[Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr

[Harry Callaghan]

Bob:

My guess is that some of the material that Floyd Levin played for you is
what I have on "Swinging with the Starr", Liberty LP #SL 9001 (while most
of, if not all of her 50s hits were on the Capitol label)

Incidentally the label's 9000 series had a maroon label unlike their 3000
series which featured Julie London and others which was turquoise.

The liner notes make mention of her having previously been vocalist with
Charlie Barnet's band but these sides, recorded in late 1945 & earfy 1946
had the following ensemble backing her.

Barney Bigard, clarinet
Joe Venuti, violin
Willie Smith, alto sax
Vic Dickinson, trombone
Ray Linn, trumpet
Calvin Jackson, piano
Red Callender, bass
Allan Reuss, guitar
Zutty Singleton, drums

Some really great interpretations of standards, including one of my personal
favorites, "All of Me"

I don't normally go to the trouble of listing all the personnel, but I
figured that it would probably be inevitable that Bill Haesler would be
doing so after reading this, so I just thought I would save the mouldy old
fig some time.

Incidentally, the liner notes were written by Don Ameche's brother Jim, who
had been radio's "Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy" during our youth

The only thing I don't know is the release date of the LP, so I'll leave
that up to "Our Man Down Under"..........nor do I know if it has since been
made available on CD. but I would certainly hope so.

Harry.




On 9/18/10, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:
>
> Many years ago at Floyd Levin's house, he played me some Jazz recordings of
> Kay Starr.  At the time, I was very surprised as I had only heard the pop
> tunes she made famous in the 50s.
>
>
> This, from another email list.
>
> Kay Starr has an amazing 14-page cover story in the current issue of Daeida
> magazine.
> It's hard to find on newsstands, but available through their website. You
> can also
> view the article online, but the actual magazine is gorgeous and a true
> collector's
> item, well worth the $10 price. Info at
>
> http://www.daeida.com/
>
>
> --Bob Ringwald
> www.ringwald.com
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