[Dixielandjazz] Mystery LP

[Dingo]

Hello Bill,

No answer to your query, but a couple of URL's to help (?) you along, 
*maybe*.

http://www.rfsoc.org.uk/jim23.shtml  The Robert Farnon Society website**

http://www.cts-lansdowne.co.uk/   Studio website

** This piece is by Angela Morley who, before the "gender-bender", was known 
as Wally Stott, band leader/arranger for the famous "Goon Show" radio 
series.

Just a guess, but I would not be at all surprised if your "Billy Butterfield 
style trumpet" may have been Kenny Baker.

I'm a bit stuck for time at the moment, but will see what else I can dig up.

Regards,

John

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Haesler" <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au>
To: <roadie at btinternet.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2008 4:31 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Mystery LP


> Dear friends,
> This is a long shot, as I've tried all the usual avenues without  success.
> I have been loaned an LP from the 1960s issued by The Longines 
> Symphonette Recording Society.
> [An Educational Service of the Longines-Wittnauer Watch Company (USA).]
> LWS. 163.   Dixieland Jazz From The Terrific Twenties.
> There is no useful useful information on the album sleeve or disc,  other 
> than the tune titles with composer credits.
> Side 1.
> The Darktown Strutter's Ball, Wabash Blues, Clarinet Marmalade,  Johnson 
> Rag, The Wang Wang Blues.
> Side 2.
> South Rampart Street Parade, Ja Da, When The Saints Go Marching In, At 
> The Jazz Band Ball, Tiger Rag.
> A standard blurb on the cover mentions [in part]....American family 
> music....and that the Longines Symphonette has served to bring music  of 
> all kinds into the American home on a carefully planed basis. . .
> However, the inner protective sleeve has: Made in England with two 
> British Patent Nos.
> The music is slick, very professional, is good swinging jazz (arranged).
> The instrumentation is: a Billy Butterfield style trumpet, McGarity- like 
> trombone, clarinet, piano, trad banjo, bass and a Ray McKinley  parade 
> type drummer.
> The competent studio dixieland band could be from either the UK (very 
> possible) or New York.
> Over to you.
> Kind regards,
> Bill.