brownie Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 From the excellent 'Jazz Lives' website Bubber Miley on film Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 wow, wow, and double wow. Thanks for posting that; but I hope all the musicians and their estates get paid each time we play it - (see Pujol thread) Quote
medjuck Posted November 10, 2011 Report Posted November 10, 2011 In silhouette Reisman's hair flopping around would almost lead you to think he was Cab Calloway. Quote
Lazaro Vega Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 (edited) I was really wrong about how Miley made those sounds; was expecting him to be doing the plunger mute thing. At the start of The Mooche it was all lip, tongue and humming in his throat, or a combination, with nary a flick of that rod cone shoved in the bell. Edited November 11, 2011 by Lazaro Vega Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 actually, I don't think that's Miley - and if it is, they are not playing "live," so you can't really judge the technique. Quote
medjuck Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 actually, I don't think that's Miley - and if it is, they are not playing "live," so you can't really judge the technique. According to Mark Cantor the Vitaphone shorts were done "live" until 1931. (And as far as I'm concerned Mark is the maven when one in any jazz on film discussion.) Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 I agree, Mark is great. I bow to his authority, Quote
AllenLowe Posted November 11, 2011 Report Posted November 11, 2011 to me, the guy standing behind Miley appears to be African American, Quote
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