[Dixielandjazz] Levinson's Eleven Sons of Rosy

Thu, 1 Aug 2002 11:37:37 EDT

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Dear Friends,

It's Levinson again, writing about a DIFFERENT Rosy CD from the one I wrote 
about a couple of days ago.  This one is completed and just arrived in the 
mail yesterday.  I don't want to break any rules here, so I hope if I am 
doing so in advertizing this CD, somebody will gently admonish me.  Many of 
you know me, and know that I try to abide by the rules.  On top of that, I 
absolutely HATE promoting myself, so this is a difficult task to begin with.

I just wanted to let you all know that the ultimate Rosy McHargue CD tribute 
is finally here:  

DAN LEVINSON'S ELEVEN SONS OF ROSY:
Where the Morning Glories Grow
A Centennial Remembrance of Rosy McHargue

This year marks Rosy's 100th birthday, and I felt that I needed to do 
something spectacular to honor the man who was and is my greatest 
inspiration.  A year and a half in the making, it features arrangements that 
Rosy wrote during his lengthy career but never had the opportunity to record. 
 Those of you who saw Rosy perform during his later years know him as a 
performer of novelty songs, of which he knew hundreds.  But few people 
realize what a gifted arranger he was as well.  In fact, during the 1930's 
when he was a member of the Ted Weems Band, Weems was so impressed with 
Rosy's arranging skills that he tried to get Rosy to work full time as staff 
arranger, and give up his clarinet chair in the band.  Rosy, of course, loved 
performing, so he turned down the offer.

During the 50's and 60's Rosy wrote numerous arrangements for his own band, 
which he kept in a trunk--the arrangements, not the band members.  When he 
passed away three years ago at 97, he left the trunk to his trombonist Keith 
Elliott and me.  I sifted through the trunk and pulled out what I thought 
were the best ones.  I organized a band made up of some of Rosy's favorite 
musicians, and recorded these arrangements nearly a year ago.  Rosy even 
sings on one track, a remarkable feat considering he died two years before 
the recording was made.

I am very pleased with the recording.  Everyone played beautifully, and the 
love they felt for their hero is clearly apparent on every track.  The CD is 
accompanied by a 40-page illustrated booklet with remembrances written by 
noted jazz scholar Floyd Levin and myself.

The CD will be available this weekend at John Dieball's Orange County Costa 
Mesa Classic Jazz Festival.  The Eleven Sons of Rosy are performing three 
sets on Saturday:  3:45, 5:00, and 7:30.  The first set, at 3:45, will 
feature the members of the band as they appear on the CD (minus Ian Whitcomb, 
who was unable to attend due to a prior committment), and we will strictly 
play the arrangements as we recorded them.  The second two sets are looser, 
and I will be inviting special guests to sit in.  For info on the festival, 
go to: http://oc-classicjazz.org

If you cannot attend the festival and would like to order a CD, send a check 
for $15 per CD plus $2 p/h to:

Loup-Garous Productions
27 Washington Square North, Suite 4D
New York, NY  10011

Make check payable to Loup-Garous Productions.  You can also visit my 
website, www.danlevinson.com, to order copies.  The website contains my 
complete discography and information on ordering other CDs, plus my calendar 
(desperately in need of updating at the moment), and a photo of me in case 
you're wondering who this Dan Levinson guy is.

Following is a list of the musicians and the titles on the CD:

Dan Levinson's Eleven Sons of Rosy
COREY GEMME
DICK MILLER
KEITH ELLIOTT
DAN LEVINSON
GEOFF NUDELL 
BOB REITMEIER
ROBBIE RHODES
JOHN REYNOLDS 
WESTY WESTENHOFER
LARRY WRIGHT
IAN WHITCOMB

Nephews
RANDY REINHART
JAMES LANGTON 

Special Ghost
ROSY McHARGUE

1.   WHERE THE MORNING GLORIES GROW
2.   MOONLIGHT
3.   I'M ALL BOUND 'ROUND WITH THE MASON-DIXON LINE
4.   TOO MANY TEARS
5.   MANDY
6.   MY ISLE OF GOLDEN DREAMS
7.   I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW
8.   O'ER THE BILLOWY SEA
9.   MAPLE LEAF RAG
10. THE MOON SHINES ON THE MOONSHINE/HAUNTING BLUES
11. SAN ANTONIO
12. WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU?/WHEN YOU'RE ALONE
13. I WONDER WHERE MY SWEET, SWEET DADDY'S GONE 
14. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE
15. I'LL SIT RIGHT ON THE MOON
16. NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE
17. BLUE IS THE NIGHT

Hope to see you all at the festival this weekend.  Happy Birthday, Rosy!!!

Dan Levinson

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<HTML>Dear Friends, 
 
It's Levinson again, writing about a DIFFERENT Rosy CD from the one I wrote about a couple of days ago.&nbsp; This one is completed and just arrived in the mail yesterday.&nbsp; I don't want to break any rules here, so I hope if I am doing so in advertizing this CD, somebody will gently admonish me.&nbsp; Many of you know me, and know that I try to abide by the rules.&nbsp; On top of that, I absolutely HATE promoting myself, so this is a difficult task to begin with. 
 
