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Topic: Jimmy Smith on electric console? |
Cartwright Thompson
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Brad Bechtel
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Bill Hatcher
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 7:11 am |
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never mind the steel player.....allen reuss is the star of the recording. one of the greatest of the arch top rhythm players ever.
here he is with jack teagarden.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5tJlXCZBes |
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Andy Volk
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 7:22 am
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Wow, what a terrific recording. Reuss is a largely unheralded master. His tight, rhythmic solos were exceptional. Barney Kessel said that whenever he personally played one of Reuss's instruments it was always in immaculate condition and perfectly set-up. I hear a bit of Sol Hoopii influence n the steel playing.
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Ray Montee
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 7:38 am Great recording.............
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Even tho' the recording is olde............
It wreaks of "creativity" and "FRESH" new sounds, something we don't get to hear very much of these days. That's the kind of playing that really gives me kick in the posterior.
Even tho' the recording equipment was early day hardware, the magic of the instruments/player still shine thro'.
So much of what we're hearing today, is unimaginative and grossly repetitious to the point of shear boredom.
That's how I hear it! |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 7:39 am
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Thanks for digging that up Brad. I miss Al Marcus, he always had something interesting to contribute.
Allan Reuss was a student of George Van Eps, who was of course a genius. I think Reuss' solos are more exciting than George's though. He made some amazing recordings with pianist Arnold Ross. |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 8:37 am
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Here is one of Allan Reuss's finest moments, with Arnold Ross. I uploaded this to YouTube a few weeks ago after going through some of my 78s. This is one of the greatest archtop solo breaks ever recorded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5NUF1gNJoQ
I enjoyed the Peck's Bad Boys recording. I looked for a long time for their 78s, I think after seeing there was steel guitar listed in Charles Delauney's New Hot Jazz discography.
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Tim Whitlock
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 8:39 am
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| Thanks for posting, Cartwright. Allan Reuss is a wonderful revelation for me. What a fantastic player! Like Ray says - it's great to hear this music which sounds as innovative and fresh as the day it was made. |
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 10:53 am
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Herb Steiner
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Posted 15 Jul 2014 8:37 pm
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Wow, it's incredible I found this thread. I actually spent a few hours one afternoon visiting with Allen Reuss!
It was probably 1970 or 71, I was good pals with David Cohen, who was an up-coming studio player that had come from the traditional folk thing happening at the time. He had to get some charts from Allen for a project they were involved in and asked me to come along.
Allen Reuss at that time was mostly doing session work for studios like Disney and Warner Bros. I knew who he was and who he'd played with, and meeting him was very strange; he looked like a little old New York Jewish man you might see behind the counter of a delicatessen cutting lox, only holding a guitar!
He was gracious in that kind of curmudgeonly way and was very excited to show me a Roland drum machine he'd just acquired: "I'll never hire another f@#king drummer again!!" was his comment that stayed with me.
Live long enough in the right places and you occasionally rub shoulders with the greats.
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