[Dixielandjazz] Correct pitch in recordings. + funny consequence in the Chris Barber band history.

[Scott Anthony]

When I was first learning banjo 50 years ago, I naturally listened to all of 
the LPs I could get my hands on of Eddie Peabody. I learned virtually every 
tune a whole step higher than normal because it was rumored that his albums 
were recorded at a slower speed to make his playing sound crisper and 
slightly faster on playback. What a shock for me to play with others and 
find out that "California Here I Come" was not in D!

Scott Anthony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Ingle" <cornet at 1010internet.com>
To: <santh at comcast.net>
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Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Correct pitch in recordings. + funny 
consequence in the Chris Barber band history.


> On 12/26/2010 1:00 AM, Robert Ringwald wrote:
>> Bert Brandsma wrote in part:
>>
>>> In the 1950's Bechet's composition : Petite Fleur became famous, so 
>>> every band had to learn it.So did the Chris Barber band. Their 
>>> clarinettist, the shortly ago deceased Monty Sunshine (RIP) had a copy> 
>>> or a machine that played it too high, so he learned it in Ab minor, 
>>> instead of the original key of G minor.Concequence is that the players 
>>> in that band up till today have to learn it in Monty Sunshine's key, 
>>> which is much harder on clarinet!
>>
>> Over here in the Colonies, we all play it in Gm.
>>
>> And then there is the story of the Japanese band many years ago that 
>> learned a song from a recording off of an old 78.  At one point in the 
>> recording the needle jumps so there is only 3-beats in that measure.  The 
>> band learned it that way and played it with the missing beat.
>>
>>
>> --Bob Ringwald
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>> In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
>> Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
>>
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> I'll add to Bob's last remark. When dad (Red Ingle) was with the Goldkette 
> Band n Detroit inthe 20's, hw worked in anumber of the bands inthat 
> stable, including one with Jimy Dorset.On a ride over to Bob Lo islaand on 
> the Canadian side of the Detroit River a young college band group saw 
> Jimmy and scrambled to call up an arrangment they had made up of their 
> three saxes playing harmony to one of Jimmy's solos on a recording. Jimmy 
> listened then told Red, "nice arrangement, but they even wrote three-part 
> harmony on a big fluff I made on the recording. But don't tell them...they 
> meant so well!"
> Happy Hogmanay to all. (look it up!)
> Don Ingle
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