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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:47 am
by AlekseyKosygin
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
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:42 pm
by trev
AlekseyKosygin wrote:...i mean, who talks about what arrangers wrote for Chick anyway? : )
Interview with Van Alexander
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 6:04 pm
by Eyeball
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:34 pm
by AlekseyKosygin
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
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 7:56 pm
by AlekseyKosygin
BTW has anyone seen this?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/tracks/B000DNVRZ6
Looks like Proper does it again.
Alex
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:43 am
by JesseMiner
Yup, Jesse from SLO posted about it on the first page of this thread.
Jesse
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 12:57 pm
by AlekseyKosygin
Cool, which thread is it? Neither of those links goes to a thread on the board...
Alex
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 4:20 pm
by Haydn
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
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:58 pm
by Campus Five
Eyeball wrote:Bill Elliott only carries 5 brass.
Bill plays with 3 tpts and 3tbns. I play with 5 brass (3tpts/2tbns).
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 9:20 pm
by Eyeball
Thank you, JSO.
I must have confused the 2 bands.