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Guys I knew at RCA told me that the reason for all the jazz recorded in the 50s, and to a lesser extent the 60s was - (heh!) nothing to do with a 'cultural mission' on the part of senior management but a need to offset, for tax purposes, the incredible profits from the Elvis Presley catalog. The money only went as far as production though. There was never any intention to market or promote the stuff. A tax loss was what was required. Our silver lining I guess.

Kong Kong Fay Wray Ken Wray

Edvard Munch Chu Berry Nosher Powell

Jack Straw Geoffrey Wheatcroft Dick Oatts

Minniehaha Samuel Smiles Grinling Gibbons

Philippe Lejeune Michel Legrand Buddy Petit

Barney Google Walter Barnes Johann van Oldenbarnevelt

Arnold Mousetrouser Serge Trouserin Sergius O'Shaughnessy

Captain Philip Thicknesse Pierre Troigros Fats Pichon

Spot Towser Rags

Guy Debos Guy Bedos Claude Brasseur

Georges Sand Georges Delerue Georges Auric

Hard Hearted Hannah Miss Hannah Hannah Brown (from cross town)

H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N Hymie Schertzer Victor Schertzinger

Don Byas playing 'Laura' with the Don Redman Band in Geneva in 1946. Tenor playing at or beyond the highest level...harmonic and melodic sophistication and tone and control unmatched by anyone else at this time.

Shanks's Pony Fat Freddie's Cat Krazy

Doris Robbins Ben Pollack Stanley Kowalski

Mouton-Rothschild Haut-Brion Paddy

Albert Finney Prince Albert Albert Hall

Alexander of Tunis Alexander Haig Al Haig

Jack the Bear Johnny Come Lately John Hardy's Wife

Greta Keller Jonathan Kellerman Emerich Kalman

Sir Richard Fairey Johnny Mince Terry Lightfoot

Aristide Briant Ari Fleischer Butch Miles

Rasputin Raskolnikov Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown