[Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr

[Stan Brager]

Harry;

 

These sides were released on the Mosaic CD set - Classic Capitol Jazz
Sessions. This set is no longer available from Mosaic. Furthermore, 3 of the
recordings were never issued until the Mosaic release.

 

I don't know if anyone else has issued these early Kay Starr cuts.

 

Stan

Stan Brager

 

From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 2:11 PM
To: Stan Brager
Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr

 

Thanx for that info, Stan

 

While her first hit and possibly best seller was "Wheel of Fortune" (a cover
of an earlier rendition by Sunny Gale), my favorite Kay Starr number remains
to be "If You Love Me" (Really Love Me) a tune penned by Edith Piaf, which I
understand followed some tragic personal loss that the "Little Sparrow" had
suffered.

 

Capitol had initially been plugging the reverse side, "The Man Upstairs" but
soon the flipside ended up receiving all of the attention and I believe that
it climbed pretty high on the Billboard and Cashbox charts

 

Incidentally, I have determined that the Liberty LP I referred to earlier is
available online in CD format for anyone interested.  However, I would have
no way of knowing under what title the one you mention here was issued.   I
did discover that she at one time also recorded an album with Count Basie

 

Harry

(still wringing the humidity out of my socks down here in Houston, TX)..

 

On 9/18/10, Stan Brager <sbrager at verizon.net> wrote: 

Miss Starr did record a session on Capitol on December 1, 1947 with:

Dick Anderson - cl
Dave Cavanaugh - tenor
Red Norvo - vibes
Arnold Ross - piano
Jack Marshall - Guitar
Red Callender - bass
Jack Turner - Drums.

The group recorded:

I Haven't Changed A Thing
There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth The Salt Of My Tears
Snuggled On Your Shoulder
Between A Kiss And A Sigh
Don't Let Your Love Go Wrong
Steady Daddy
Please Love Me
Believe It, Beloved

These were made available on Mosaic's Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions.

Among others with whom she sang were: Joe Venuti, Glenn Miller (her first
recording) and, the earlier mentioned Charlie Barnet.

Read more about her here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Starr

Stan
Stan Brager

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2010 9:34 AM
> To: Robert Ringwald
> Cc: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
> Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Kay Starr
>
> 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 <http://www.ringwald.com/> 
> > Fulton Street Jazz Band
> > 916/806-9551
> > Amateur (Ham) Radio K6YBV
> >
> > "We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is
> like
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> > in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle"
> > -- Winston Churchill
> >
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-- 
If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he
hears a different drummer.  Let him step to 
the music which he hears, however measured or far away
   (The story of my life)
                           - Henry David Thoreau
                             (1817-1862)