[Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards, Sweet Georgia Brown

[Graham Martin]

Hi Charlie,

Yes, according to the Lake CD label it is Brian Lemon (pno), Kenny Baldock
(bs) and Johnny Richardson (The British one, not the American) (dms). An
impeccable rhythm section and all of them were very active in my day in the
UK. The Sweet Georgia Brown track was recorded in Wallsend-on-Tyne in 1972,
after I had moved to Australia. Chis is of course one of my trombone heroes!

Best,

Grah

Graham Martin
REDLAND BAY, Qld. AUSTRALIA

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Suhor [mailto:csuhor at zebra.net] 
Sent: Friday, 17 October 2014 11:48 AM
To: Graham Martin
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards, Sweet Georgia Brown

Beautiful trombone, Do you know who's in the rhythm section?

Charlie Suhor

On Oct 16, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Graham Martin wrote:

> Hi Bill,
> 
> I am really mystified about the, "There has to be at least one made 
> between
> 1925 and 2014." Really, there are many great swinging versions even in 
> my collection of recordings, although perhaps my "knockout rendition" 
> criteria if different to yours. And maybe I am not even expecting 
> that? However, I did say earlier on this topic that I thought SGB 
> somehow suited the trombone for improvisation. As evidence may I 
> tender a submission from George Chisholm, which is on YouTube:
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tF6WRKN1Lk
> 
> And if you are still not convinced, try Kenny Ball, Bob Barnard (Party 
> 2000), Acker Bilk, Eddie Condon, Bing Crosby, Wild Bill Davison, 
> Firehouse Five, Stan Getz, Lawson Haggard, James Morrison, Anita O'Day 
> (Newport Live), Kid Ory, Venuti & Lang, Ben Webster, Alex Welsh, Jimmy 
> Noone, Red Nichols, Don Burrows or Nat Cole, all of which I have on my 
> racks. Mind you, I do not think they are all on YouTube but I bet you
would have most of them anyway.
> Personally, I cannot stand the ads on YouTube these days and I prefer 
> to listen to my own record collection. I am really glad I started a 
> proper filing system many, many years back. But I know your filing is
better.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Grah
> 
> Graham Martin
> REDLAND BAY, Qld. AUSTRALIA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Haesler [mailto:bhaesler at bigpond.net.au]
> Sent: Thursday, 16 October 2014 9:07 AM
> To: Dingo; Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Jazz Standards, Sweet Georgia Brown
> 
> Dingo wrote [in part]:
>> ...one of my favourite versions can be found @:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZNlfISNvU
>> It's fast and bubbling over with adrenalin but, to my ear, and from 
>> memory
> of my LP copy, this presentation of it is too fast.
> 
> Dear John,
> It does sound slightly 'speeded up' musically, as opposed to just 
> being a fast tempo.
> So, following your reply to Bob Ringwald, I checked it out.
> The YouTube clip of the EP you provided is timed at 8m:34s.
>   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSZNlfISNvU
> Googling the Mercury/Clef/Verve LP revealed that the original timing 
> was 9.35.
> I then found this YouTube taken from the Verve LP: 
>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLMZMrUPM2M
> I put both of them in my iTunes Library and an ear comparison tells me 
> that you are right.
> That EP is faster.
> Well remembered dear friend.
> However, so far as its jazz content is concerned, apart from the Mel 
> Powell piano solo, this mouldy fig found the others too long and lacking
invention.
> Not to be outdone, I tried to recall a definitive hot jazz rendition 
> of "Sweet Georgie Brown", starting with the first one in March 1925 
> recorded by its co-composer Ben Bernie and his Roosevelt Orchestra.
> By dipping into the 1600 versions listed in Tom Lord's 'Jazz 
> Discography' I came across good recordings by Cab Calloway, the 
> California Ramblers, Isham Jones, Art Hodes and Harry James (all on
YouTube).
> But didn't come across a real knockout rendition.
> There has to be at least one made between 1925 and 2014.
> Very kind regards,
> Bill. 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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