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THE INTERNATIONAL DEMS BULLETIN DUKE ELLINGTON MUSIC SOCIETY 07/3 December 2007 - March 2008 FOUNDER: BENNY AASLAND |
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The New DESOR corrections
DEMS 07/3-43
We remind you that these
corrections are merely
suggestions. They are not (yet) accepted by the
authors of the New
DESOR. Unsigned suggestions were brought in by
Hoefsmit.
DEMS
Page 220. Time Life Promo
New Desor 5615 9jul56
I have this as video copies from two different
sources:
- part of Dutch TV "Herinneringen Aan Harleem" with
Dutch sub-titles
- part of a German TV with German translatiion spoken
over Duke's own
talking (which is very off-putting)
Both run for about 4:15 and start with a 1:20 intro
Duke narrating a
kind of "Mood Indigo Tale".
Following this we have 5615a-e, preceded by a few
introductory words
to each item by Duke.
Both recordings end with Duke's (very) bright smile
concluding
Satin Doll.
New Desor has a 2:20 sequence as 5615f entitled "Duke
talking about
his hits".
I wonder whether 5615f really exist. Alternatively, is
5615f meant to
include the above mentioned "Mood Indigo Tale"?
Reading Stratemann page 367 it seems that this tale is
part of
5615f, but then it must be placed at the very
beginning of the film;
not at the end.
Klaus Götting
You are right. Duke's talk is
during Mood
Indigo and should be placed between 5615a and
5615b.
Pages 259 and 1175 and
Correction-sheet
1081. Amsterdam 2Nov58. The description of the
opening Take
the "A" Train in the second concert should read:
(nc)3o4BAND,4RN,4BAND,4RN,16BAND&RN;4o16BAND&RN,cod2BAND.
Page 511. Things Ain't What They Used To
Be, claimed to
be from 23Sep68, 6851l, as released on the Laser Disc
A Vision
AMLY-8029 is not from Puebla on 23Sep but from the
first concert at
the Auditorio Nacionál at Mexico City on
29Sep68. We see the
replacement for Jeff Castleman on bass during this
number. His name
was Jorge Rojas according to Stanley Dance, World
of Duke
Ellington, page 282 (pahe 273 in UK MacMillan
edition, 1971).
Pages 671 and 1423. 23oct72, session 7251. This
may be the
most insignificant correction imaginable, but it still
is one. The
number TX11295 does not correspond with what I have
found on my LP. I
can confirm the numbers mentioned by Klaus Stratemann
on page 644. On
this LP in the wax are on both sides AL.BROWN P2984
plus on one side
the number TX1129A-1 and on the other sideTX1129B-1.
The wrong
sequence of selections is as mentioned by Klaus
Stratemann. This LP,
documented both in the New DESOR and in Klaus
Stratemann's book, is a
souvenir LP for the musicians and other important
people.
Two other LPs were "released" from this show. The one
which was
actually the first "release" is complete and it has
the selections in
the correct sequence. It is not even mentioned that it
was intended
to be promotional or a limited edition. On the labels
are the numbers
XPL 17329 A/B and in the wax are the numbers XPLI
7329A/B.
A third "release" was for promotional purposes for
clients of the
advertising agency of Timex (Warwick, Welsh &
Miller, Inc.) It
has no specific numbers on the labels and in the wax
are on both
sides AL.BROWN and Side # 1 and Side # 2. The
selections are in the
order as mentioned by Klaus Stratemann. This could
have been a dub of
the TX1129 release.
Georges Debroe
Page 859. Since we now
agree that Francis
Williams was the fifth trumpet-player in the 3Jul58
Newport concert
(see 07/3-21), I think he should also be mentioned in
some of the
choruses of 5824m; at least in the introduction, the
6o chorus
and in the first 4 bars of the coda.
Page 894. The song
Hayfoot
Strawfoot recorded by Duke in 1941 [recte 1942]
was not a Civil
War ditty. The living lyricist Ervin Drake (Good
Morning Heartache
and It Was a Very Good Morning, recorded by
Sinatra) and
Paul McGrain wrote the music. The living attorney who
was responsible
for the copyright on this song is Abe Bein. Ivie
Anderson was the
singer.
