[Dixielandjazz] The Mills Brothers

[Harry Callaghan]

As luck might have it, that very number (from 1928) is downloadable in MP3
format at Amazon.

However, the last time I downloaded something from there (to send it to  Bob
Ringwald) it got lost.  I'm sure it's floating around somewhere in my PC,
but I haven't the slightest idea where.

HC
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Harry Callaghan <meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com
> wrote:

> off list
>
> Better be careful there, Stan... Barbone might think that he has the
> exclusive on IMHOs........although it's really hard to picture him as ever
> being humble. I guess maybe he just limits himself to IMOs
>
> That number with the Mills Brothers and Ellington really sounds
> interesting. I guess I'll have to keep an ear out for it.
>
> HC.
>
>   On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Stan Brager <sbrager at verizon.net>wrote:
>
>> One of my favorites from this early period (the best, IMHO), is their 1932
>> recording of "Digga Digga Do" with Duke Ellington's orchestra. The amazing
>> part of this recording was how the Mills Brothers came in when the
>> Ellington
>> band stopped playing and, later, the Ellington band returned when the
>> Mills
>> Brothers stopped singing.
>>
>> Stan
>> Stan Brager
>>
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Harry Callaghan [mailto:meetmrcallaghan at gmail.com]
>> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 10:00 AM
>> > To: Robert Ringwald
>> > Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
>> > Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] The Mills Brothers
>> >
>> > 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
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > --Bob Ringwald
>> > > www.ringwald.com
>> > > Fulton Street Jazz Band
>> > > 530/ 642-9551 Office
>> > > 916/ 806-9551 Cell
>> > > Amateur (Ham) Radio K6YBV
>> > >
>> > > An Irish Man is sitting in the pub with his wife and he says, "I love
>> > you."
>> > > She asks, "Is that you or the beer talking?"
>> > > He replies, "It's me talking to the beer."
>> > >
>> > >
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>> >
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>> > - Norvel Jackson (1921-1990)
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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