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  1. how many of u guys also collect soul/doo-wop/girl-group stuff

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    And The Flamingos - one trick ponies, sort of, at least as far as what worked. But the groove on "I Only Have Eyes for You", hey, I'll take that and a lifetime inside the woman I love for the win, Peter.

    Not really one trick ponies. They hit the big time with "Eyes" in 1959, but had been making great jump sides and bluesy ballads since the early 50's. Check out their Chance or Chess recordings some time - a far cry from the slick pop for which they're famous (which I also dig, of course).

  6. how many of u guys also collect soul/doo-wop/girl-group stuff

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    Just played it. There's a bloody good organist on it, which I'd forgotten.

    If my memory serves, the lead singer of the Jaynetts was Darlene Love, of Bob B Soxx & the Blue Jeans. Actually, that's another.

    MG

    Memory isn't serving well, MG. Here are a couple of links to the whole story:

    http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Front...1/jaynetts.html

    http://www.history-of-rock.com/jaynetts.htm

    Producer was Abner Spector, not Phil.

  12. Herb Pomeroy RIP

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    Trumpeter, bandleader, educator, and mentor to a generation of musicians, Herb Pomeroy passed away on Saturday, August 11. He was 77.

    Herb was woven into the fabric of Boston jazz, from playing with Charlie Parker on his visits here in the 1950s to his teaching and mentoring students at Berklee for over forty years. Trumpeter Joe Gordon and pianist Jaki Byard played in his big band, among others.

    To say he will be missed is a gross understatement.

  16. boyd raeburn orchestra

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    Well, it's the other one - "Teen Rock" - that I have. ;)

    Any big-league jazzmen uncredited on that one?

    Speaking of "Fratenity Rush": I wonder if the tune "Creole" on that one is the same title that was also recorded by the George Williams Orchestra (on the "The Fox i Hi-FI" album on Brunswick) around the same time for the same target audience?

    Hawkins plays on "The Solid, Solid South" on "Teen Rock", and on "A Little Bit Square But Nice", "If I Could Be With You", & "Summertime" on "Fraternity Rush". He may not solo on all of them. All these tracks were recorded at the same 7/19/56 session.

    "Creole" is credited to G. Williams on the Raeburn album, so I guess they must be the same tune.

  17. James Spaulding

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    blue note sucks for refusing to give him his own solo contact

    He was offered a Blue Note date, but it was to have been one of those Lou Donaldson-styled funky sessions, and he turned it down.

    I think he smokes on Hubbard's "Breaking Point" and on Max Roach's "Drums Unlimited". I saw the Roach band at the time, and they kicked some serious ass.

  20. boyd raeburn orchestra

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    Finally, a word of caution about those who explore Boyd Raeburn for the first time.

    In the mid-50s he did a few oddities for the Columbia label that were .... well ... just odd: A big band finding itself out of its traditional audience trying to cash in on the teen market instead. Their LP's carried titles like "Teen Rock" and "Fraternity Rush". Need I say more? ;) "Teen Rock" is wort th price of admission for its great period-like cover photo and the music is OK. Picture it as big bands trying the impossible; making big band music palatable both to adults and to youngsters raised on rock'n'roll. (Alan Freed did a far more convincing job with his star-studded bands at tha time) At any rate, it's not really comparable with the progressive 40s Raeburn sound. :D

    I agree about the Columbia LP's - they are lightweight, and not in the same league as the great 40's stuff. However, Coleman Hawkins (uncredited) sits in on a couple of tracks of "Fraternity Rush", which makes it a must-have for Hawkins fans like me.

  24. Fats Waller

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    I dispute the assessment of Waller's sidemen as second rate. They function very well as a swing combo, and Al Casey has to be ranked among the very greatest of guitarists. Remember that this unit's primary funtion is to entertain, not to create lasting art, and I think their musicianship carries them through the often mundane material.

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