jazzbo Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Which ties into another question here about songs written about the war effort, that's the context. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 "Jeep is Jumping" . . . is that a referrence to the Army vehicles or not? Announcer on Volume 11 seemed to be saying it IS. Err.. Johnny Hodges=Jeep. Not sure if your were kidding or not! . . . and of course, also Rabbit. Interestingly, I was listening to the Ella Fitzgerald Song Books the other day (as Lon knows), and in the midst of directions he gives on a rehearsal track in the Ellington Song Book, I'm pretty sure Duke calls Hodges "Rabbit." B-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Which ties into another question here about songs written about the war effort, that's the context. Thanks. Well, FWIW, Hodges was known as Jeep--and "The Jeep is Jumpin'" was written-- before the war. E.g., "Jeep's Blues" and "The Jeep is Jumpin'" were both recorded by "Johnny Hodges and his Orchestra" (an Ellington small group) in 1938. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Wasn't Jeep also originally character in Thimble Theater (AKA "Popeye") ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I found an answer to my own question: "Eugene the Jeep" is a character that E.C. Segar added to Thimble Theatre on 3/3/1936. Could Hodges's nickname been derived from the Popeye character? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Yes, I knew the song titles predated the war. . . . But that doesn't exclude the nickname from referencing the vehicle, though I agree, it's unlikely! Alan, it's possible that the Segal character was the inspiration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 I found an answer to my own question: "Eugene the Jeep" is a character that E.C. Segar added to Thimble Theatre on 3/3/1936. Could Hodges's nickname been derived from the Popeye character? Hmmm--reminds me of the Politics Forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 "Jeep", the nickname given to Johnny Hodges - probably by his bandmates - was most definitely taken from the character in Elzie Segar's comic strip. (Actually, the strip's correct name was "Thimble Theater", but most people referred to it as "Popeye" since Popeye the sailor man was eventually to become its principal character.) Most newspaper readers at the time were totally addicted to "Thimble Theater" (aka "Popeye") and the members of the Ellington band were certainly among the fans. Billy Strayhorn also got his nickname from Segar's strip. Swee-Pea was an infant Popeye adopted, and the Ellingtonians thought the diminutive Billy Strayhorn looked like Popeye's new ward, hence, forever after, he was known as Swee-Pea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted April 25, 2005 Report Share Posted April 25, 2005 Another character in Popeye (Thimble Theater), the Goon, was forever memorialized in a Johnny Hodges composition, and wonderful small group recording, titled "The Dance of the Goon". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Brown Posted April 26, 2005 Report Share Posted April 26, 2005 Just occurred to me that a much later Ellingtonian, saxophonist Harold Minerve, also had a nickname that originated in Elzie Segar's brilliant comic strip. Minerve was known as "Geezil". Geezil was a regular member of the cast of "Thimble Theater". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Any word on when we might see V. 13 in this series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clunky Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Any pointers as where to start with this series. Vol 6 is mentioned above. Although I love EKE I can't see me buying all of these. I guess I'd look to those with fewer vocal numbers and more unusual or rarely covered material. Any thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Life Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 Any pointers as where to start with this series. Vol 6 is mentioned above. Although I love EKE I can't see me buying all of these. I guess I'd look to those with fewer vocal numbers and more unusual or rarely covered material. Any thoughts I bought the entire series a month ago (except #5, which I have yet to track down), didn't know they even existed until this Forum informed me. They are all quite terrific, the standout for me thus far is #9, with some songs I particularly have always loved, and some great performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Update from Mona at Storyville re: V. 13 in the DETS series: We plan to release Vol. 13 during the Duke Ellington Conference in London in May. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Here's hoping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gslade Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 That is good news I thought the series was dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 Just received an email from Storyville announcing the release of vol. 13 of the DETS series: Duke Ellington: The Treasury Shows Vol. 13 This is volume 13 of Duke Ellington "The Treasury Shows". Jerry Valburn is the Producer of the DETS series which will result in 24 double CDs at its completion. The series was launched on April 7th, 1945 while the band was performing at the 400 Restaurant in New York City. These wonderful broadcasts ran through November 1945 and picked up again in April 1946 through early October. Included are also some interesting broadcasts from 1943 through 1954 where Duke performed for the Treasury Department, radio remotes from New York’s New Zanzibar & Birdland and thos broadcast from Meadowbrook Gardens in Culver City, California and the Blue Note in Chicago. http://www.storyvillerecords.com/default.a...mp;state_2837=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 It's up on e-music. Though, given the shortness of the tracks, not perhaps the best way to obtain it. You'd use an entire booster pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 22, 2008 Report Share Posted May 22, 2008 (edited) Excellent news--been waiting a long time for the next volume and will try to order as soon as a U.S. distributor gets the actual CD set. I've been on a bit of a Duke kick again anyway. Edited May 22, 2008 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 24, 2008 Report Share Posted May 24, 2008 Worlds Records just got DETS V. 13 in a day or so ago--I placed an order this morning. They're also running a 25%-off sale on discontinued Jazz Unlimited and Nostalgia Arts titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Worlds Records just got DETS V. 13 in a day or so ago--I placed an order this morning. They're also running a 25%-off sale on discontinued Jazz Unlimited and Nostalgia Arts titles. Really? I'm looking but I can't find it, nor the "New York New York" newie from Storyville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Hoppy, the DETS is there, search by Artist "Ellington," then sort by date offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 Storyville just sent me a corrected booklet and tray card for Vol. 13. It seems some of the songs were incorrectly listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted May 26, 2008 Report Share Posted May 26, 2008 By the way, www.worldsrecords.com has the 12 DETS volumes before this on sale for 16 each! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKE BBB Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Someone reported in the duke-lym list that the track listings for CD 1, on the jewel box rear insert and the booklet, do not agree and both are wrong. Proposed correct listing is as follows: 1. Someone 2. Riff Staccato 3. Homesick, That's All 4. Kissing Bug 5. Take The "A" Train (theme) 6 Take The "A" Train (theme) 7. Time's A-Wastin' (Things Ain't What They Used To Be) 8. DE Bond Promo 9. Three Cent Stomp 10. There's No You 11. Fancy Dan 12. Everything But You 13. Fickle Fling 14. DE Bond Promo 15. Blue Serge (into close) 16. Take The "A" Train (theme) 17. Stompy Jones 18. Walkin' With My Honey 19. Lilly Belle 20. Everything But You 21. In A Mellotone 22. Solid Old Man Storyville will replace the incorrect liner notes and insert, if you contact them. Regards, AgustÃn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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