[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Humor

[Don Ingle]

Re: 24.
Karen Tedder (correct spelling) was Karen Tedder, not Jo Stafford. Jo made
only two sides with Red Ingle, the classic Tim-Tay-Shun, and later Cigar
Dust (Stardust.)
Karen was a young gal that could do the quasi hillbilly vocals, but also
sang very pretty on ballads.
Not on your list was the Red Ingle/Eileen Carlyle vocal duet on Spike's
Glowworm.
When the soprano held a long, solo note going on ad infinitum, the note was
broken by Red's bellow..."Turn the page you fathead!"
Might I add Red's Lebensraum with Spike. And of course the classic, Chloe,
also with Jones.
There were 28 sides of the Natural Seven released by the German Bear Family
Records on a CD several years ago - still available - included some never
before released sides, several sides only previously released in Australia
(go figure), and
these raise the level of comedic parody to a high art form, IMHO.
Having put in a year with Freddy Fisher's Schnicklefritz Band, I would
highly recommend  Horsy Keep Your Tail Up as a worthy addition to your list.
Good advice indeed.
Don Ingle

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Broadie" <richard.broadie at gte.net>
To: "Charles Coleman" <charliew8fim at ncool.net>;
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 3:03 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Humor


> Some time ago, band leader Charile Barnet, engineer Pete Reitz and others
> gave me a number of humorous recordings that I recently compiled into CD
> form.  I'm reproducing my liner notes below.  If anyone wants a copy, we
can
> negotiate.
>
> Dick Broadie
>
> *************************************
> The Wrong Ideas!  - " The Worst by the Best"
> Observations by Dick Broadie
> .
> 01 Charlie Barnet - The Wrong Idea 1939 Billy May v  Billy May
demonstrates
> why Sinatra was even more successful as a vocalist than him.  Charlie
Barnet
> told me that Sammy Kaye was so enthralled by this wonderful song that he
> sued both him and Capital Records.  Sammy eventually quit the Capitol
label
> when this recording was released.  I wonder why.
> 02 Bill Harris - Just One More Chance 1958 Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Red
> Mitchell
> Bill Harris and Ben Webster approach this beautiful standard with slightly
> different approaches.  Let me know if the entire album with Bill and Ben
is
> ever released.  I don't want to miss it!
> 03 Richard Himber - Parade of Bands 1937  Rudy Vallee v
> If you've ever wondered about the distinction between the terms "medley"
and
> "malady" you may not find out by listening to this exceptional
performance.
> 04 Chubby Jackson - Moldy Fig Stomp 1946  JJ Johnson, Coleman Hawkins,
Harry
> Carney, Teddy Wilson, John Collins, Shadow Wilson
> Did you ever wonder what these swing stars would have sounded like if they
> recorded in 1912?  Or do I mean 1902?
> Well, maybe during the Civil War?  Revolutionary!
> 05 Freddie Fisher - Schnickelbop 1945
> After hearing this unique bop oriented presentation, Bird and Diz tried to
> join Paul Whiteman's band.  Never did quite figure out why.   Wonder if
> Buddy De Franco or Tony Scott were too busy to make this date.
> 06  Bud Freeman - Latest Thing in Jazz 1947 Yank Lawson, Peanuts Hucko,
> Trigger Alpert w Ray McKinley v
> Too far out for my personal tastes, this selection slices through the
> cutting edge and cleaves  into another art form so far removed from music
> that I've yet to identify it.  The challenge is yours!
> 07 Slim Galliard's Peruvians - Soony Roony 1951 Dick Hyman w Ernie Shepard
> (high) & Slim Galliard (low) v
> Those who love grand opera should enjoy these vocal excursions by Ernie
and
> Slim.  Wonder what ever happened to Dick Hyman after he played piano on
this
> recording.  Shoe sales, maybe?
> 08 Charlie Barnet - Darktown Strutter's Ball 1947 Shorty Rogers, Al
Killian,
> Bill Miller, Barney Kessle, Dick Shanahan, Arr. Ralph Burns w Everett
> McDonald v
> After a typical trumpet intro by Shorty Rogers (or Al Killian or Billy
> May??) on trumpet, Charlie Barnet demonstrates why Stan Getz beat him in
the
> prestigious "Concrete and Florist Worker's Union weekly newsletter" jazz
> poll of 1947.
> 09 Paul Weston - Sugar Blues 1951 Johnny Mercer v
> The touching trumpet break in the second chorus displays the sincerity of
> Weston's arrangement as Johnny Mercer explores the relationship between
jazz
> and yodeling.  Only the owners of Capital records could get this one
> released.
> 10 Woody Herman (aka Stan Kenton on the label) - My Gee Gee from the Figi
> Isles 1946 Shelly Manne, Bob Higgins, Nappy Lamare w Maynard Ferguson v
> Sing - Maynard! This outstanding collection of wonderful musicians
> demonstrates skills I never suspected.  Funny, Nappy, Bobby and Maynard
