In case there is any doubt on the point I am not agreeing with the criticism that Davison ³was solely Louis derived and a plagiarist.² It isn¹t his fault...
9096
David Brown
dvd.brown
Mar 1, 2012 3:19 pm
No, no Howard I never for a moment read you as other than reporter of received bollocks. I'm not sure what records he spoiled. If you mean the Bechet Blue...
9097
ROBERT R. CALDER
serapion...
Mar 1, 2012 4:14 pm
to play on the title of an LP -- Bill was definitely an original, wherever he came from, and to judge from some reports also a man prey to the furies. From...
9098
Howard Rye
howardrye
Mar 1, 2012 4:20 pm
I¹m not sure that a list of trumpeters who could do 1928 Armstrong will be very useful, especially as you will no doubt find reasons for disagreeing, if only...
9099
ALAN BOND
alan504450
Mar 1, 2012 4:21 pm
This is in complete contrast to Louis and Bechet on the Clarence Williams Blue Fives. The two egos were blasting away in a battle royal on 'Cakewalkin' Babies'...
9100
ALAN BOND
alan504450
Mar 1, 2012 4:28 pm
A lot of similar things were said about Ruby Braff and I recall an anecdote which had him saying to Ruby "why don't you try eating some o' them chips you've...
9101
David Brown
dvd.brown
Mar 1, 2012 5:21 pm
Robert 'offsets the emotional cheapness' is great. It's what I meant when I referred to the pith and irony in his ballads. I knew him only from gigs but there...
9102
dwstuck
Mar 1, 2012 6:20 pm
Forgive me, guys - I'm ignorant: what's the connection between Wild Bill and Teschemacher's death? Best, Dave...
9103
Howard Rye
howardrye
Mar 1, 2012 6:44 pm
Wild Bill was driving the car which crashed killing Frank Teschemaker in Chicago on 1 March 1932. I only have John Chilton¹s authority that hostility to him...
9104
David Brown
dvd.brown
Mar 2, 2012 8:18 am
Can anybody come up with any information -- beyond Hillman notes on the Frog issue -- on this trumpeter/cornettist active in Chicago in the 20s. He was ...
9105
JamesJazz
jimjazzdet
Mar 2, 2012 8:31 am
Wild Bill used to appear regularly near Detroit with Tom Saunders Surf Side Six in the 1970s. Tom and Bill were longtime friends, and Bill would guest with...
9106
David Brown
dvd.brown
Mar 2, 2012 9:02 am
'According to Bill's account they'd just entered the intersection of Magnolia and Wilson when a taxi, headlights off, hit them sideways. Teschemacher was...
9107
Howard Rye
howardrye
Mar 2, 2012 12:29 pm
There is a Louisiana-born Oscar Young, aged 21, lodging with his wife Beatrice, 19, at 505 33rd Street, Chicago, on 10 January 1920. He is a laborer in a steel...
As I did this in quite a hurry I have rechcked it and he is definitely stated to be 46. He has a wife named Sidonia, who is 40, and a son (presumably in fact a...
9110
dwstuck
Mar 2, 2012 6:59 pm
Thanks, guys...I don't know how I missed that... Dave...
9112
ALAN BOND
alan504450
Mar 2, 2012 7:59 pm
There has always been controversy over this particular incident. Certainly it cost us a great talent in Tesch but what that has to do with Wild Bill's playing...
Kid Ory replaced Georhe Filhe in Oliver's Dixe Syncopators in the fall of 1925 after his gig with Armstrong at the Sunset Cafe ended. Armstrong asked for more...
9115
John McCusker
ory1886
Mar 3, 2012 7:21 pm
Someone asked about a picture of the Oliver band with Ory. Here's a link to a picture of the Oliver band featuring Kid Ory on trombone. It's from, a handbill...
9116
John McCusker
ory1886
Mar 3, 2012 7:23 pm
Sorry, my bad. Here's the good link: http://www.fellers.se/Kid/1927_Oliver,_King_-_Dix_Sync..html ________________________________ From: John McCusker...
9117
Duncan
dmactds
Mar 3, 2012 10:23 pm
Marriage record for George Filhe and Sidonia Dumini - 1894 http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/reference/recordchurch_m.htm?id=OM-0787...
9118
Duncan
dmactds
Mar 4, 2012 6:50 am
To confuse matters further, I just ran across this: http://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/reference/recordchurch_b.htm?id=OB-4915 It's the baptism of:...
9119
Patrice Champarou
patrice_champ
Mar 4, 2012 7:23 am
*(...I tried to translate from french the name 'Filhe' but got nothing; is it possible that his name had become 'anglicized' to Field? Filhe is an ancient noun...
9120
Howard Rye
howardrye
Mar 4, 2012 10:00 am
At a quick guess Georges Field, who is clearly George Filhé, is not so much an anglicization but an anglophone Mississippi clerk failing to understand what...
9121
Howard Rye
howardrye
Mar 4, 2012 10:41 am
Published personnels for the Dixie Syncopators came originally from Luis Russell and Omer Simeon. On some sessions at least Ory identified himself (and Jimmy...
9122
Duncan
dmactds
Mar 4, 2012 10:53 am
Patrice, Au contraire (...no, I don't speak french..., I'm just showing off....), but anyway, your explanation makes perfect sense and is probably what ...
9123
Bob Smith
jayaressno
Mar 4, 2012 1:58 pm
I wonder if the French name 'Filhe' has been anglicized to 'filly' meaning (colloquially) 'a lively young girl'? Cheers Bob Smith [Non-text portions of this...
9124
Patrice Champarou
patrice_champ
Mar 4, 2012 4:11 pm
... From: Bob Smith Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 2:58 PM To: RedHotJazz@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [RedHotJazz] Re: George Filhe (was Oscar 'Bernie' Young) ...
9125
David Brown
dvd.brown
Mar 5, 2012 5:16 pm
Howard's Oscar Young, 21 in 1920 Chicago, makes me question just how New Orleanian was his style. At the very least, he came to Chicago before full maturity...
