[Dixielandjazz] Basin Street Six - "Margie" question
Marek Boym
marekboym at gmail.com
Thu Jan 7 23:05:48 UTC 2016
Like Boll, I got "the now ubiquitous YouTube message "This video is not
available." cpuld it be not available ouside of the US?
Cheers
On 8 January 2016 at 00:14, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> Fuzzy wrote:
> > Marek's post "Dukes of Dixieland with Pete Fountain" spawned a desire in
> me to go back and listen to the Basin Street Six. As I queued up "Margie"
> - I had that same feeling I get every time I hear the recording - that
> Pete's tone is somehow different - especially at the beginning. It could
> be totally in my head, but I hear it every time I listen to the tune.
> >
> > To me, it sounds like they're playing Margie in A, and they do it
> splendidly, but it is the abnormal tone at the beginning (to me at least)
> that makes me wonder if the CD was recorded at a different speed than the
> LP/78 - whichever it was originally released on. I don't own the LP/78, so
> I can't compare it. Do any of you have any thoughts or input to offer?
> >
> > Here's a YouTube link to hear the CD version:
> https://youtu.be/Qd1zSi9ZBz4
>
> Dear Fuzzy,
> Sadly, your link returned the now ubiquitous YouTube message "This video
> is not availabble. Sorry about that."
> The fun police have struck again! Stifling jazz research.
> Based on the information provided by Youtube, that "Margie" is from the
> GHB BCD-103, 'The Complete Circle Recordings',
> recorded on 28 August and 30 November 1950, eight of which were originally
> released on the rare 10" Circle LP JL403.
>
> 1. Margie
> 2. Farewell Blues
> 3. That's a Plenty #1
> 4. That's a Plenty #2
> 5. Up a Lazy River
> 6. Jazz Me Blues
> 7. I'm Going Home
> 8. High Society
> 9. South Rampart Street Parade
> 10. Mahogany Hall Stomp
> 11. World's Waiting For the Sunrise
> 12. Waiting For the Robert E. Lee
>
> We older collectors are more familiar with the BS6 version of "Margie"
> recorded on 19 September 1951 and released on 10" LP Mercury MG 25111.
> Our band's clarinet player, Jack Wiard (a DJML lurker) has a complete
> collection of Pete Fountain recodings and may be able to check his library
> and answer your question.
> Cheers,
> Bill.
>
>
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