Ted O'Reilly

I am completely ingnorant of pop music after, say, the Everly Brothers and early, early Elvis. But that's because as a teenager, I really got into jazz of all eras. Until this forum, I had never heard of "Something In The Air", but I knew that the RAF Dance Orchestra No. ! (aka The Squadronaires) had a theme song called "There's Something In The Air". (See hep CD 44, track 14) Given the confessional attitude here, is that worse, or better? (I once dated Neil Young's cousin Stephanie, who really COULD sing...)

Hmmm...I wonder if that was Dick Hyman's organ. (So to speak). He was around then, playing lots of live shows. And don't forget -- that was all live, commercials, too...

What a rip-off this topic is! Absolutely no references to Sarah Palin, as I expected.

Mallards, on the other hand, not so nice...

But did he soften your laundry?

Seventy-eight? Naw, maybe forty-five, or thirty-three and a third.... Happy Birthday, Sonny!

Consumer Reports. The last unbiased magazine.

Sorry, but I had no idea that you were joking -- my fault. The problem is, there are people out there who believe (or want to believe) that that squeak can/SHOULD be "oiled", rather than accepted as the artists did at the time. Personally, I think that modern (and amazing) recording techniques have replaced ability. The jazz thought that "there are no wrong notes" if the artist can resolve ("fix"?) it as he plays is not accepted any longer. As a result, sterile, perfect recordings dominate. I think that something like "Cottontail" as an example would never, COULD never happen today....two or three microphones picking up the self-balanced sound of 15 musicians for a perfect performance? Uh-uh. Likely, a 'producer' would demand changes...

Sorry, what was a joke? That they've taken the squeak out? I'm sure someone has tried to, and I'm further sure that a lot of people who know nothing about recording think it's possible (whether it's the pedal or the throne). I've heard the same thing coming out of piano pedals, too. (It's a good reason for every engineer to carry some Three-In-One or WD40 along with the mics...) I guess the squeak never bothered me enough to notice it on Candy. I'd think it would be easy enough to determine whether it's a pedal or throne by the regularity of the noise. On a similar note, I know someone who hates Ben Webster because they can hear his breath through the horn. I think it's an essential part of his compelling sound...

If they have, they've taken something else out with it. It's impossible (unless there was a mic/track devoted to the foot pedal ONLY which can be dumped) to filter it out with some other sound being effected.

Now that I think of it, they won't even let you listen to the audio clips if you're not in the US. Anyone want to get one for me, and ship it on?

I tried to order it, and they won't ship outside the United States of America. (Not even if you send in your Fleischmann's boxtops!)

Wasn't Buddy Ebsen a song-and-dance man originally? He was to be The Tin Man in Wizard of Oz, but was allergic to the aluminum paint.

This appears to be a Gary Larsen cover too... Yup! That's the one I was referring to in post #75... (Gotta love the hanging sign outside! )

I was thinking of this one, too. The story I heard is that apparently Larsen is an amateur jazz guitarist and a a big Jim Hall fan. When the record company approached Larsen to do the cover, he said, "OK, my fee is one million dollars...OR...a private lesson with Jim Hall." Apparently calls were immediately made to Hall to find a time for the lesson. I don't have it at hand, but Larsen did one for a Herb Ellis / Red Mitchell duo album. Again: apt, accurate and funny...

...in German.

Hmm. How does the water get in? If there's no water, there's no suds. I like suds.

Yeah, that kind of blew. But THAT didn't blow. Good one!

It's true: Kevin's mother is Ray Bryant's sister.

As I think on this, it seems to me that Ray Bryant's "Little Susie" made a bigger impression than "Shake A Lady", but maybe it was more of an LP hit than a single.

Not "Ampeg" the bass amplifier people, but Ampex. From the late 1940s, the leading tape recorder company. A very early investor was Bing Crosby, who used tape on his radio shows, so he wouldn't have to do live both an east-coast, then a west-coast version of his show... Good info at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampex

I remember seeing this as a kid, loving it but not realizing what a wonderful piece of work it was. Later, I came to appreciate it as great for both the art and the music. It's Norman McLaren's 1941 animation-without-a-camera to the Albert Ammons' Solo Art recording of "Boogie Woogie" (rec. April 8, 1939). http://beta.nfb.ca/film/Boogie-Doodle/

New car? What's that? I've never bought a new car. One of the world's stupidest purchases. (Well, I did once, I guess. An orphan: a baby-poop-beige 1964 Ford Falcon -- found on the back lot of a dealer in February of 1965. NEVER considered it a NEW car, just undriven. It was made in '63 and had about 6 miles on the odometer. Paid $1800 bucks for it once they put in a new battery. Drove it for 11 years. )

Thanks again, Shawn, but just ordered it (along with a few others) for only $6.98 from Oldies.com. That's ten bucks cheaper than Amazon! http://www.oldies.com/product-view/28122.html

That was reissued by Collectibles back in 2001 or so as a twofer with Lock The Fox. Not sure if it's still available or not. Thanks, Shawn. I'll start a search. I had them both on LP. In mono!