[Dixielandjazz] Transcribing Solos

[Steve Barbone]

Steve Barbone wrote:

>> And regarding "I Can't Get Started"; You might listen to Dizzy Gillespie's
>> record of it.. Stunning and, according to its composer, his favorite version.
>> Certainly some interesting comparisons to be made there.
> 
> Dear Steve,
> If you mean the version made in New York on 9 Jan 1945 for Epic with
> Dizzy Gillespie, t; Trummy Young, tb; Don Byas, ts; Clyde Hart, p; Oscar
> Pettiford, sb; Shelly Manne, d; then I have to agree with you.
> Based on your comment I dug it out for another, long overdue, listen.
> Playing it now.
> I'd almost forgotten about it.
> But which composer?
> Vernon Duke, music or Ira Gershwin, lyrics.

Dear Bill & List mates:

The opinion that Dizzy's version, above, was the best he had heard was from
Vernon Duke nee Vladimir Dukelsky.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone