Very interesting 1928 New York soundie with many interesting musicians famous (and unknown). At 2 min we are treated to an invisible violin solo and at 4:30 to...
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howardrye
Mar 20, 2013 5:42 pm
I have already been in direct touch with the enquirer but Dawkins is almost certainly the West Indian bandleader and drummer more commonly known under the name...
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Andrew Taylor
agrahamt2
Mar 25, 2013 10:06 pm
Fantastic! From the YouTube comments - is this confirmed? Re: Invisible violin solo: He did it with one cut-off hair from his bow, tied in a cricle? and...
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Andrew Homzy
homzy2000
Mar 26, 2013 3:50 am
The violin technique was used by Gypsy musicians - check out the film Latcho Drom for an emotionally powerful use of this technique. Also: ROMANIAN FIDDLE...
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Mordechai Litzman
folke613
Mar 28, 2013 1:40 am
Thanks for the info - any Youtube videos to watch of this technique? Now, what about the washboard/parchment/wall paper solo? ________________________________ ...
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Mike Amato
vintagetenor
Mar 28, 2013 11:41 am
That single bow hair bowing technique on the violin seems to be a variation of the technique that Joe Venuti used for his chord-melody solos. Â But Joe used...
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David Weiner
djwein
Mar 28, 2013 2:31 pm
Here's the complete number - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCLmfx_d4m8 Dave Weiner...
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alan504450
Apr 12, 2013 11:32 am
Hi Folks, BEWARE - I have just received an Email purporting to come from Yahoo. It requests verification of account details. It seems that the last hacking...
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Patrice Champarou
patrice_champ
Apr 12, 2013 1:09 pm
Alan, I did not want to ask you publicly, but I wonder if you ever received any of my two private messages warning you of spams sent *to* the group from *your*...
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voxunum
Apr 23, 2013 5:45 pm
So, what is the update on repairing/gaining access to the site or getting in contact with the creator or service provider? Let me know what I can do!...
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Peter L Reid
reid1947
Apr 30, 2013 11:54 am
Hi all, Does anyone know the name of the "Jazz Band from Memphis" that plays at Madge's (Bette Davis) party, or who the musicians are? IMDB has no information...
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Jim
jimmiejazz37
Apr 30, 2013 12:37 pm
What is the YouTube link? ================================================================ ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Howard Rye
howardrye
Apr 30, 2013 12:55 pm
It¹s Les Hite and His Orchestra. Numbers performed are: Willie The Weeper (inst); Peckerwoods Wiggle; Willie The Weeper (Bette Davis, vocal) ... Howard Rye,...
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Peter L Reid
reid1947
Apr 30, 2013 1:21 pm
... Hi Jim, and thank you Howard. Jim try this -http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbpdOmbOnLQ Howard do you have any idea of the personnel of the band in the...
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David Weiner
djwein
Apr 30, 2013 2:16 pm
Hey! Lionel Hampton on drums! Dave Weiner...
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Howard Rye
howardrye
Apr 30, 2013 2:23 pm
When I was working on these or the discography in Marshall Royal¹s autobiography we reached the essential conclusion that it is almost impossible to recover...
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ROBERT R. CALDER
serapion...
May 1, 2013 11:36 pm
Orendorf should be recognisable aurally from his nice King Oliver style -- I gathered he had an interesting later life, but don't know details. Lawrence Brown...
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Andrew Taylor
agrahamt2
May 10, 2013 8:55 pm
Hi all, Wondered if any of you had noticed the following and had any opinions or observations about the following. I was listening just now (on iTunes) to...
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Andrew Taylor
agrahamt2
May 10, 2013 9:03 pm
Looking online, the cd set /Louis Armstrong : portrait of the artist as a young man, 1923-1934/ (which I don't have) has Mahogany Hall Stomp listed as 3:13,...
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Richard Fannan
rfannan1
May 11, 2013 5:36 am
I have three versions of Mahogany Hall Stomp on CD and loaded into iTunes. A The one from the Complete Hot Fives and Hot, according to the iTunes info, is...
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lastofthebarons
May 11, 2013 9:25 am
The version on, "The Complete Louis Armstrong Vol. 5 "Tight Like This" 1928-1931 Disc 1" by Frémeaux et Cie is 3:22. One of the reasons for a disparity in,...
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Andrew Taylor
agrahamt2
May 12, 2013 5:18 pm
Sounds similar to editing old photos digitally, there may be a "right" answer but it'd be hard to prove, even to yourself! Andrew Taylor (from my iPad)...
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LarryC
hp44serenade
May 13, 2013 6:34 am
Good News -- 1920 s and 1930 s Roaring 20 s Hits "Rythm Kings Band is Currently Rehearsing Tarpon Springs, Florida EVEN BETTER, Many Veterans of Swing are in...
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David Brown
dvd.brown
May 14, 2013 7:15 am
For this -- and all vintage material -- seek out JRT Davies transcriptions. Speed correction is an art, not a science, especially as jazz musicians, especially...
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ROBERT R. CALDER
serapion...
May 14, 2013 1:14 pm
jrt davies was indeed the speeds man his own writings on speeds topics ought to be available for reference. as I recall, he was very informative even when...
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David Brown
dvd.brown
May 14, 2013 3:45 pm
Hello Robert JRT's website is, I regret, lost and gone. But Nick Dellow's excellent interview is still available at http://www.vjm.biz/articles9.htm All Best ...
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Andrew Homzy
homzy2000
May 30, 2013 1:12 am
We've had interesting discussions regarding re-creations of KOCJB and ODJB - but what about NORK? Besides Art Hodes' "Friars Inn Revisited", are there other...
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ALAN BOND
alan504450
May 30, 2013 7:58 am
Just last year, Andy Schumm & Keith Nichols organised as session to re-create the work of the Halfway House Orchestra at the Whitley Bay Classic Jazz Party and...
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Robert
robertgreenw...
May 31, 2013 10:07 am
Wingy Manone recorded in 1934 with Sidney Arodin & Santo Pecora (I think it was) under the name of the NORKs. The sides recorded certainly do not represent a...
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coneyislandtodd
Jun 8, 2013 12:32 am
This might be old news to many here, but it was news to me. I had never heard about this bit of New Orleans history....