[Dixielandjazz] Wild Bill With Strings

[Stan Brager]

It's a really difficult question you've posed, Steve. I wonder if any of
those who knew Bill Davison personally could comment about how he might have
felt about making this album. For my money, I know that Wild Bill has
recorded many tunes in a lyrical style not unlike what we hear on this
album. Therefore, I think he enjoyed making these 2 albums with strings.

But I'd like to hear from those who knew him.

Stan
Stan Brager
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven Holzer" <slholzer at iquest.net>
To: "Stan Brager" <sbrager at socal.rr.com>
Cc: "Robert S. Ringwald" <robert at ringwald.com>; "DJML"
<dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Wild Bill With Strings


> After Hackett hit with Gleason in the earliest 50's, there were an
> abundance of me-too records made. That was probably at least  factor in
> Bill's not making any waves.  Perceived image may also be an issue.
> Deep down, did Bill really want to be known for that kind of thing?
> Also, given the abundance of more tractable artists available, is it
> possible that  the studio guys walked away from Bill and his reputation
> as a wild man?  Projects made in heaven have foundered on less.
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> >Do you think that the reason that Wild Bill with strings didn't catch on
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> >because there was too much jazz for the average-popular-music bear, rock
and
> >roll was coming on the scene in a big way, and those who liked the Wild
one
> >were expecting something much more exciting along the lines of the Condon
> >bunch?
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