[Dixielandjazz] :Pete Kelly's Blues
Don Ingle
cornet at 1010internet.com
Thu Jun 10 10:30:20 PDT 2010
Harry Callaghan wrote:
> Marek:
>
> I by no means have all the answers but I'll provide you with what I do have.
>
> I have an RCA 45rpm EP that has "Pete Kelly's Blues", "I Never Knew",
> "Somebody Loves Me" and "Hard Hearted Hannah", each with an introduction by
> Jack Webb who played PK in the movie.
>
> While it is not a soundtrack recording, the liner notes say "the same group
> which did the small band scoring in the motion picture"
>
> The personnel consisted of Dick Cathcart (cornet) Marty Matlock, (cl), Eddie
> Miller (ts), Elmer "Moe" Schneider (tb) George Van Eps (g.), Ray Sherman,
> (p), Jud DeNaut, (b) & Nick Fatool (d)
>
> I don't even recall if Peggy Lee sang any numbers in the movie. No doubt if
> she did, they would have been issued on either Decca or Capitol as I don't
> recall what label she was with at the time.
>
> I do not recall ever seeing a soundtrack LP but there was a Warner Brothers
> LP issued several years later when "Pete Kelly's Blues" was a TV series.
> Have no idea as to the personnel on it.
>
> Dazall fer now
> Harry
>
>
> On 6/9/10, Marek Boym <marekboym at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Many years ago I saw a soundtrack LP, but it was all vocals, with no
>> mention of Dick Cathart.
>> As I remember it, not all the music was vocals.
>> Am I correct?
>> Cheers
>>
>> On 9 June 2010 18:45, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Harry,
>>> get Pete Kelly's Blues on DVD if it is still available on Amazon, or
>>>
>> somewhere else.
>>
>>> The audio when played on a good sound system is spectacular!
>>>
>>> Too bad The Gig is not on DVD.
>>>
>>> --BR
>>>
>>>
>>> Pete
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Harry Callaghan" <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>>> Cc: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 4:47 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] :THE GIG
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm with Bob as to "Pete Kelly's Blues"
>>>>
>>>> Mattafact, I just wrote myself a note to pull out my copy of it and see
>>>>
>> how
>>
>>>> it has held up over the years (Houston humidity is not particularly kind
>>>>
>> to
>>
>>>> VHS tapes)
>>>>
>>>> For her role in the movie, Peggy Lee received a Best Supporting Actress
>>>> nomination but she lost out to Jo Van Fleet for "East of Eden"
>>>>
>>>> HC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 6/8/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I have The Gig on VHS also. My daughter Beth purchased it for me
>>>>>
>> some
>>
>>>>> time ago.
>>>>>
>>>>> The music is great and it is a very good film.
>>>>>
>>>>> Warren does a very good acting job also.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you want to see another film with great Jazz, Pete Kelly's Blues.
>>>>>
>>>>> They had a few copies left on Amazon on DVD a few months ago. I got a
>>>>> copy.
>>>>>
>>>>> You gotta watch it on a system with a good stereo, bass speakers, etc
>>>>>
>> to
>>
>>>>> get the full value of the great music.
>>>>>
>>>>> Check it out on Amazon and see if there are any copies left.
>>>>>
>>>>> --Bob
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Harry Callaghan" <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
>>>>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 6:20 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] :THE GIG
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Funny that several subscribers should be engaged in the "rushing"
>>>>>>
>> topic
>>
>>>>> at
>>>>>
>>>>>> this time. I have nothing to contribute on the subject as such, not
>>>>>>
>>>>> being a
>>>>>
>>>>>> musician myself.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, just last night I dug out an old VHS tape of a movie made in
>>>>>>
>>>>> 1985
>>>>>
>>>>>> that I had recorded off the A&E Cable channel (back when it was a
>>>>>>
>> decent
>>
>>>>>> channel).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It appeared to be a TVM and probably the only actors you would
>>>>>>
>> recognize
>>
>>>>>> were Wayne Rogers (of "M*A*S*H" fame) and Cleavon Little ("Blazing
>>>>>>
>>>>> Saddles")
>>>>>
>>>>>> Wayne was leader of an amateur sextet that got together to play
>>>>>>
>> dixieland
>>
>>>>>> music regularly and through some quirk of fate managed to secure a
>>>>>>
>> 2-week
>>
>>>>>> gig at a resort in the Catskills (sometimes referred to
>>>>>>
>> affectionately as
>>
>>>>>> the Jewish Alps)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> His bass player has to go in for emergency surgery so he must hire a
>>>>>> professional (Little) who holds him up for more money than the other
>>>>>>
>>>>> players
>>>>>
>>>>>> are being paid. His character has supposedly been around and played
>>>>>>
>> with
>>
>>>>>> many top name bands and small combos.and it is he who sets the pace
>>>>>>
>> for
>>
>>>>>> each number that they play
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I found the movie tremendously enjoyable when I first saw it perhaps
>>>>>>
>> 20
>>
>>>>>> years ago and even moreso during last night's re-watching of it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Incidentally, all of the musicians' playing was dubbed in except for
>>>>>> trumpeter Warren Vache Jr.but the others just going through the
>>>>>>
>> motions
>>
>>>>>> appeared rather convincing or moreso than is typical in that
>>>>>>
>> situation.
>>
>>>>>> Now that I have possibly aroused your interest, I have no idea
>>>>>>
>> whether it
>>
>>>>> is
>>>>>
>>>>>> available on video
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tides,
>>>>>> HC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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>>>>>>
>> good
>>
>>>>>> opinion
>>>>>> of himself, undisturbed by the facts
>>>>>>
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A typo maybe? But it is MATTY nor MARTY Matlock on Clarinet.
Don Ingle
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