[Dixielandjazz] The Mills Brothers

[Harry Callaghan]

I am of course in complete agreement with Carroll as to the need for
important re-issues such as this.

But, if I may borrow a phrase from the late Mr. Jolson, "you ain't heard
nuthin' yet".......until you hear some of the earliest Mills Brothers
recordings (1930-1932) where only a guitar was heard and the brothers
imitated other musical instruments.

And, it was DEFINITELY a guitar, not a F****** lute.

Tides
HC

On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Robert Ringwald <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote:

> >From another email List.  Might be of interest to some members of DJML.
>
>
> This is a wonderful and welcome release on Jasmine by the great Mills
> Brothers.
> >From the late fifties to the late sixties, The Mills Brothers recorded
> about 20 albums
> for the Dot label. Almost all are excellent. Very few of them have been
> available
> on CD. What a shame for they are in their mature vocal prime. This new 2-CD
> set contains
> the Dot albums Great Hits, Great Barbershop Hits and The Mills Brother
> Sing.
> All date from about 1958 to 1960. The sound is astonishingly fresh as
> though recorded
> recently. The individual voices of Herbert, Harry and Donald (I don't know
> which
> voice is which) are sheer perfection and dazzle me. Their awesome blend and
> musicianship
> should be required listening for today's young aspiring groups. They need
> to know
> what glorious music preceded them. The arrangements are terrific and this
> is a set
> that should not be overlooked. I can't stop listening to it. And I wish
> more attention
> would be given to important reissues like this.
> Carroll
>
>
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