJ118FS [CD]
> > 
> > 77087-3    Indiana    Col A-2297, Timeless (Du)CBC1-035 [CD]
> > 
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