remember he was married to helen ward, a former bg singer. maybe that explained his Preference for bg. btw: i read in 2005(!) - Long before the discovery of the so called savory collection-- in the swingin´ down the lane blog, that savory planned in his last years to issue about 300 cuts from bg in his own cd series. but the musician´union wanted exhorbitant royalties for the estates of all participatings Players. they´d have to Charge 100 us Dollars a cd. totally unfeasible. i read, that russ connor in his discographical book "wrappin´ it up" listed several of savory´s bg recordings (unissued). so, the collection was known Long before schoenberg´s find. with tracks and Dates. and if i rembember right the Columbia double lp-set "1937-38 jazz concert #2" is all savory material (??).
but i love to hear all this stuff one day!!!!
Keep boppin´
marcel
if you have time go also to the Louis armstrong house Museum in Queens. there you can listen to an unissued Charlie parker jam session with big nick nicholas (not in any discographies, absolute unknown and undocumented!!!!) look here:
http://louisarmstrong.pastperfectonline.com/archive/08D6010A-D57D-45A2-8E88-482100638730
oh, i wish i would live not so far awawy....
Keep boppin´
marcel