[Dixielandjazz] Fazola & Butterfield (was List of Tenor Sax Players)

[J. D. Bryce]

Interesting....I'm certain that I read somewhere that Faz and Butterfield
feuded constantly.

Your comment is even more interesting since Butterfield made an LP in the
late 1950's called "Butterfield Meets Conniff."  They must have made up!

Jack Bryce

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: <brycejo at comcast.net>
Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: Fazola & Butterfield (was List of Tenor Sax Players)


> brycejo at comcast.net mentioned: I also read where Fazola and Billy
> Butterfield hated each other from the moment of their meeting.  I don't
> know why, but Butterfiled eventually moved to Shaw's band where he was
> happier.
>
> Dear Jack,
> You may be confusing two stories.
> Billy Butterfield and Irving Fazola left the Bob Crosby band,
> coincidentally, on the same day. 1st June 1940.
> Fazola had handed in his notice after a grog-fueled 'fist' fight with
> trombonist Ray Conniff,
> Billy left because his wife was becoming unhappy with his long touring
> absences.
> By all accounts it seems that Billy and Faz got on well together,
> notwithstanding Faz's drinking and well-documented mood-swings.
> Both Conniff and Butterfield later ended up with Artie Shaw.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.
>