[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan

[John McClernan]

Boy, you're right Stan! It really does look like Colonna! The age  
would be about right, Jerry was born 1904.
Ah, I can hear his siren-voiced rendition of "Ebb Tide" now.
Cheers,
John

p.s. Here's an interesting blog about Colonna:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/02/old_bug_eyes_je.html



On Mar 24, 2007, at 11:01 AM, Stan Brager wrote:

> The trombone player on the left as you watch the video looks like  
> Jerry
> Colonna who later became a sidekick for Bob Hope. The tenor soloist on
> "Tiger
> Rag" also sounds familiar - can anyone identify him?
>
> Thanks;
>
> Stan
> Stan Brager
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Farrell" <stridepiano at btinternet.com>
> To: "DJML" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:16 AM
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan
>
>
>> I'm posting this mainly out of academic interest. Here's probably  
>> the only
> film clip ever made featuring Berigan (he also sings forgettably!)  
> playing
> in 1936 - the year I was born - with the Fred Rich Orchestra. The  
> Rich band
> was more of a competent dance outfit than a jazz band but here and  
> there it
> has its moments.
>>
>>
> http://www.dailymotion.com/visited/search/jazz%2Bpianist/video/ 
> x155kv_medley-bunny-berigan-1936
>>
>>
>> John Farrell
>> http://www.stridepiano.co.uk/
>>
>
>
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