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Mostly Miscellaneous Things: Even ardent musician unionisis had to suppress grins when Local 77, Philadelphia, demanded and held tryouts for a musician to fire a cannon during the Tschalkovsky "Overture 1812" . . . New York scribes are listing Lester Young's solos (Count Basie) as being by "Jack Hoak" . . . Orchids to Red...
One of several re-issues on Bluebird, "Swing Is Here" and "I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music" by Gene Krupa and added stars is a very interesting record. Done in 1936 (February), it forecasts what was to happen to the Goodman band a year later: loud but powerful rhythm and...
Bradley leads the band by playing trombone, so on obvious comparison exists with Tommy Dorsey. for total returns, we'll take Bradley. His sweet solos are just as good as Tommy's and he can play hot, something T. D. admittedly can't do, plus the fact that he is...
Victor, continuing its reissues on Bluebird, brings out a Goodman Trio record of "Nobody's Sweetheart" and "More Than You Know" next week. And due out shortly are the following which should be plenty good: "Swing Out" (a new master of this Luis Russell record)... "When It's Sleepy Time...
Unfortunately, Glenn's record doesn't fit as well as it might. While beautifully arranged, with good sax and trumpet solos, and obviously painstaking rehearsal, the rendition is completely dead and lifeless. The reason is quite simple: Glenn Miler has an eight man brass section and a five man sax...