[Dixielandjazz] Bennie's From Heaven

[Marek Boym]

Hi Steve,
I'm surprised none of our listmates from the Edinburgh-Glagow area has
commented on this, in particular Ken who both drummed and arranged for
that band.
Fat Sam doesn't play anything - it is (or was) the name of a big pizza
restaurant in Edinburgh, which featured a swing band.  Not sure the
place still exists, but the band was still playing in mid-2011.  At
least when I last saw the band (1996), the leader, Hamish McGregor, ws
not fat.  And he played mainly the alto sax (and sang a lot like Louis
Jordan, at least to my ears.
Cheers

On 13 February 2012 00:36, Stephen G Barbone
<barbonestreet at earthlink.net> wrote:
> To see some older pianists do this song go to:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xerdgaFSId4&feature=related
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> If anyone doesn't like that version, they have no soul.
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> Or see this retro swing band version: (using the alternate spelling Benny's
> From Heaven
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z-uLg62kCM&feature=related
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> Is Fat Sam playing a plastic clarinet?
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> This makes a GREAT Swing Dance Tune.
>
> Or hear the Eddie Jefferson version from 1977 at:
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqdVa2G7RzI
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> Or for Eric H and Bill H, here is an Australian Chick singing it.
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5O4KpWkvM0
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> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
> www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
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