[Dixielandjazz] the Complete Commodore Condon

[Steve Voce]

On the day before Eddie  and Wild Bill had had a wild booze-up in London (I know was there - I might get better but I'll never get well) and what Eddie actually said when asked to sit up in bed was 'Well, I never regarded myself as an athlete.' He was asked where Wild Bill was and said 'He's probably out unscrewing Big Ben.' (Wild Bill was a kleptomaniac).

Steve Voce

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> On 16 Sep 2015, at 20:50, ROBERT R. CALDER <serapion at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
> As I remember, fully endorsing Steve Voce on how marvellous all the pianists are, Fats Waller is notably quiet in the band work, even more so than on the birthday recordings and other privately made performances, and very different from where he tends to sound a rather booming left hand that is presumably ironic here and there on commercial and such broadcast recordings as were issued long ago on RCA LPs.  There he can sound as if, and probably was, kidding a bit. 
> 
> Some of us with no intention (or money?) for the full Commodore etc. set may have been inspired to dig out the original reissues --any millionaire will be after the complete Commodore recordings also on Mosaic and long sold out.  
> 
> 
> Ah. Eddie Condon, with his National Rifle Association father-in-law 
> 
> and the face down stories:
> in one he had flung himself face down on a hotel room bed and told the press party to fire ahead with the questions -- when asked by a journalist could he perhaps assume a sitting position more like facing the press his response was, "I'll try, but I'm no athlete!"
> The other one was when suffering from I believe stomach ulcers he was being plied with fluid without it touching his stomach or the need to effect any artificial opening. Anyway he reputedly ordered a round of enemas (drink up!) for the whole hospital ward.  
> 
> 
> But a musician and convener of ensembles which could be inspired!
> slainte!
> 
> Robert R. Calder 
> 
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