January-16th-2006, 04:07 AM
|
#1
|
|
Universal Sky Marshall
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere along the Lincoln Highway
Posts: 2,648
|
Jan. 16th 1938 - Big Swing Anniversaries
|
|
|
|
January-16th-2006, 07:27 AM
|
#2
|
|
Substance User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Somewhere in Kazakhstan
Posts: 1,792
|
It must have been something to witness. Webb may have won the battle, but the Count won the war. He has the big band for the ages in 1938.
|
|
|
|
|
January-16th-2006, 10:43 AM
|
#3
|
|
Universal Sky Marshall
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere along the Lincoln Highway
Posts: 2,648
|
Too bad that Chick Webb died in 1939.
|
|
|
|
|
January-16th-2006, 10:47 AM
|
#4
|
|
Substance User
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Somewhere in Kazakhstan
Posts: 1,792
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by John P. Cooper
Too bad that Chick Webb died in 1939.
|
Yes, that was a real tragedy.
|
|
|
|
|
January-16th-2006, 11:52 AM
|
#5
|
|
The mouldiest of all figs
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 11,249
|
As I recall, Jimmy Lunceford's band smoked just about everybody in those days.
__________________
Stand clear of the doors
|
|
|
|
|
January-16th-2006, 11:56 PM
|
#6
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Burbank, California
Posts: 357
|
Imagine giving Benny Goodman's famous Carnegie Hall concert second billing!
Does anyone seriously think Chick Webb had a great band?
|
|
|
|
|
January-23rd-2006, 04:32 PM
|
#7
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 5
|
Can I ask......... as a Goodman fan (anorak???) is there anybody using this website who was there for the Carnegie Hall '38 concert? I know its uinlikely - but possible. Please get in touch withme if you were - I would love some first hand comments. Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
January-23rd-2006, 05:20 PM
|
#8
|
|
Universal Sky Marshall
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere along the Lincoln Highway
Posts: 2,648
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Scott Yanow
Imagine giving Benny Goodman's famous Carnegie Hall concert second billing!
Does anyone seriously think Chick Webb had a great band?
|
Scott-
The BGCHC has had so much press over the decades....and no one on this forum even bother to mention it at all save for this thread.
Did Chick Webb have a great band? Yes. Why don't you think so?
Also....hahahaha...this is likely the totally wrong forum for the discussion of swing bands. Contact me off forum and we can discuss the issue with like minded people.
|
|
|
|
|
January-23rd-2006, 05:25 PM
|
#9
|
|
JM is Back!
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 4,529
|
Thanks for posting that graphic, John. Oh! Those bands must have been something to see!!
|
|
|
|
|
January-23rd-2006, 10:44 PM
|
#10
|
|
Universal Sky Marshall
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Somewhere along the Lincoln Highway
Posts: 2,648
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by jazzy mary
Thanks for posting that graphic, John. Oh! Those bands must have been something to see!!
|
You're welcome!
What a day to be alive in NYC, eh?
|
|
|
|
|
January-24th-2006, 11:38 AM
|
#11
|
|
The mouldiest of all figs
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 11,249
|
Chick Webb's band was good but Lunceford was better, as was Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy.
__________________
Stand clear of the doors
Last edited by clinthopson; January-25th-2006 at 11:44 AM.
|
|
|
|
|
January-24th-2006, 11:48 PM
|
#12
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Posts: 22
|
1938 Swing
Anyone remember Al Cooper's Savoy Sultans, who also regularly performed at the Savoy during this era? I'm looking for one of his arrangements.
|
|
|
|
Lower Navigation
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:53 AM.
|
|