Jed Berman
Are you sure? We have in our files
the names of
H.Lenk and E.Drake as composers and the name of
P.McGrane as
lyricist.
Sjef Hoefsmit
I am 100% sure. Ervin Drake
is my stepfather
and is alive as we speak. Abe Bein is my uncle and is
alive as we
speak. I am a musician as well. Ervin (he often wrote
music and/or
the lyrics) wrote the song (he may have had other
writers with him,
as was sometimes the case.) My Uncle Abe Bein handled
the legal
copyright etc. on the song. Duke Ellington definitely
recorded the
song with Ivie Anderson singing.
Jed Berman
George Avakian in a message to the Duke-LYM list of
8Nov2000: "The
song title Hayfoot, Strawfoot comes from the
words used by U.
S. Army drill sergeants in World War I (and perhaps
long before) to
teach uneducated army recruits how to march properly.
Evidently some
of the farm boys didn't know left from right, so the
sergeants would
tie a bit of hay to the left foot, straw to the right.
The sequence
comes from the fact that all marching begins with the
left foot."
Page 1489. Max Roach. In
addition to the
date of his death that should be added after his name,
the date of
his birth should be corrected. It was according to
Steve Voce's
obituary and the "New Grove" 10Jan24 and not 1925.
("Reclams
Jazzführer" von Carlo Rohländer und Karl
Heinz Holler
indicate 1925) (See 07/3-1)
DESOR small corrections
DEMS 07/3-44
These corrections are authorised by Luciano Massagli
and Giovanni
Volonté.
DEMS
DESOR small corrections 5012
Volume 1 (Corrections December 2007)
XXIV - JIc.Jazz Icons (07/2-7)
XXVI - TCB.TCB Music SA
163 - 1Sep49, session 4915. Creole Love Call, 4915e delete: Co KG-33341. 4915f add: Co KG-33341 (07/2-24)
166 - 2May50, session 9064. Make a note for the concert in Zürich. Correction-sheet 1084 (07/3-10)
259 - 2Nov58, session 9062. Make a note for the first concert in Amsterdam. Correction-sheet 1081 (07/3-17)
259 - 2Nov58, session 5844. This was the second concert. Delete 5844e, 5844f, 5844g. Add 5844xa Harlem Air-Shaft; 5844xb Sophisticated Lady; 5844xc Jack the Bear; 5844xd You Better Know It. Correction-sheet 1081 (07/3-17)
DESOR small corrections 5013
Volume 1 (Corrections December 2007 continued)
459 - Make a correction in the note about 24Jan67 2nd concert in Stockholm, session 9027 on Correction-sheet 1044. The session number is now 9061 and the Correction-sheet 1083 (07/3-8)
460 - 25Jan67, session 9063. Make a note for the interview in Oslo. Correction-sheet 1083 (07/3-19)
511 - 28Sep68, session 6852. Add 6852xa Satin Doll; 6852xb Take the "A" Train. Correction-sheet 1082 (02/3-11/1)
548 - 10Nov69, session 6958, concert in Köln. Add 7 selections, see Correction-sheet 1082 (07/3-9)
Volume 2 (Corrections December 2007)
XXXVI - Love in My Heart instead of Love's in My Heart (07/1-39)
1057 - Once Upon a Dream. Cottrell instead of Coltrell (07/2-40)
1076 - Portrait of Louis Armstrong, 7058h. Add: , but: cod24CW,2BAND
1157 - St. Louis Blues, 5007s. AMC instead of DBy
1183 - Take the "A" Train - theme, 4209c. Add: int4DE.
1336 - Disc 0251. A04 - Creole Love Call: 4915f instead of 4915e. (07/2-24)
1357 - Disc 0381. Add: NOTE - Track B02: coda is omitted. There is room for this NOTE on page 1358.
1368 - Add: 0912 DVD. Jazz Icons 2.119001, between 0444 and 0445. Correction-sheet 3028. (07/3-17)
1411 - Disc 0671. Add, in the NOTE - Track B05: last 6DE bars omitted.
1421 - Add: 0914 CD. TCB Music SA 43062, between 0728 and 0729. Correction-sheet 3028. (07/3-10)
1430 - Add: 0909 DVD. Video Artists International 4358, between 0772 and 0773. Correction-sheet 3028. (06/2-15)
1430 - Add: 0910 DVD. Video Artists International 4371, between 0909 and 0773. Correction-sheet 3028. (06/3-10)
1439 - Add: Abdul-Rahim, Emmanuel (Latif, Aziz). 20Feb34... congas. Correction-sheet 4001 (04/2-50p473)
1441 - Add: Badia Graells, Miquel. 12Sep26 ... trombone Correction-sheet 4001 (05/3-56p552)
1446 - Brewer, Teresa May 7, 1931 - Oct 17, 2007
1449 - Byas, Don. Delete: St. Louis Blues
1477 - Add: Logan, Marian 1920 - Nov 25, 1993. Stay in the band: occ. for the session of 17Apr68. Correction-sheet 4001. (05/3-15)
1479 - McCain, Alva. Add: St. Louis Blues
1489 - Roach, "Max" Maxwell Jan 10, 1924 - Aug 16, 2007. (07/3-1)
1494 - Add: Smith, Willie "The Lion". 25Nov1897-18Apr73 Correction-sheet 4001 (06/3-4)
1505 - Add: Winfield, Barbara. 9oct32 - 10Aug05. Correction-sheet 4001 (07/1-8)
Correction-sheet 1044. Session 9027 is replaced by session 9061 on Correction-sheet 1083 (07/3-8)
The New DESOR correction-sheets
DEMS 07/3-45
Sessions
1081 - 9062 Amsterdam 1st concert 2Nov58 07/3-17
5844 Amsterdam 2nd concert 2Nov58 07/3-17
1082 - 6852 Ciudad De Mexico 28Sep68 02/3-11/1
6958 Köln 2nd set 10Nov69 07/3-9
1083 - 9061 Stockholm 2nd concert 24Jan67 07/3-8
9063 Oslo, interview 25Jan67 07/3-19
1084 - 9064 Zürich 2May50 07/3-10
If another
session can be
added to Correction-sheet
1084, it
will be re-printed
Titles
2005 - New structure for Piano Tinkle
9047 Tootsie Hill 05/2-20
9048c&d Blues No 23 05/2-30
9053ae Paper Doll 05/3-15
9053af Shine On, Harvest Moon 05/3-15
9060d Unidentified "S" 06/3-5
Correction-sheet 2005 is waiting for one more correction
Discs
3028 - 6433 Video Artists Intern. 4358 06/2-15
6560 Video Artists Intern. 4371 06/3-10
5844 Jazz Icons 2.119001 07/3-17
9064 TBC Music SA 43062 07/3-10
Musicians
4001 - Richardson, Jerome 6636 04/1-31 p426
Latif, Aziz 6364g, 6747q, 7343g 04/2-50 p473
Taylor, Dave 7034 05/2-37 p1497
Badia Graells, Miquel 6966 05/3-56 p552
Chycoski, Arnie 7226 05/3-24
Logan, Marian 9053 05/3-15
Smith, Willie "The Lion" 9058 06/3-4
Winfield, Barbara 9059 07/1-8
Small
corrections
5012 - Two pages with small
corrections,
assembled August 2006, from page 744 until and
including 1489 (see
06/2-52); assembled December 2006, from page IX until
and including
1450 (see 06/3-34); assembled April 2007, from page
XXII until and
including 1497 (see 07/1-49); assembled August 2007
from page XII
until and including 1506 (see 07/2-41) and assembled
December 2007
from page XXIV until and including 259 (see 07/3-
44).
Typing Errors (and worse
than that!)
DEMS 07/3-46
See DEMS 05/3-48
In spite of the fact that I confirmed Anders Asplund's
observation
that track 12 of the Properbox Intro CD 2046
(Flippant Flurry)
was from 1Jul47, I gave the non-existent date of
17Jul47 (in Duke's
discography that is). Please make a fresh correction
if you accepted
my error as being correct. Sorry!
Sjef Hoefsmit
At the very end of this last Bulletin in 2007, I wish
you all
(readers of DEMS Bulletin) a
Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year (the 30st
year of
publication of Benny's Bulletin).
I hope to see you in May in London!
Sjef Hoefsmit