Does anyone seriously think Chick Webb had a great band?

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AlekseyKosygin · #31 Post by **AlekseyKosygin** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:47 am

I figure they're usually both the same since many a times the label will just copy the liner notes from the LP and put them in the CD reissues...once again I wasn't trying to diminish the importance of gaining knowledge from liner notes, i've found a ton of great info in liner notes, it's just that you'll often times get a lot more detailed information (like who arranged what) from written sources that never make it to the web...and honestly, there's a ton that hasn't made it to the internet as of yet...the demand just isn't there...i mean, who talks about what arrangers wrote for Chick anyway? : )

I'll post some book recommendations on this thread later...i just finished basie's good morning blues last night, it was great...

Alex

trev · #32 Post by **trev** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:42 pm

AlekseyKosygin wrote:...i mean, who talks about what arrangers wrote for Chick anyway? : )

Interview with Van Alexander

Eyeball · #33 Post by **Eyeball** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:04 pm

trev wrote:
AlekseyKosygin wrote:...i mean, who talks about what arrangers wrote for Chick anyway? : )
Interview with Van Alexander

Good link and interview. Thanks.

one thing - Van A. said that BG was carrying 8 brass 'later'. Goodman only carried 5 brass 3 tpts and 2 tbns until about 1944 when he bulked up to eight brass. All those classic Victors and Columbias were done with a brass quintet.

And Miller only carried 6 brass at first (counting him), then bulked up to 8 brass circa 1940 as slightly bigger bands became the norm.

Bill Elliott only carries 6 brass.

AlekseyKosygin · #34 Post by **AlekseyKosygin** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:34 pm

I've been to Christopher Popa's website before but had no idea that he had this article posted on it...Thanks for putting that link up!

Does anyone know if a bio ever came out on Chick?

Alex

AlekseyKosygin · #35 Post by **AlekseyKosygin** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:56 pm

BTW has anyone seen this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tracks/B000DNVRZ6

Looks like Proper does it again.

Alex

#36 Post by **JesseMiner** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:43 am

AlekseyKosygin wrote:BTW has anyone seen this?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tracks/B000DNVRZ6

Yup, Jesse from SLO posted about it on the first page of this thread.

GemZombie wrote:Coincidentally, Proper has released a full box set of Chick Webb Tunes.

http://www.propermusic.com/products.asp ... ROPERBOX97

Jesse

AlekseyKosygin · #37 Post by **AlekseyKosygin** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:57 pm

Cool, which thread is it? Neither of those links goes to a thread on the board...

Alex

Haydn · #38 Post by **Haydn** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:20 pm

AlekseyKosygin wrote:Cool, which thread is it?

This thread, page 1, second post from the bottom ...
http://www.swingdjs.com/phpbb2/viewtopi ... sc&start=0

Campus Five · #39 Post by **Campus Five** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:58 pm

Eyeball wrote:Bill Elliott only carries 5 brass.

Bill plays with 3 tpts and 3tbns. I play with 5 brass (3tpts/2tbns).

Eyeball · #40 Post by **Eyeball** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:20 pm

Thank you, JSO.

I must have confused the 2 bands.