[Dixielandjazz] Nat Gonella

[Marek Boym]

Gonella was not the only musician influenced by Armstrong.  Another
one was Edy(sp?) Rosner, first in Germany, then in Poland, then in the
USSR.  And while the influence is clearly discernible, Rosner was a
swing player.

I know some (not all) of the early Gonella recordings.  Yet, his big
band was a swing band, and could match any American band, with the
possible exception of Basie, Ellington and Tommy Dorsey (when not
playing the lachrymose ballads).
Cheers

On 16/01/2010, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Marek Boym wrote (in part]:
> > In the days Gonella established his name, what they played was mainly
> > "swing" (later renamed "mainstream" in British jazz press, following
> > Stanley Dance).
>
> Dear Marek,
> Mmmmm. Debatable.
> No one has yet mentioned the influence of Louis Armstrong's records on the young Nat Gonella in the early 1930s.
> An influence that remained with him all his life in the tunes he played and sang.
> He is also credited with giving Louis the nickname Satchmo when they finally met on Louis' first visit to London in 1932.
> I could go on, but would prefer that you search out and listen closely to Nat's early records and judge for yourself.
> Very kind regards.
> Bill (who has most of Gonella's pre-war records on 78, LP and CD).
>
> Check these sample links:
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeW0aOMDulw&feature=related
>   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfY6hEF9iY
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