[Dixielandjazz] 2 topics: Tommy Loy / Early Ellington
Rob McCallum
rakmccallum@hotmail.com
Tue, 22 Oct 2002 10:47:56 -0400
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Hello all,
I'd like to take a moment to say "greetings" to everyone on the list. =
I've been extremely busy and, thus, haven't had the time to make any =
meaningful contributions to the list (with work, school, parenting and =
trying to make some music!!), though I have been reading most of the =
posts. I, too, would like to express my sadness at the passing of Tommy =
Loy. Not long after I joined the list, I stumbled across the lp "A =
Dixieland Riot with the Cell Block 7," at a local used record store, and =
wrote Tommy to tell him how much I enjoyed it. He wrote back telling me =
a bit about his days and experience in that band. He was also kind =
enough to provide some insight on different ways of using numerical =
notation for chord progressions and we both believed that the "Blues =
scale" was a poor and misleading way to teach jazz. Shortly after he =
got back from Edinburgh, we were corresponding to try to bring him to =
Detroit for a concert. I regret that I won't have that opportunity to =
meet him personally. May he rest in peace.
Also, I'd like to announce that my new group, Solar Jazz, will be =
performing a concert of Ellington material on Friday December 6th at =
7:30 p.m. at the Eastpointe Community Center Auditorium on E. Eight =
Mile Rd. between Gratiot and Kelly Rd. for anyone that happens to be in =
the Detroit area. Proceeds will benefit the Arts Council of Eastpointe. =
=20
Besides the standard Ellington fare, I'd like to add some of the earlier =
material. Specifically, I'm looking for lead sheets or small group =
arrangements of Cotton Club Stomp, East St. Louis Toodle-oo, The Mooche =
and Rockin' In Rhythm. If anyone can assist me please contact me =
offlist at rakmccallum@hotmail.com=20
All the best,
Rob McCallum
Eastpointe Jazz Society
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'd like to take a moment to say =
"greetings" to=20
everyone on the list. I've been extremely busy and, thus, haven't =
had the=20
time to make any meaningful contributions to the list (with work, =
school,=20
parenting and trying to make some music!!), though I have been =
reading most=20
of the posts. I, too, would like to express my sadness at the =
passing of=20
Tommy Loy. Not long after I joined the list, I stumbled across the =
lp "A=20
Dixieland Riot with the Cell Block 7," at a local used record store, and =
wrote=20
Tommy to tell him how much I enjoyed it. He wrote back telling me =
a bit=20
about his days and experience in that band. He was also kind =
enough to=20
provide some insight on different ways of using numerical notation for =
chord=20
progressions and we both believed that the "Blues scale" was a poor and=20
misleading way to teach jazz. Shortly after he got back from =
Edinburgh, we=20
were corresponding to try to bring him to Detroit for a concert. I =
regret=20
that I won't have that opportunity to meet him personally. May he =
rest in=20
peace.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, I'd like to announce that my new =
group, Solar=20
Jazz, will be performing a concert of Ellington material on Friday =
December 6th=20
at 7:30 p.m. at the Eastpointe Community Center Auditorium on E. =
Eight=20
Mile Rd. between Gratiot and Kelly Rd. for anyone that happens to =
be in=20
the Detroit area. Proceeds will benefit the Arts Council =
of=20
Eastpointe. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Besides the standard Ellington fare, =
I'd like to=20
add some of the earlier material. Specifically, I'm looking =
for lead=20
sheets or small group arrangements of Cotton Club Stomp, East St. Louis=20
Toodle-oo, The Mooche and Rockin' In Rhythm. If anyone can assist =
me=20
please contact me offlist at <A=20
href=3D"mailto:rakmccallum@hotmail.com">rakmccallum@hotmail.com</A> =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rob McCallum</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Eastpointe Jazz Society</FONT></DIV>
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