[Dixielandjazz] Re: Oboe - King of Reeds.

[Arnold Day]

Dear Bill,

And not to forget Romeo Penque on the February 2, 1956 "In A Mist" track 
of Jimmy McParrtland's "Shades Of Bix"....with
George Berg on bassoon for a woodwind bonus! Love that LP!
Arnie
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Bill Haesler wrote:

>Dear Steve and Larry,
>[A little late, as I have been busy.]
>I am surprised that in all the DJML talk about the oboe, that no specific
>mention has been made of its use on early jazz records.
>Don Redman has a 16 bar oboe solo on Fletcher Henderson's "After The Storm"
>(c.28 April 1924) and 16 bars on "Shanghai Shuffle" (c.7 Nov 1924) - just
>prior to Louis Armstrong's magnificent 32 bars.
>Paul Whiteman's big orch included oboe in some early arrangements.
>Alex Wilder used oboe (Mitch Miller) on Mildred Bailey's Columbia sessions
>(Sept, Nov 1939 & April 1940). Although these sides are somewhat
>'commercial'.
>Then there is reedman Garvin Bushell.
>He played oboe regularly in the 1920s and used it on the Berlin recordings
>of "By The Waters Of Minnetonka" (July 1925 & Sept 1926) by Sam Wooding's
>orch. 
>He used bassoon (the big sister to the oboe) on the Louisiana Sugar Babes 27
>March 1928 Victor session (Jabbo Smith, James P Johnson, Fats Waller).
>He also used bassoon for "Yesterdays" on a Wild Bill Davison Circle record
>date on 27 Dec 1947 (Jazzology JCD-83).
>And again on some Wilber DeParis Atlantic LPs I have.
>What is not generally known is that Mr Bushell played oboe and bassoon
>professionally with the Chicago Civic Orchestra in the 1950s.
>There are also some pre-1940s blues records which feature oboe, but I can't
>quite bring them to mind.
>Maybe my mate Anton Crouch can help here.
>Kind regards,
>Bill. 
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