medjuck Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 http://www.wbgo.org/post/hear-earliest-surviving-radio-broadcast-duke-ellington-historic-find-deep-dive#stream/0 Many thanks to Lewis Porter and especially Steven Lasker for sharing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 4, 2018 Report Share Posted October 4, 2018 That was interesting, thanks. I wish they had said what happened to the other music the guy had recorded at home. I imagine the other records he made have historical significance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 That is amazing, truly amazing. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 (edited) Fascinating indeed and meriting a serious "tangible" release - but .... Lewis Porter (THE Lewis Porter who isn't just anybody in the field of jazz history) writing, in all earnest (talking about "Sleepy Time"): "The Rene brothers appear to have been musicians ..." "Appear"? Really? Can he be serious? What kind of blind spot is this? Leon Rene had a VERY long and many-faceted career in the music business. Is it that hard to put the bits together e.g. from Leon's pic (taken in his early days) with the Buddy Petit band in the "Pictorial History of Jazz" (first published when Leon Rene was still active) to the Excelsior and Exclusive labels that he and his brother Otis ran post-war (and these labels were not just "any" indie label either) and Class Records later on. Nitpicking? Maybe, and nobody knows everything, but still this sort of unevenness in historical awareness is rather amazing to come from a seasoned pro. Edited October 5, 2018 by Big Beat Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted October 5, 2018 Report Share Posted October 5, 2018 Priceless. .. Many, many thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 15 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: Fascinating indeed and meriting a serious "tangible" release - but .... Lewis Porter (THE Lewis Porter who isn't just anybody in the field of jazz history) writing, in all earnest (talking about "Sleepy Time"): "The Rene brothers appear to have been musicians ..." "Appear"? Really? Can he be serious? What kind of blind spot is this? Leon Rene had a VERY long and many-faceted career in the music business. Is it that hard to put the bits together e.g. from Leon's pic (taken in his early days) with the Buddy Petit band in the "Pictorial History of Jazz" (first published when Leon Rene was still active) to the Excelsior and Exclusive labels that he and his brother Otis ran post-war (and these labels were not just "any" indie label either) and Class Records later on. Nitpicking? Maybe, and nobody knows everything, but still this sort of unevenness in historical awareness is rather amazing to come from a seasoned pro. Not nitpicking at all. This frequently happens when an "expert" in one area is clueless about all other areas. Thanks for pointing that out. The guy on the internet should have done his homework. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 6, 2018 Report Share Posted October 6, 2018 What is the sound like a foghorn at the very end of Sleepy Time, is that a mike noise, or just, what is that? It pops up here and there, almost like Carney on bass clarinet? But not really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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