gmonahan Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 No idea how I ever missed this one, but this is a wonderful disc. 25 tracks from Louis' various appearances in film, and the sound is outstanding. But what I really adored was how much Teagarden there is, especially on the first 8 tracks from the (obscure!) movie "The Strip." As Will Friedwald writes in his very good notes, Teagarden virtually co-lead the All-Stars with Satch, and gets some very good solo/vocal time on the disc. There's also some good Hines and Bigard, aside from the Young/Hall group that appeared in "High Society." Only complaint: you have to read the notes to get personnels, but I recommend this one. gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 I second that recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted July 11, 2019 Report Share Posted July 11, 2019 And several of the tracks, about half, are in stereo! High Society, of course, as it dates from the stereo LP era, but several from The Strip and Glory Alley benefit from the MGM studios being fitted with multi-track equipment, possibly even recorded on film, rather than disc or tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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