Claude Schlouch Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 Hi folks, For information: 1. OPENING - STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY / Jun. 26, 1948 2. MARY’S IDEA / Jun. 26, 1948 3. S’POS’N - vo. Jackie Searle / Jun. 26, 1948 4. THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL - Quartet / Jun. 26, 1948 5. MEL’S IDEA / Jun. 26, 1948 6. YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME - vo. Dolly Huston / Jun. 26, 1948 7. SWEDISH PASTRY / Jun. 26, 1948 8. INDIANA / Jun. 26, 1948 9. GOOD-BYE / Jun. 26, 1948 10. OPENING - STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY / Jul. 3, 1948 11. BYE BYE BLUES / Jul. 3, 1948 12. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS - vo. Jackie Searle / Jul. 3, 1948 13. BLUE VIEWS / Jul. 3, 1948 14. IT’S THE TALK OF THE TOWN - vo. Dolly Huston / Jul. 3, 1948 15. MEL’S IDEA / Jul. 3, 1948 16. DON’T BLAME ME - vo. Jackie Searle / Jul. 3, 1948 17. AFTER YOU’VE GONE / Jul. 3, 1948 18. GOOD-BYE / Jul. 3, 1948 Benny Goodman Septet. Benny Goodman, Stan Hasselgard, Wardell Gray. Red Rodney, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Bauer, Clyde Lombardi, Mel Zelnick. Vocals by Jackie Searle, Dolly Huston Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Hi folks, For information: 1. OPENING - STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY / Jun. 26, 1948 2. MARY’S IDEA / Jun. 26, 1948 3. S’POS’N - vo. Jackie Searle / Jun. 26, 1948 4. THERE’S A SMALL HOTEL - Quartet / Jun. 26, 1948 5. MEL’S IDEA / Jun. 26, 1948 6. YOU TURNED THE TABLES ON ME - vo. Dolly Huston / Jun. 26, 1948 7. SWEDISH PASTRY / Jun. 26, 1948 8. INDIANA / Jun. 26, 1948 9. GOOD-BYE / Jun. 26, 1948 10. OPENING - STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY / Jul. 3, 1948 11. BYE BYE BLUES / Jul. 3, 1948 12. WRAP YOUR TROUBLES IN DREAMS - vo. Jackie Searle / Jul. 3, 1948 13. BLUE VIEWS / Jul. 3, 1948 14. IT’S THE TALK OF THE TOWN - vo. Dolly Huston / Jul. 3, 1948 15. MEL’S IDEA / Jul. 3, 1948 16. DON’T BLAME ME - vo. Jackie Searle / Jul. 3, 1948 17. AFTER YOU’VE GONE / Jul. 3, 1948 18. GOOD-BYE / Jul. 3, 1948 Benny Goodman Septet. Benny Goodman, Stan Hasselgard, Wardell Gray. Red Rodney, Mary Lou Williams, Billy Bauer, Clyde Lombardi, Mel Zelnick. Vocals by Jackie Searle, Dolly Huston So just to get this straight: Some of this has previously been released on the "Tribute from Sweden" LP mentioned above (some of the song titles of which must be fictitious, and the non-existent discog info won't help any either, except that the Swedish text - apparently taken from a "Swedish phrases for tourists" book - is hilarious in this context) and on Hep 36 ("Benny's Bop") under the "July 1948" recording date given there? But the recordings on Dragon DRLP 16 ("Swedish Pastry") are all different, or are the dates and lineups wrong there and at least some of the recordings on that LP ARE in fact from the above two dates? Edited February 26, 2015 by Big Beat Steve Quote
James Accardi Posted February 26, 2015 Report Posted February 26, 2015 Two tracks from these concerts ("Swedish Pastry" and "Mel's Idea") are on DRLP 29. Everything on Dragon DRLP 16 is from the Click restaurant from between May and June 1948, with nearly the same band. On the White Plains dates Mary Lou has replaced Teddy Wilson and Lombardi has replaced Arnold Fishkind/Fishkin. Patti Page was replaced by Dolly Houston and Jackie Searle. I don't trust Russ Connor's assignment of Red Rodney as the trumpeter on the June 26 date, as Rodney seems to have guested only on the opening weekend when Wilson and Page were still on the band. "Benny's Bop" was announced as "Mel's Idea" on June 26, so there is only one version of "Mel's Idea" from Westchester County Center. This track sees its first release with the Audio Park CD (the CD calls it "Mel's Idea"). On the "Tribute From Sweden" Lp, “Blues For Sweden” is really Blue Views, “Stompin Slow” is "Mary's Idea" (Just An Idea), and “Swedish Sweets” is Swedish Pastry". Hep CD 36 has all the V-Disc recordings from August 20, 1948, except for the two alternative takes of "Benny's Bop" (which remain unissued). As far as I'm concerned, the Audio Park release is the definitive issue of this material - although it would have been nice to have the incorrect "Mel's Idea" title fixed once and for all! Contemporary reviews are here:http://wardellgray.org/discography.html Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted February 27, 2015 Report Posted February 27, 2015 James, hats off to you for that discography! I am impressed indeed! Quote
James Accardi Posted March 9, 2015 Report Posted March 9, 2015 James, hats off to you for that discography! I am impressed indeed! Thank you very much! Hopefully it will be - or has been - a help to a few Wardell fans. I should point out that the very end of "Benny's Bop" is missing on the Audio-Park CD, but it's hardly noticeable. Quote
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