[78-L] Why Hot Feet?

[Mark Bardenwerper]

On 4/14/2019 8:24 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> On 4/14/2019 8:15 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
>> Most of you know that I am a Lou Breese completist. Right now, there are
>> a few interesting records on Ebay, one a Perfect with split sides, one
>> Specht's Who Knows and the other by Willard Robinson  and the other a
>> Viva Tonal of Specht's Hot Feet/Roll Up The Carpets.
>>
>> The Viva is heard on CD's and the Perfect, well, I don't think I have
>> ever heard it. Bidding on the Viva is active even though it comes from
>> Japan with  hefty shipping fee.
>>
>> Is it just because its a Viva or is there something special about this
>> one? Even though it is pretty jazzy, it's pretty much an ensemble with
>> only short, unimpressive solos, some clarinet and a few Phil Wall piano
>> solos. Notably absent are Lou Calabrese and Sylvester Ahola. I would
>> consider this record to be transitional, between Specht's roaring
>> twenties hits and his depression-era decline.
>>
> Discography shows Calabrese on these sides, but if he was playing, he
> was not taking even the slightest lead, which perhaps could be
> attributed either to a subtle change in the band's style or his absence.
> I do know that when Paul was conductor at the Capital Theater, Ahola had
> already left and Lou jumped ship for a brief stint with the Capitolians.
> He then headed for Minnesota.
>
Sold for $96 plus $25 shipping.


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