I just wanted to let you all know that the ultimate Rosy McHargue CD tribute is finally here:&nbsp; 
 
DAN LEVINSON'S ELEVEN SONS OF ROSY: 
Where the Morning Glories Grow 
A Centennial Remembrance of Rosy McHargue 
 
This year marks Rosy's 100th birthday, and I felt that I needed to do something spectacular to honor the man who was and is my greatest inspiration.&nbsp; A year and a half in the making, it features arrangements that Rosy wrote during his lengthy career but never had the opportunity to record.&nbsp; Those of you who saw Rosy perform during his later years know him as a performer of novelty songs, of which he knew hundreds.&nbsp; But few people realize what a gifted arranger he was as well.&nbsp; In fact, during the 1930's when he was a member of the Ted Weems Band, Weems was so impressed with Rosy's arranging skills that he tried to get Rosy to work full time as staff arranger, and give up his clarinet chair in the band.&nbsp; Rosy, of course, loved performing, so he turned down the offer. 
 
During the 50's and 60's Rosy wrote numerous arrangements for his own band, which he kept in a trunk--the arrangements, not the band members.&nbsp; When he passed away three years ago at 97, he left the trunk to his trombonist Keith Elliott and me.&nbsp; I sifted through the trunk and pulled out what I thought were the best ones.&nbsp; I organized a band made up of some of Rosy's favorite musicians, and recorded these arrangements nearly a year ago.&nbsp; Rosy even sings on one track, a remarkable feat considering he died two years before the recording was made. 
 
I am very pleased with the recording.&nbsp; Everyone played beautifully, and the love they felt for their hero is clearly apparent on every track.&nbsp; The CD is accompanied by a 40-page illustrated booklet with remembrances written by noted jazz scholar Floyd Levin and myself. 
 
The CD will be available this weekend at John Dieball's Orange County Costa Mesa Classic Jazz Festival.&nbsp; The Eleven Sons of Rosy are performing three sets on Saturday:&nbsp; 3:45, 5:00, and 7:30.&nbsp; The first set, at 3:45, will feature the members of the band as they appear on the CD (minus Ian Whitcomb, who was unable to attend due to a prior committment), and we will strictly play the arrangements as we recorded them.&nbsp; The second two sets are looser, and I will be inviting special guests to sit in.&nbsp; For info on the festival, go to: http://oc-classicjazz.org 
 
If you cannot attend the festival and would like to order a CD, send a check for $15 per CD plus $2 p/h to: 
 
Loup-Garous Productions 
27 Washington Square North, Suite 4D 
New York, NY&nbsp; 10011 
 
Make check payable to Loup-Garous Productions.&nbsp; You can also visit my website, www.danlevinson.com, to order copies.&nbsp; The website contains my complete discography and information on ordering other CDs, plus my calendar (desperately in need of updating at the moment), and a photo of me in case you're wondering who this Dan Levinson guy is. 
 
Following is a list of the musicians and the titles on the CD: 
 
Dan Levinson's Eleven Sons of Rosy 
COREY GEMME 
DICK MILLER 
KEITH ELLIOTT 
DAN LEVINSON 
GEOFF NUDELL 
BOB REITMEIER 
ROBBIE RHODES 
JOHN REYNOLDS 
WESTY WESTENHOFER 
LARRY WRIGHT 
IAN WHITCOMB 
 
Nephews 
RANDY REINHART 
JAMES LANGTON 
 
Special Ghost 
ROSY McHARGUE 
 
1.&nbsp;&nbsp; WHERE THE MORNING GLORIES GROW 
2.&nbsp;&nbsp; MOONLIGHT 
3.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'M ALL BOUND 'ROUND WITH THE MASON-DIXON LINE 
4.&nbsp;&nbsp; TOO MANY TEARS 
5.&nbsp;&nbsp; MANDY 
6.&nbsp;&nbsp; MY ISLE OF GOLDEN DREAMS 
7.&nbsp;&nbsp; I WONDER WHO'S KISSING HER NOW 
8.&nbsp;&nbsp; O'ER THE BILLOWY SEA 
9.&nbsp;&nbsp; MAPLE LEAF RAG 
10. THE MOON SHINES ON THE MOONSHINE/HAUNTING BLUES 
11. SAN ANTONIO 
12. WHAT GOOD AM I WITHOUT YOU?/WHEN YOU'RE ALONE 
13. I WONDER WHERE MY SWEET, SWEET DADDY'S GONE 
14. THE TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE 
15. I'LL SIT RIGHT ON THE MOON 
16. NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE 
17. BLUE IS THE NIGHT 
 
Hope to see you all at the festival this weekend.&nbsp; Happy Birthday, Rosy!!! 
 
Dan Levinson</HTML>

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