Who Knew....?

[Jon King]

Yep, one of those MMO albums, in this case, featuring selfless souls such as Milton Delugg, Billy Butterfield, Don Lamond, and other studio gems laying down the skeletons of Swing as they swang hard. 

As Dick Gibson frequently said, "I could get this band work in Jersey."

Edited February 14, 2023 by Jon King
Spelling elision

[Rooster_Ties]

MMO??

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/mmo
 

abbreviation, Digital Technology.

 

1. Massively Multiplayer Online game:  any online video game in which a player interacts with a large number of other players.

Edited February 14, 2023 by Rooster_Ties

[HutchFan]

@Rooster_Ties - Also https://www.discogs.com/label/53774-Music-Minus-One

 

[JSngry]

Those records are a discograper's dream... or nightmare!

Before there were Aebersold records, the was Music Minus One. I grew up on them! Well, musically I did.

Hey, talk about learning about section playing when there was no section around...

[Rooster_Ties]

3 hours ago, HutchFan said:

@Rooster_Ties - Also https://www.discogs.com/label/53774-Music-Minus-One

Aha, thanks!!

[JSngry]

[Teasing the Korean]

My mom had the MMO Bacharach for the Ladies, arranged by Jack Six, for female vocalists.

[Jon King]

4 hours ago, JSngry said:

Well, this looks interesting.  Are the tunes still requested?  I like Mehldau’s Hendrix and Beatles tracks, for example.  Once requested “High Heeled Sneakers” during a set at a bbq blues place in Kansas City, and The Rest Is History thanks to Linda Schell and her Blues Thang.

[JSngry]

Those MMO records were all standards. Some are still played, some not so much. Still, they're a great way to both learn tunes and to get exposed to same.

for example:

they all included lead sheet w/lyrics for C, Eb, and Bb instruments.

[JSngry]

Strobe on the label! 

[Jon King]

11 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Strobe on the label! 

Could you elaborate please?  First time knowledge.  I thought strobes were for dancing.

[Teasing the Korean]

2 minutes ago, Jon King said:

Could you elaborate please?  First time knowledge.  I thought strobes were for dancing.

You would shine a light on the strobe to be sure the record was turning at the right speed, especially important if speed differences resulted in your instrument not being in tune with the record.

[JSngry]

Technology still in use!

https://youtu.be/10Rc1y2_x70 

[Jon King]

10 minutes ago, Teasing the Korean said:

You would shine a light on the strobe to be sure the record was turning at the right speed, especially important if speed differences resulted in your instrument not being in tune with the record.

Well, another brick in the wall…. Thank you for that info.