[Dixielandjazz] The Kingdom of Swing

[Robert Newman]

Bill -- I have the paperback version of "The Kingdom of Swing."    Do you 
have any questions about it?

Glancing back through it now,  I'm surprised how little BG says about the 
Carnegie Hall concert.   I'm also interested  in his description of how to 
rehearse a band for new arrangements.    I'll  bet the wonderful studio 
musicians we  have today don't need or get the endless detailed rehearsing 
Benny demanded.     His description of rehearsing sections and individuals 
sounds like preparing today's high school musicians.    Actually, that's 
what Jess Stacy said for the PBS "Kingdom of Swing" program.     If you 
recall, he said, "We rehearsed those damned arrangements until we hated them 
before we ever played them in public."


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Robert Newman" <bobngaye at surewest.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Fun With Benny's Microphones


>> Very incidentally, Mr. Kolodin spelled his name Kolodin, not Kodolin.
>
> Dear Bob,
> We should also mention that Irving Kolodin 'helped' BG write his 
> autobiography 'The Kingdom of Swing' (1939. Stackpole).
> I have never owned nor seen a copy.
> A summary I have (by Donald Kennington and Danny L Read) says in part:
> "....does not reflect his musical importance. It was republished in 
> paperback form in 1962 and gives some useful data on the 1930s, but was 
> sharply critised by the English critic Benny Green in his essay on Goodman 
> in 'The Reluctant Art'.  I have never owned nor seen a copy of this 
> either.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
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