[Dixielandjazz] The art of recording

[Marek Boym]

Dear Bill, Mattias,
I have CL 591.  While I have not checked, I do not remember "Atlanta"
being spliced; "St. Louis" - yes, definitely.
Cheers,
Marek

On 01/11/2007, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Marek Boym wrote [in part]:
> And, still, I, for one, as a listener, would have preferred to hear all
> the separate takes.
>
> Dear Marek,
> You can.
> The alternate of "Atlanta Blues" without the overdub is on European LP
> (CBS 450981 1) and CD (450981 2) and US Columbis (CK 40242).
> As are most of the other tunes from the 'WC Handy' album.
> Unfortunately, for "St Louis Blues" it appears that only a a spliced
> alternate exists.
> My quick check just now indicates that this splice occurs just before
> Bigard's solo and that the latter half is different.
> (Although, I could be wrong.)
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>
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