[Dixielandjazz] Bunny Berigan

[AL LEVY]

My two cents:
Hal Vickey wrote:<snipped>
The solo that Dorsey had transcribed was on "Marie."  I heard the Tommy
Dorsey band (led by Buddy Morrow) several years ago, and they were still
playing that solo as transcribed for the trumpet section.
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T.D. recorded both Marie and Song Of India with Bunny Berigan solos transcribed
for the full [4 trumpets] section. I chased all over NYC and eventually got the
recordings from "Golden Books", a children's book publisher, on 45 RPM disks.
The receptionist was so taken by my desire to own them, she handed the two
recordings to me as a gift. Now if I can only find them.
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A ghost story, perhaps. While working for Sy Oliver - about 1950 - 51
We did a recording date with T.D. A tall mustached trumpet player from
the mid-west played 2nd trpt and the solos. He looked VERY much like
Bunny and sounded like him to boot. I never did get his name. I never
saw him, ever, again.
Charlie Shavers was there and he kept staring at the soloist in awe!
Cheers,
Al
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