[Dixielandjazz] Fw: Query

[Don Ingle]

Great memories of these raido cuts. All guys were studio guys, some in 
films others in radio staff bands. Top flights players, all. Country 
Washbourne was the bassist with the Ted Weems band all through the 30's, 
the same time my dad (Red Ingle) was with that band.
Charlie La Vere was on the Kraft Music Hall Bing Crosby show with John 
Scott Trotter staff band, and made some nice sides with Jump in the 
40's. He also wrote some neat tunes, one of the best was Misery and 
Blues which was a Teagarden favorite.
Jukl, the"Mad Russian" was a giant. His ability to slip two octave pedal 
tones in the middle of rapid runs was to make your jaw drop to your 
knees. He was on staff with the Universal Studios orchestra.
The whole crew did these tunes because they loved to play the style, and 
they were arranged so that solos were loose, but with great "Vest 
Pocket" charts.
This post caused some good memories to kick in. Wish I still had those 
sides -- came up missing after a few moves, unfortunately.
Listen and enoy, lucky you -- these were GOOD PLAYERS!
Don Ingle (digging out from the snow piles in Michigan -- 110 inches so 
far and it ain't stopped yet!)




Bob Romans wrote:
> Hi...can any of you help Norrie Thompson?
> Warm regards,
> Bob Romans,
> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
> Lodi, Calif. 95242
> Ph 209-747-1148
> www.cellblockseven2002.net
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Norrie Thomson" 
> <jnt at blueyonder.co.uk>
> To: "Bob Romans" <cellblk7 at comcast.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:54 PM
> Subject: Query
>
>
>> Hi Bob
>>
>> I wonder if you can help me by providing some info?
>>
>> I was recently given a tape of a band called "Sextette From Hunger", the
>> leader of which was a guitarist, Eddie Skrivanek.  The rest of the 
>> band is
>> George Thow (trumpet)
>> Joe Yukl (trombone)
>> Blake Reynolds (clarinet)
>> Charles LaVere (piano)
>> Country Washbourne (string bass, tuba)
>> Bob Gonzelmann (drums)
>>
>> There are one two changes to the line during the recording.
>>
>> I have searched the WWW and have found a lot of info re recordings 
>> but nothing about the band itself other than it was featured on radio 
>> in the LA area in the late 1940s / early 1950s.  I appreciate that 
>> you would be too young to remember the band in person but wondered if 
>> you knew anyone who might be able to give me some info about the 
>> band, where its name came from etc. (I suspect that the leader may be 
>> of Hungarian extraction, although this may be wrong and have nothing 
>> whatsoever to do with name)
>>
>> Hope you can help
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Norrie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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