[Dixielandjazz] origins of the tune "Stardust"

[Ric Giorgi]

Hi Bud, don't forget to take a bow yourself. Bud sat in with the Rainbow
Gardens Jazz Orchestra one night at our regular restaurant gig and was
wonderful. His tuba made the band sound quite different and we all
remembered it for a long time after. It was one of the reasons I went out
and bought a Bass Sax (I just ain't got brass player lips). So, thanks Bud.

 

I think that HC said somewhere that it took him a year to work out Stardust
and that Bix's playing influenced it but I'm trying to sort out what's what
with Stardust. 

 

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From: BudTuba at aol.com [mailto:BudTuba at aol.com] 
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 11:36 AM
To: ricgiorgi at sympatico.ca
Cc: sturmerd at msn.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] origins of the tune "Stardust"

 

In a message dated 5/26/05 11:22:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ricgiorgi at sympatico.ca writes:

Does anyone know the origins of the tune "Stardust" (Hoagy C.)? I seem to
remember reading that he had said it came to him one cold and starry night
while he was scurrying across campus (U of Indiana) as an up-tempo number.
Another story I've heard is that he wrote it in the "Book Nook" pub on
campus where he played all the time. 

The story we like to tell is that he wrote it in Penn Yan, NY as inspired by
the clear summer nights that were shining over Keuka Lake when he and Bix
played here.  Perhaps my band leader (Dave Sturmer) can add to this, so I am
copying him on this reply.

 

By the way, Dave, Rick had a band in Toronto years back called the Rainbow
Gardens Jazz Orch which Bob liked when he visited Keith up there.  Jack
Hutton played piano with them. 

 

Roy (Bud) Taylor
Smugtown Stompers Jazz Band
"...we ain't just whistlling dixie!"