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This is a collection of some of the rarest items to come along in years! So let's get
started! First we have LOUIS ARMSTRONG from a 1954 Television Show with the
Dorsey Brothers. Louis gives his all on two numbers, SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH and
SOUTH RAMPART ST. PARADE. You don't find Louis playing South Rampart St. Parade
very often. However...this is the famous broadcast that was supposed have landed
Louis in hot water. In between numbers, Pops said to the Dorseys, "I think
we should get together on the tempos there. I'll tell ya whatcha do. Not too slow,
not too fast. just half-fast! The story goes that the censors didn't have much of a
sense of humor over this. When Louis takes off on South Rampart, it makes every
other version sound tame. Beautiful sound too!
From that same 1954 show, JIMMY DORSEY plays SWEET GEORGIA BROWN. When
you hear this number, you know why Charlie Parker admired and had great respect
for Jimmy's alto playing. I think that only Bird himself could have played this as fast
and clean as Jimmy does! Wow.
Then comes a trio of BIX BEIDERBECKE piano compositions played by the immortal
RALPH SUTTON. This comes from a live radio (?) broadcast with no information listed.
But all you need to know is Ralph plays "FLASHES", "CANDLELIGHTS" & "IN THE
DARK." And when Ralph plays these pieces, the standard is set. A master at work!
What better company for LOUIS, JIMMY & RALPH, but the Greatest Trombone Player in
jazz? So we have a 15 minute Radio Show of JACK TEAGARDEN & HIS ORCHESTRA from
1946, when Jack was touring service camps. Those G.I.'s sure knew what they were
listening to when you hear their response!
And for those of you who like rare BIX BEIDERBECKE items, here's one for you! If you're a
BIX fan, then you know the story about Bix's ill-fated first recording session, and how his
solo efforts were rejected by EDDIE KING, the Victor Recording Director. They also did
ADORATION, with a spare part written for Bix to play. And you read how Paul Mertz had a
TEST PRESSING which he set on the seat of his car, and someone sat on it. I was amazed
to discover that Paul kept the record, put it back together as well as he could, and made
a copy for Phil Evans in the late 1950's! This was copied from that original reel-to-reel
tape. It has a few skips of course, but the sound is incredible! A historical recording!
And speaking of historical, the last item is a phone call that was made from the 1962
reunion party of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. This was set up so the boys could say hi to
BILL CHALLIS, who wasn't able to attend. On this tape you get to hear the voices of
WILBUR HALL, ROY BARGY, KURT DIETERLE, MISCHA RUSSELL, IZZY FRIEDMAN, JACK
FULTON, FERDE GROFE, JOHNNY MERCER, ANDY SECREST & CHARLES STRICKFADEN!!
It's wonderful to hear the emotion in the voices of these old friends getting back together,
in many cases after a lapse of 30 or more years. And they spent a great deal of that day
sitting around trying to recall every memory of BIX BEIDERBECKE for Phil Evans research.
And they were happy to do so. Decades later, they still loved the guy!
This is a collection of some of the rarest items to come along in years! So let's get
started! First we have LOUIS ARMSTRONG from a 1954 Television Show with the
Dorsey Brothers. Louis gives his all on two numbers, SLEEPY TIME DOWN SOUTH and
SOUTH RAMPART ST. PARADE. You don't find Louis playing South Rampart St. Parade
very often. However...this is the famous broadcast that was supposed have landed
Louis in hot water. In between numbers, Pops said to the Dorseys, "I think
we should get together on the tempos there. I'll tell ya whatcha do. Not too slow,
not too fast. just half-fast! The story goes that the censors didn't have much of a
sense of humor over this. When Louis takes off on South Rampart, it makes every
other version sound tame. Beautiful sound too!
From that same 1954 show, JIMMY DORSEY plays SWEET GEORGIA BROWN. When
you hear this number, you know why Charlie Parker admired and had great respect
for Jimmy's alto playing. I think that only Bird himself could have played this as fast
and clean as Jimmy does! Wow.
Then comes a trio of BIX BEIDERBECKE piano compositions played by the immortal
RALPH SUTTON. This comes from a live radio (?) broadcast with no information listed.
But all you need to know is Ralph plays "FLASHES", "CANDLELIGHTS" & "IN THE
DARK." And when Ralph plays these pieces, the standard is set. A master at work!
What better company for LOUIS, JIMMY & RALPH, but the Greatest Trombone Player in
jazz? So we have a 15 minute Radio Show of JACK TEAGARDEN & HIS ORCHESTRA from
1946, when Jack was touring service camps. Those G.I.'s sure knew what they were
listening to when you hear their response!
And for those of you who like rare BIX BEIDERBECKE items, here's one for you! If you're a
BIX fan, then you know the story about Bix's ill-fated first recording session, and how his
solo efforts were rejected by EDDIE KING, the Victor Recording Director. They also did
ADORATION, with a spare part written for Bix to play. And you read how Paul Mertz had a
TEST PRESSING which he set on the seat of his car, and someone sat on it. I was amazed
to discover that Paul kept the record, put it back together as well as he could, and made
a copy for Phil Evans in the late 1950's! This was copied from that original reel-to-reel
tape. It has a few skips of course, but the sound is incredible! A historical recording!
And speaking of historical, the last item is a phone call that was made from the 1962
reunion party of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. This was set up so the boys could say hi to
BILL CHALLIS, who wasn't able to attend. On this tape you get to hear the voices of
WILBUR HALL, ROY BARGY, KURT DIETERLE, MISCHA RUSSELL, IZZY FRIEDMAN, JACK
FULTON, FERDE GROFE, JOHNNY MERCER, ANDY SECREST & CHARLES STRICKFADEN!!
It's wonderful to hear the emotion in the voices of these old friends getting back together,
in many cases after a lapse of 30 or more years. And they spent a great deal of that day
sitting around trying to recall every memory of BIX BEIDERBECKE for Phil Evans research.
And they were happy to do so. Decades later, they still loved the guy!
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