*(lesser known) Big Bands Corner: Les Brown*

[Dave James]

Hoisted on my own petard by "News" Twizzle. I stand corrected.

Up over and out.

[ghost of miles]

This past summer I picked up a cheap used copy of some of Brown's Coral work--THE LES BROWN SONGBOOK, on Varese Sarabande. Very good early 1950s Les--you can hear some of it, along with Les & Larry Elgart, on the Aug. 12 "Two Guys Named Les" Big Bands program that I did.

[DukeCity]

You can check out the Les Brown band in the big prom scene at the end of the original "Nutty Professor" where they're featured quite a bit (including Les' brother Stumpy (Shorty?).

Somewhat off topic: the Basie band w/ Joe Williams appearing in Jerry Lewis' movie "Cinderfella".

[Free For All]

BTW, in case you haven't seen it, in the movie "The Bellboy" Jerry Lewis does a whole pantomime to a recording of Basie's "Blues In Hoss Flat".

Worth watching for that alone IMHO.

[DukeCity]

BTW, in case you haven't seen it, in the movie "The Bellboy" Jerry Lewis does a whole pantomime to a recording of Basie's "Blues In Hoss Flat".

Worth watching for that alone IMHO.

Continuing the hijack: Jerry also does a pantomime of Basie's "Cute" in "Cinderfella"

(Welcome back, Paul. You've been quiet for a few days...)