[Dixielandjazz] Four leaf clover

[David Richoux]

I see that takes 1 and 4 are both on Redhotjazz.com for those who  
want to check out the action ;-)

http://www.redhotjazz.com/goldo.html

I have some other Billy Murray recordings from WW1 era - he was  
pretty square then too! (but popular.)

Dave Richoux

On Feb 2, 2006, at 3:59 PM, Anton Crouch wrote:

>
> Hello all
>
> The Ingle story about singer Billy Murray is a nice one. It's true  
> that
> Murray's attempt to be "hot, hot, hot" was a failure - the issued  
> take is 4
> and Murray was still singing "a pretty little four leaf clover".  
> Still, he
> does manage the rushed timing.
>
> On a minor point, would Venuti have been "perched on a stool close  
> to a
> horn pickup for his violin" ? - the recording was electrical. Sorry to
> nit-pick   :-)
>
> Bix's part in the Goldkette recording is not prominent but he does  
> give us
> one of the great breaks in jazz recording - a superb "whinny". This,
> together with Steve Brown's slapped bass, makes it a must.
>
> All the best
> Anton
>
>