[Dixielandjazz] Emmett Berry (was Earle Warren's Jacket)

[David M Richoux]

My favorite up-tempo "Old Man River" has to be the 1960 (ish) Count  
Basie version - the drum solo by Sonny Payne (?), the fanfare horns -  
all great!
This one is very similar to what I have on CD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-EXjNwjQuE  - only  the CD is less  
muddy ;-)

Dave Richoux  - still researching the Uke question...



On Apr 30, 2010, at 4:42 PM, Bill Haesler wrote:

> ROBERT R. CALDER wrote (in part):
>> Arguably Berry played the greatest of all trumpet solos recorded in  
>> the 1940s.
>> The label was SAVOY and I thought Bill Haesler would have fun  
>> telling us the name of the track.
>> It's not a long solo, but ...    Yikes!
>
> Dear Robert,
> You are leading me into deep water here.
> *>)
> If you mean the Illinois Jacquet Savoy's I can't comment, as I've  
> never heard them.
> However the two 1944 Cosy Cole sessions are a different matter.
> In which case it is probably the up-tempo "Old Man  
> River" (coincidentally recorded 66 years ago today, 1st May) or  
> perhaps "Wrap You're Troubles In Dreams" from the same session with  
> pianist Johnny Guarnieri and the three tenors, Hawkins, Foots Thomas  
> and Bud Johnson.
> If not, please reply and nominate your choice.
> I suppose my first listening contact with Emmett Berry was via LP  
> and his work on Commodore with Ed Hall's Sextet (18 Dec 1943), the  
> 1955 Jimmy Rushing Vanguards and a 1956 Paris concert LP with  
> pianist Sammy Price.
> A great unsung trumpet player, who always kept good company.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.
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