[Dixielandjazz] What's New

[john petters]

Don said
> Re: What's New -- Louis was wonderful singing or playing. But for me, as a
> personal choice, when I want to hear What's New I turn to the original of
it
> with Billy Butterfield, with Crosby Band,  a song written to be played by
> him
Good choice Don. Its a great recordingm My regret is that when I did a
couple of Gigs with Billy he was really too ill to play and shoukd have
packed it in. Unlike Yank who in 1986 was blowing as strong as ever.
Re What's New, Bing's vrsion is pretty good too

John Petters
Amateur Radio Station G3YPZ
www.traditional-jazz.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
To: "john petters" <jpettjazz at btinternet.com>; "DJML"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:35 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] What's New


. It still is my fav version, though many others have done it honor.
> But it remains, for me, Billy's tune.
> This in no way negate my ultimate respect for Louis'  touch to the heart
> when he played. His was soul music long before it became a catch word for
> other  black music.
> Don Ingle
> > Jim, it looks like you and I are are on n the same wavelength. I looked
> > through my CD collection for a Clifford Brown recording. Found one.
'Whats
> > New' on a compilation album. Played it. Fine. Good playing - but not the
> > depth of the Louis version he did with Peterson, where he doesn't even
> pick
> > up the trumpet. ailman/listinfo/dixielandjazz
>
>
>
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