[Dixielandjazz] Re: Shirt Tail Stomp-Finally!!

[Don Ingle]

The mention of Guitarist Dick Morgan is worth noting. He and Carl Grayson
were the two clucking chickens on Spike Jones' Holiday for Strings. His
nick-name was "Ickie", and he was a Colorado Univ. player with Glenn Miller
long before Miller went to New York. He and my Dad roomed together on the
road with Jones for several years. Had a dog named Tripod --"Because he's
always on three legs." (Now how's that for more trivia than you ever wanted
to know.)
Don Ingle


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler@nsw.bigpond.net.au>
To: "Rebecca Thompson" <rebecca.e.thompson@verizon.net>
Cc: "dixieland jazz mail list" <dixielandjazz@ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Re: Shirt Tail Stomp-Finally!!


> Dear Rebecca and Jack,
> I was going to keep out of the "Shirt Tail Stomp' thread, as everyone
seemed to
> be doin' all right.
> However, what has not been mentioned is that there are TWO versions of
"Shirt
> Tail Stomp".
> The one under discussion was recorded by Ben's Bad Boys (Ben Pollack) for
Victor
> on 22 Jan 1929 with Jimmy McPartland, c; Glenn Miller, tb (not Teagarden
as once
> listed); BG, cl; Vic Breidis, p; Dick Morgan, g; Harry Goodman, tu, Ray
Bauduc,
> d. This version was not issued at the time and did not appear until a
Camden
> (RCA) LP in the ?1960s (which I still have).
> It seems to have been a 'cover' of the original "Shirt Tail Stomp"
recorded for
> Brunswick on 4 June 1928 at the 2nd record date under BG's name. The same
> Pollack crew as above, except Bob Conselman is the dmmer and Fud
Livingston,
> cl/alto was added. Also included on this one side from the 4 tune session
is
> Tommy Dorsey, tb. He had just finished recording at Okeh with the Dorsey
> Brothers' orch and called into Brunswick in time to join the band gagging
about
> on the chords of "St Louis Blues" (yes, and BG took composer credit!). The
> record contractor was so impressed that he got them to stay around until
after
> the next group (the Hapani Trio) had finished so that it could be
recorded. The
> recording sheets show that 2 masters were cut and that it was to be called
> "Bundle of Blues".
> This 'dixieland' spoof on the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was then issued
on a
> Brunwick 78. So much for the history of OKOM!
> I have always assumed this Brunswick side to be the inspiration for the
> inclusion of ODJB's "Sensation Rag" in the 'history of jazz' segment at
the
> famous Goodman band (16 Jan 1938) Carnegie Hall Concert, but no writers
(that I
> know of) seem to have made this connection. Remember, the "Shirt Tail
Stomp"
> record was only 10 years old at the time.
> This first rendition of "Shirt Tail Stomp" can be found on Brunswick,
Vocalion,
> MCA, Sunbeam and Affinity LPs. It is/was on Classics CD 693.
> As usual, much more than you wanted to know, but then is IS Christmas day.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
>
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