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...time 100 more will follow. Among the more interesting platters are quite a few of the "Sister Kate" vintage of Muggsy's, "Blue Heaven" and "Jam" All Star sides of the "Bean," and some B.G. and "Fats" material. While a few numbers appear on Victor labels, the majority are Bluebird. This ought to be quite a relief to sore pocketbooks that have been shelling out plenty for the innumerable small company releases. A complete list of the above sides is available at Briggs and it sure is a sight for sore eyes to see prospects of getting those records which...
...Down by the Old Mill Stream" is as ancient and hoary a piece as you'll find, but Lunceford's version of it on Decca shows such imagination and ingenuity that the tune, while recognizable at all times, is a secondary consideration. Earl Hines's "Jersey Bounce" on Bluebird is comparatively unknown, yet it is probably the most vivid and happily-conceived version ever put to wax. So try a direct comparison on well-known songs if you want to find the gateway to good jazz...
Unfortunately there are only four records now listed which represent Newton's genius adequately, three on Bluebird under his name. "Minor Jive" is momentarily unavailable, but the other two may still be found in the record shops. "The World Is Waiting" is a marvelous example of Newton's modesty and simplicity, and "Blues My Baby Gave To Me" is among the finest blues solos ever recorded. Frank's solo on the remaining record, Bessie Smith's "Gimme a Pigfoot," on UHCA, is already legendary...
Little Bo-Peep Has Lost Her Jeep (Spike Jones and his City Slickers; Bluebird). Put-Put-Put (Barry Wood; Bluebird). The words will drive you crazy, if the music doesn...
...record, through which Decca revolutionized the popular-record business seven years ago, was almost dead and buried. Columbia put its purple Okeh label into storage for the duration. Victor still clung to its Bluebird name, Decca to its standard blue label, but all three moved their top names (e.g., Victor's Glenn Miller, Columbia's Benny Goodman, Decca's Jimmy Dorsey) up to the 50? platters. Sole exception: Bing Crosby. This reshuffling was inevitable after the mid-April WPB order, cutting the use of all-important shellac in phonograph records by 70%. Another consequence: manufacturers required from...