[Dixielandjazz] Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet Swings

[Dave Gannett]

Thank you, Steve, for highlighting this recording.  It is currently 
available as an MP3 download with graphics (url listed below by Steve).  We 
do not currently have plans to issue it as a CD, though that option is being 
explored via various channels.  The music on "Catch the Brass Ring" is well 
arranged and well played and certainly profoundly atypical for the 1960's 
brass genre!  While this album is presented for tubists interested in 
"Torchy's" splendid playing, all brass players will enjoy the playing on 
this recording.  This is, by the way, an exceptionally rare recording and 
for that reason alone will be of interest to certain people.  And it's just 
plain fun to listen to!

Thanks -

Dave "Mr. Bison" Gannett
http://www.tubagear.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen G Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: "David Gannett" <evidence at otelco.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 9:51 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Philadelphia Orchestra Brass Quintet Swings


> This information is from an email by Tubist and list mate John  McClearnan 
> who sent it to the local musicians in Philadelphia. Thanks  John.
>
> Some of the brass guys on the DJML, especially tubists, may be  interested 
> in checking out the below website. It features a brass  quintet CD made by 
> members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, circa 1960.  They had their own 
> swinging group (well before the Canadian Brass).  However, conductor 
> Eugene Ormandy went ballistic when he heard about  it and forbade them 
> from selling their CD as well as playing that  "awful jazz". He actually 
> had Columbia pull the CD from distribution.  So the music was not 
> available until now and is a bargain at $5.97.  The tubist/leader  is the 
> legendary Abe "Torchy" Torchinsky, Principal  tuba with the Philadelphia 
> from 1949 to 1972. A short clip is also on  the below website.
>
> http://www.tubagear.com/torchyinfo.html
>
> Our former trombonist, the late Glenn Dodson joined the Philadelphia 
> Orchestra after the Quintet CD was made, but Ormandy was still  conducting 
> and Glenn would tell us many stories about how the  dictatorial Ormandy 
> prohibited Philadelphia Orchestra members from  ever performing and/or 
> recording jazz.
>
> When Barbone Street played a Jazz Vesper service at the Old Pine  Street 
> Church in  Philadelphia, circa 2004, Glenn pointed out  Ormandy's grave 
> there in the old graveyard. We stood there and said  graveside, "How could 
> you not let this man play jazz when you were  conducting the 
> Philadelphia?" Right after that there was a peal of  thunder and a heck of 
> a storm broke out. . . Spooky.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
>
>
>
>
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