[Dixielandjazz] Trombonist

[Stan Brager]

Thanks, Bill. Yes, it was more than I needed to know. At the same time, you
fleshed out Joe Colvin and he came alive. Perhaps my greatest surprise was
the Spike didn't have Joe play an imitation of TD.

Stan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au]
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 3:02 PM
> To: Stan Brager; Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: Trombonist
> 
>  Stan Brager wrote:
> > ...who played trombone on Spike Jones' recording of "I'm Getting
> Sentimental Over You"???
> 
> Dear Stan,
> It was Joe Colvin.
> "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" was recorded in Chicago on 13
> November 1947 and released on Victor 20-2949.
> Vocal is by The Barefooted Pennsylvanians (Sir Frederick Gas, Dick
> Morgan and George Rock.) Joe Colvin was from Oklahoma and joined the
> City Slickers in August 1947 and was the trombonist with group until
> December 1952 (and brief return in January 1954). He became a studio
> man for a while then retired from music to run a restaurant, and later
> a successful nursery business.
> Before joining Spike in a reshuffle of the band to rid it of the 'heavy
> drinkers' he had played with Rudy Vallée, Jan Savitt's orch  and toured
> with Frank Sinatra on the WWII USO circuit.
> Joe Colvin developed the pants-up-and-down routine in sync with his
> trombone slide in the Jones' band.
> As usual, more than you needed to know.
> 8>)
> Very kind regards,
> Bill.=