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  1. Mosaic Dial set coming soon

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    what about the "i wished on the moon" track from the earl coleman / fats Navarro session from November 48? still missing (but exist!!)

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

    wow, yeah. Didn't even make it on to the Bebop Revisited album that collected the rest(?) of the session.

    Regarding source materials, here's some perhaps interesting reading for people such as myself who don't really know the full back story of Dial's post-78 progressions/possessions: http://books.google.com/books?id=m8NNXtuFeukC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=dial+ethnic+series&source=bl&ots=zaJ880-Uhq&sig=ddidZcXDl4HcNUx0Y7ndnJYcWD4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bq41VP3FGZKuyASq9oGwBw&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=dial%20ethnic%20series&f=false

    according to the book "the Music and life of theodore fats Navarro-infatuation" by leif bo petersen and Theo rehak (lanham 2009) there exist two takes of "i wished on the moon"; one take of "guilty"; two takes of "yardbird Suite"; one take of "a stranger in town"; two takes of "as time goes by" and two takes of "move". all the alternates and the wished on the moon takes are on 10-inch test "play-back" Studio lacquer discs in a privat collection. love to hear this! there is so much out there......

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

  5. Swing time for Hitler

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    A subject that has been researched and documented from almost any almost angle imaginable in jazz circles, and now it is going to be turned into a stage show, musical (or whatever)?

    Oh my ...

    That Grauniad story has some pretty silly nonsense anyway. Charlie & His Orchestra "some of the biggest stars of the war"?

    In what circles?

    Among the Allies? Not likely. They were puzzled, maybe amused ... Charle Schwedler's vocals weren't THAT great, intonation, pronounciation and swing-wise (OK, "straight" vocalists often were just as stiff, even in UK and US dance bands, but anyway ....) And after all, the principle of "propaganda swing" wasn't that unknown in WWII (cf. Lucky Millinder's "We're gonna slap that dirty little Jap" or later on Little Jack Little's "Waltz in Berlin", etc.)

    With the German public? Not sure to what extent these songs were broadcast large-scale over short-wave stations that the GERMANS listened to, but probably virtually the entire German radio audience never heard them anywhere anyway at that time. That alleged broadcasting "at home" is not borne out by thorough publications on that subject in jazz books.

    Among the musicians? Not likely too many of them talked about those recordings that freely to others during the war, and some even refused to "remember" their involvement 20 years after the war when the first reissues were produced here. So .... ??

    And considering the number of documents and radio/TV feature produced and published on this subject, it certainly is no "under-explored area of jazz historiy" either.

    Overall, a bit sick IMO, this propensity for milking "anything nazi".

    I don't quite get it, honestly.

    And please ... don't let that Prince Harry use this as an excuse for another tasteless "masquerade"! :unsure:;)

    :tupexact my Train of thought. i couldn´t say it better! thanks.

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

  6. Jackie Cain R.I.P.

    in Miscellaneous Music

    Posted

    very sad! my dad (one year younger than Jackie) and i loved their singing. he introduced Jackie & roy to me when i was a kid via Charlie ventura´s recordings. when i was older i try to collect all of their/her recordings and send them to my father via cassettes.

    here are some tributes:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDBnbAYSnW4

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtfxrc3q7sk

    it´s sad that there is not much more footage of Jackie & roy avaiable!!

    rip Jackie

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

  9. Bebop Invades the West

    in Live Shows & Festivals

    Posted

    Los Angeles Jazz Institute

    West Coast Jazz Heritage Series

    BEBOP INVADES THE WEST

    Celebrating Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker’s Historic Los Angeles Debut

    Friday, August 29, 2014

    8:30pm

    Los Angeles Musicians Union Auditorium

    817 Vine St., Hollywood

    featuring Jazz Legends

    Charles McPherson and Jon Faddis

    with Charlie Shoemake, Tom Ranier and more

    In December of 1945 Dizzy Gillespie brought an all star sextet to Hollywood for an 8 week engagement at Billy Berg’s Nightclub. It was a significant event in Los Angeles jazz history which brought the creators of modern jazz to the West Coast. In addition to Bird and Dizzy the group included Milt Jackson, Al Haig, Ray Brown and Stan Levey. To celebrate this momentous occasion we return to Vine St. to present an incredible all star sextet performing the bebop classics that were introduced to West Coast audiences during that historic engagement. August 29 is also Charlie Parker’s birthday so it will be a double celebration and a night you won’t want to miss.

    Pre-Concert Dinner/Party

    Billy Berg’s Revisited

    6:00pm

    Los Balcones, 1360 Vine St. Los Angeles

    The original building which housed Billy Berg’s still stands and is now Los Balcones Restaurant. We’re having a special pre-concert dinner/party in this historic location which will include a screening of Billy Berg’s home movies from 1945-46 and rare broadcast recordings from the club. The party includes dinner and is only available to the first 50 VIP ticket holders.

    Tickets:

    $75 VIP (includes dinner at Los Balcones and preferred concert seating) $40 Concert Only

    The VIP package will sell out very quickly so call now. Seats are assigned in order received.

    You can use your credit card to order tickets at (562)200-5477

    what about Billy berg´s home movie´s from 1945-46? has anybody seen this? any musicians on it?? bird and dizzy????

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

  12. happy birthday, chris olivarez!

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    let´s keep the tradition alive:

    happy birthday, chris olivarez!

    keep boppin´

    marcel

    exact:

    let me be the first one this year:

    happy birthday!!

    keep boppin´

    marcel

    and again:

    happy birthday to you!

    keep boppin´

    marcel

    even if he´s not present here. let´s keep the tradition alive:

    happy birthday, chris olivarez!

    keep boppin´

    marcel

    another year! all the best!

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

    again, another year!

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

  16. Charlie Parker 'Bird's Eyes' lps...just how rare

    in Discography

    Posted

    there are up to vol. 6 bird´s eyes on lp, up to vol. 25 on "official" printed on cd and up to vol. 103 (as far as i know) on cd-r´s by Special request on the italian "philology" Label. i think Paolo piangiarelli is out of Business now..(?) the liner notes of the 25 official cd´s are often by dr. Robert bregman.

    Keep boppin´

    marcel

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