[Answered] The Fox, Ray Anthony

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Sundancekid · #1 Post by **Sundancekid** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:19 am

I've been trying to find this song for a while so I thought I would ask the people who would know. Does anyone know the name of this song and the album I can buy to get it?

http://www.daytonaswingnsalsa.com/f/day ... kaSlow.wmv

Thanks

CafeSavoy · #2 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 1:33 pm

It sounds like "The Fox" by Harry James from Oscillatin ' Rhythm

Sundancekid · #3 Post by **Sundancekid** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:45 pm

Thanks that's the one. It's such a relief to get that all sorted out.

Bob the Builder · #4 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:46 pm

CafeSavoy wrote:It sounds like "The Fox" by Harry James from Oscillatin ' Rhythm

You mean Ray Anthony.
It is named after George "The Fox" Williams who composed it along with Ray Anthony in 1951.

The good news it what in the past little while some of Ray Anthony's and George Williams recordings have been re-issued on CD. (The Fox in the past was only on some limited CD's and difficult to get).
Here is a nice live version of it:link
It's also available on this

Brian

CafeSavoy · #5 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:51 pm

Bob the Builder wrote:
CafeSavoy wrote:It sounds like "The Fox" by Harry James from Oscillatin ' Rhythm
You mean Ray Anthony.
It is named after George "The Fox" Williams who composed it along with Ray Anthony in 1951.

The good news it what in the past little while some of Ray Anthony's and George Williams recordings have been re-issued on CD. (The Fox in the past was only on some limited CD's and difficult to get).
Here is a nice live version of it:link
It's also available on this

Brian

True, Ray Anthony, the other white basieite.

CafeSavoy · #6 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 5:53 pm

Thanks for the links. Any thing else good on those cds?

Eyeball · #7 Post by **Eyeball** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 6:03 pm

Mega-derivAtive number- It starts off kind of like THE MOLE, moves into another familiar riff, then moves into a riff from THE COUNT. Good stuff.

Williams had his own double CD of swing era stuff when I checked about a year ago.

Bob the Builder · #8 Post by **Bob the Builder** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:29 pm

CafeSavoy wrote:Thanks for the links. Any thing else good on those cds?

Not a huge amount, but that might be just me.
When Ray got his big band together after the War, Glenn Miller charts were doing quite well. Ray copied a lot of this and did quite well out of it. He has built in the Miller sound and put is own side on it. To me "The Fox" is a Bit like Millers "Jeep Jockey Jump" to me. i.e. a bit out of character of what you might expect.

Williams had his own double CD of swing era stuff when I checked about a year ago.

I would love to hear Rhythm Was His Business just for interest.
I know CafeSavoy you mentioned this CD a few weeks ago, and that you were not "Moved" by it. Was it just a bit modern sounding?
Not to many bands are able to copy the Lunceford band very well.

Brian

CafeSavoy · #9 Post by **CafeSavoy** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:38 pm

Bob the Builder wrote:[
Williams had his own double CD of swing era stuff when I checked about a year ago.
I would love to hear Rhythm Was His Business just for interest.
I know CafeSavoy you mentioned this CD a few weeks ago, and that you were not "Moved" by it. Was it just a bit modern sounding?
Not to many bands are able to copy the Lunceford band very well.

Brian

That's true. I still waiting to dig that Williams cd. And i don't mind modern, i like some of the ray anthony stuff. I was hoping for more from tthe williams cd since it has a great line up of musicians. But the music doesn't quite gel for me. I think Duke Heitger did a better job with some of the Lunceford material.

Eyeball · #10 Post by **Eyeball** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:38 am

Ray Anthony played trumpet in the Glenn Miller civilian band and George Williams did a number of arrangements for the Glenn Miller civilian band.