Teasing the Korean Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) When we discuss all the classic jazz albums from 1959, we rarely mention Bird Watching by the Nutty Squirrels. This is a quintessential be-bop album. The creative forces behind this combo were Sascha Burland And Don Elliott, who were New York jingle composers. (My parents worked with them.) Thrill to the exciting modern jazz sounds and wild improvisations of the Nutty Squirrels! Edited June 22, 2019 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 So this was NOT "the" Don Elliott (trumpet, mellophone and vibraphone player who was MUCH more than a "jingle composer")?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yes, it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Teasing the Korean Posted June 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: So this was NOT "the" Don Elliott (trumpet, mellophone and vibraphone player who was MUCH more than a "jingle composer")?? Same guy! I have him as a sideman on several records, and I also have his record where he is riding a Vespa in outer space! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 The Nutty Squirrels estan buscando Las Ardillas Locas: Don Elliot knew how to get paid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Teasing the Korean said: Same guy! I have him as a sideman on several records, and I also have his record where he is riding a Vespa in outer space! So I figured. I was just alluding to your somewhat lightweight characterization of Elliott as a "New York jingle composer" which is a bit like describing John Coltrane as a Miles Davis (or better still, Johnny Hodges) sideman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasing the Korean Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Big Beat Steve said: So I figured. I was just alluding to your somewhat lightweight characterization of Elliott as a "New York jingle composer" which is a bit like describing John Coltrane as a Miles Davis (or better still, Johnny Hodges) sideman. Perhaps my syntax was confusing. What I was attempting to convey was that the Elliott and Burland partnership was almost exclusively focused on jingles. They had a company together. The Nutty Squirrels would have been an outlier. And incidentally, they both loved writing and recording jingles and took the work very seriously. Also, Sascha Burland released an LP on Riverside circa 1961 called Swingin' the Jingles, with arrangements based on some of the jingles he'd written. On June 21, 2019 at 3:13 PM, ghost of miles said: I have this album! LOVE IT! Edited June 22, 2019 by Teasing the Korean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) Where’s Alvin and the Chipmunks? Edited June 22, 2019 by Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 @Teasing the Korean Very interesting back story. Thank you for sharing it. The context added greatly to the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 41 minutes ago, Brad said: Where’s Alvin and the Chipmunks? They got eat up by grasshoppers. Cannonball: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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