> never mentioned this recording to me in our discussions of some long ago.
> Such humility!
> 11 Teddy Powell - Seredade to a Maid  1941  Dick Judge v
> The rich sweet sound of Teddy's band introduces this lilting song that
> Martha Tilton chose not to record.  The unforgettable lyrics are presented
> twice, as if once wasn't enough.  The ending is also quite long enough.
> 12 Raymond Scott - In A Subway Far From Ireland 1939 Chris Griffin
> To think Chris left Benny Goodman's band to participate in this beautiful
> recording.  Actually Griffin does some nice trumpet work which
demonstrates
> solo capabilities hardly ever displayed by him in the Goodman setting..
> 13 Dorsey Bros Orchestra - Annie's Cousin, Fannie 1934 Manny Klein w T.
> Dorsey, Glenn Miller & Kay Weber v
> Manny Klein, Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller's are featured as a vocal trio
> here.  It's amazing that they went on to successful careers, isn't it?  I
> wonder how Frank Sinatra ever got started with him after hearing TD's
voice.
> 14 Will Bradley Jazz Septet - Who Cut the Gorgonzola 1951 Billy
Butterfield,
> Tony Mattola, Chubby Jackson
> When I think of Billy Butterfield, Tony Mattola and Chubby Jackson, I
> usually don't think of this arrangement.  Listening to other recordings by
> these exceptional musicians, I suspect that they don't think much of it
> either.
> 15 Bud Freeman - For Musician's Only 1947 Yank Lawson, Peanuts Hucko,
> Trigger Alpert w Ray McKinley v
> Once again, the novice gets jazz lessons from Bud Freeman.   Love the last
> half.  Great music here!  Bud also agrees that the intro wasn't quite as
> good as the coda.
> 16 Horace Heidt - Seven Years with the Wrong Leader 1941
> This band swings quite nicely.  Does the title give a hint that the guys
don
> 't usually get to play in this style?  Could be.
> Enjoyable music.  Only joke here is in the title.
> 17 Kay Kyser - Bell Bottom Trousers c1945
> Interesting intermix of corn and jazz here.  Wonder if some of these
> musicians identified with the title of 16 above. Rather reminiscent of
Bix's
> Barnacle Bill the Sailor with a nice sax  feature here instead of a
cornet.
> 18 Artie Shaw - Indian Love Call 1938 w Tony Pastor v
> In 1936, an opera singer (Jeanette McDonald) falls in love with the
Canadian
> Mountie  (Nelson Eddy) searching for her fugitive brother.  Two years
later,
> a bandleader (Artie Shaw) discovers the fugitive brother (Tony Pastor) in
> this sensitive musical setting replete with Fred Waring rejects.
> 19 Hollywood Hucksters - Happy Blues  Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Red
Norvo,
> Benny Carter, Charlie Shavers, Dave Cavanough, Joe Kotch, Jimmy Rowles,
> Irving Ashby, Red Callander, Lee Young
> Skip the vocals and this is quite a nice recording. Great players!  On the
> other hand, how often did  you get to hear Kenton and Goodman vocalizing
> together?  Then again, how often would you want to?
> 20 Tommy Dorsey - Am I Dreaming? c1940 Pee Wee Erwin, Johnny Mince, Dave
> Tough w Bud Freeman N
> Perhaps this recording gives new meaning as to why TD was known as
"Terrible
> Tommy."  Not exactly the Dorsey style of Opus One.  Bud Freeman's
narration
> was obviously Rex Harrison's model for his singing in "My Fair Lady."
> 21 Jimmy Dorsey - What's the Reason I'm not Pleasing You 1936 Toots
> Camarada, Skeets Herferd, Ray McKinley
> Dig Jimmy's wonderful clarinet work on this one.  I can't seem to find
quite
> the words to describe it.  Haven't even thought of those kind of words
since
> my discharge from the military.  Execrable works and it's a word.
> 22 Kay Kaiser - Horses Don't Bet on People 1946 w Clyde Rogers v
> After hearing the trombone work on this one, I understand why Glenn Miller
> and Tommy Dorsey succeeded.  Mike Riley, are you listening, wherever you
> are?   The last portion with clarinet swings until the vocal reprise.
> 23 Bud Freeman - Private Jives  - 1938 Joe Buskin  piano AND trumpet (only
> known recorded solo), Everett Sloan,  Minerva Pius
> I always wanted to hear Joe Bushkin on trumpet ... until now.  This
> performance was done a year before the film version of  "Gone With The
Wind"
> was released.   Do you sense plagiarism here, too?    "GWTW" was shorter.
> 24 The Unatural Seven - Serutan Yob 1951 Red Ingle w Karen Teiddler (Jo
> Stafford) v
> The haunting opening of this lovely song doesn't last very long.  It's
> interesting that Nat Cole's version was slightly more successful when he
> spelled this title backward in a dyslexic manner.  Titles make all the
> difference, don't they?
> 25 Will Bradley - Let's Have Another One 1940 Freddie Slack, Ray McKinley
v
> Ray's vocal truly makes one quite thankful that this CD is finally coming
to
> an end.  I'll drink to that! Cheers!
>
>
>
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