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Some of you might have seen that Peter and Ramona (and Skye and Frida) have put together a routine to Lucky Millinder's "Savoy" for the upcoming celebration of Frankie's 95th birthday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNrrGIrblE

So, we will have many requests for "Savoy" coming up. But what version should we play? I don't have the Jazz Discography with me (never leave home without it!), but, IIRC, the version on Proper's Apollo Jump is not the commercial version but a transcription recording from 1943. The original Decca recording from 1942 is much slower which can be good for practice, but does it have the exact same structure? Then there's another transcription from 1942, available on a Hindsight CD, that is also fast and has about the same length as the 1943 version.

"Savoy, Boy, Savoy"

"Savoy, Bacon, Savoy"

"Savoy, Fat Stubbs [?], Savoy"

anton wrote:Some of you might have seen that Peter and Ramona (and Skye and Frida) have put together a routine to Lucky Millinder's "Savoy" for the upcoming celebration of Frankie's 95th birthday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DNrrGIrblE

So, we will have many requests for "Savoy" coming up. But what version should we play? I don't have the Jazz Discography with me (never leave home without it!), but, IIRC, the version on Proper's Apollo Jump is not the commercial version but a transcription recording from 1943. The original Decca recording from 1942 is much slower which can be good for practice, but does it have the exact same structure? Then there's another transcription from 1942, available on a Hindsight CD, that is also fast and has about the same length as the 1943 version.

"Savoy, Boy, Savoy"

"Savoy, Bacon, Savoy"

"Savoy, Fat Stubbs [?], Savoy"

The one on 'Apollo Jump' is the 1943 version, 3m 24s. According to http://www.lordisco.com, it was recorded in Hollywood, CA, c. August 1943.

The lordisco entry says:

Note: This session probably derives from the AFRS Jubilee series in Los Angeles but has been previously listed in error as having been recorded in New York on November 22, 1943 (this was the V-Disc mastering date).

Anyway, if people are going to learn a routine to this version, that's probably the best one to play, at least while it's fresh in peoples' minds ...