I second that. It's a great book.main_stem wrote:Jazz AnecdotesShanabanana wrote: In general, do you have a good source of anecdotal stuff like this?
by Bill Crow
It's has some really funny stuff in it.
Lester Leaps In: The Saga
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Eddie Jefferson has a vocalese version called "I've Got The Blues (Lester Leaps In)." It's on his cd "The Jazz Singer" and also on the compilation called "The Bebop Singers."Shanabanana wrote:No vocals on Lester Leaps In, but I'm starting to wonder if that's just some false memory. I can't find any vocal version on Allmusic.
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I ran into this on iTunes a couple of weeks ago and bought it on a whim. I'm pretty happy with it, too.JesseMiner wrote:Strangely enough, I just played "Jumping With Symphony Sid" from this album on Sunday night at the dance in Colorado Springs after convincing John Dyer to buy a copy of the album the day before.Shanabanana wrote:Strangely enough, I just listened to that disc for the first time on Monday. It's really good.djstarr wrote:This looks kind of interesting - hard to tell if one of the two "Lester Leaps In" has vocals, but Joe Williams is on the credits.
Jesse
PS. It is a great album!
Ham Carson's band played "Lester Leaps In" last night; one of their favorite songs and Ham loves to tell the story about how it's done over the changes to "I've Got Rhythm" - you not only get Lester Young but you get George Gershwin too.
I asked them what "Leaps In" meant - they agreed it meant taking a solo. However, Buddy Catlett, their bass player, said that a lot of the terms musician's coined came from watching the dancers --- he was really cute - he pointed out Lorraine (for those of you who know her she is a fabulous dancer and the favorite dancer of the band ) and said - like that girl - she leaps!
I asked them what "Leaps In" meant - they agreed it meant taking a solo. However, Buddy Catlett, their bass player, said that a lot of the terms musician's coined came from watching the dancers --- he was really cute - he pointed out Lorraine (for those of you who know her she is a fabulous dancer and the favorite dancer of the band ) and said - like that girl - she leaps!
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Dunno, but there a lot of songs with religious overtones. Not all preachy and stuff, but songs with those overtones were just natural back then i guess. Nowadays they'll just stick you on christian radio if you do thatBryanC wrote:I wanna know why Tommy Dorsey's song is called "Satan takes a holiday"
Other "Satanic" songs:
Charlie Christian - Paging the Devil
Earl Hines - Up Jumped the Devil
Harry James - The Devil Sat Down and Cried
Eddie Condon - Satanic Blues
Fletcher Henderson - Hotter than Hell
Jimmie Lunceford = Hell's Bells
Ha, finally got around to reading this thread. I LOVE this album. The sax section is so tight that it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up - yes, that's a good thing Thanks Jesse for the recommendation.JesseMiner wrote:Strangely enough, I just played "Jumping With Symphony Sid" from this album on Sunday night at the dance in Colorado Springs after convincing John Dyer to buy a copy of the album the day before.Shanabanana wrote:Strangely enough, I just listened to that disc for the first time on Monday. It's really good.djstarr wrote:This looks kind of interesting - hard to tell if one of the two "Lester Leaps In" has vocals, but Joe Williams is on the credits.
Jesse
PS. It is a great album!
John Dyer, Denver CO