JSngry Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 (edited) I smell a rat on this one... Treasure TLP828, Treasure Productions, Inc. Mount Vernon, NY. The label seems to be an east-coast version of Crown, I swear... No personnel listed, but instrumentation is clarinet (alto on one tune), vibes, piano, bass, and drums. Repertoire is all stuff like "Undecided", "Stars Fell On Alabama", "Jeepers Creepers", "Don't Get Around Much Anymore", all stuff that can be swung "litely and politely". And is. Kinda like the Shearing group with a clarinet instead of a guitar. Nothing like the Rusty Bryant jazz sides on Dot that the cover photo of a tenor-playing brother leaning back and blowing had me hoping for, but still, not a waste of $2.98, although $2.99 would have been too much to pay. BUT... There's more than a few things on here that suggest that "Chet Grayson and the Country Clubbers" might be more than just some annoymous giggers who did the date for scale. Everybody sounds like they're "putting on" JUST a little bit, and everybody, the vibist in particular, gets off some licks (and with a swing) that I've never heard in a REAL country club band. And some of the "straightness" seems less than natural, if you know what I mean. So I'm thinking that this might be one of those dates that might have some "lesser" but still "known" jazz names on it. Nothing on the level of the Raymond Scott Secret 7, but still... Does this item show up in any jazz dsicographies? If so, a listing would be much appreciated. As always, thanks in advance! (btw - other artists with albums on Treasure (MAKE EVERY RECORD A TREASURE $3.98 says the back cover) include Rudy Vallee (reading fairy tales!), George Jessell (singing tear jerkers of the not-so-gay- nineties!), Pianola (sic) Pete, The Dixieland Dandies, and Robert Alda (singing songs for Continental Lovers!)) Edited May 27, 2015 by JSngry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 This sounds (literally and figuratively) like something that Dick Hyman's involved in. The vibist is DEFINITELY a ringer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Does the lack of a response mean that this item is not in discographies or that there is a suspicion that the inquiry is somehow bogus? If it's the latter, I assure you that it's not. Real album, real details. If it's the former, oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted September 1, 2004 Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 Uhhh, thanks for the tip, JS. Somehow this one got under my radar. (I suspect Peanuts Hucko might be involved, but under an assumed name.) Future copies listed on Ebay should sell like hotcakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2004 You meant to tell me that "Peanuts Hucko" ISN'T an assumed name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nelson Posted September 2, 2004 Report Share Posted September 2, 2004 Perhaps John Ashcroft over at Homeland Security can sort it out. And there's no telling what those other musicians-in-hiding are up to. Until then, as Johnny A. sings --"Let the eagle soarrrrrrrr." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2015 Going through one of the old racks of "get around to this at some pint", and started doing research to see if there was any indication of who "Chet Grayson" really was...and found this 11 year old thread. Geez.... Anyways, those first impression still hold, but the last tune on the LP breaks formula and is a very nice Hodges-esque reading of "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"...did Bob Wilber do shadow dates like this at any point? Otherwise, elven years was not too long to wiat to give this its first full listen. In fact, eleven more would have been fine. Full Treasure Records discography here: http://www.excitingsounds.com/treasure-productions/ Sure would like to hear this one... but instead have this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazztrain Posted May 28, 2015 Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Treasure, Mount Vernon Music, Fortuna, and Goosey Gander were all connected. There was something schlocky at best and perhaps shady (references to lawsuits for copyright infringement) about their operations. I had started to try to compile lists of their releases a year or so ago out of curiosity. My recollection is that many of their releases made use of pseudonyms for the artists. I'll try to pull out my notes sometime if I can find them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2015 Wahtever you can come up with would be much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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