Re: Jack McDuff workshop video

[wehner@post3.tele.dk]

A. B. Bonds wrote:
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> In <3278CF33.431A@post3.tele.dk>, wehner@post3.tele.dk wrote:
> >OrganFxr@aol.com wrote:
> >>
> >> Hell yes!...remember George Wright??
> >
> >The George Wright?
> >
> >"George Wright Has Been Honored With The First LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
> >Presented by THE AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY June 28, 1995"
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> And ol' George can SWING on the Mighty WurlitZer, as in Honky Tonk
> Train (regrettably long out of print) and many others.  Of course,
> when he hits that Wurlie tremelo, it knocks you out of your seat.
> I'll never say that V3 is excessive again.....  I'm glad that his name
> came up in this context.  Fats Waller did a good job with the
> instrument that he had, but it was a church organ (the Victor Camden
> studios were located in an abandoned church, and it was there by
> accident, not design).  The 5-manual Paramount WurlitZer yielded more
> opportunities.
>                         A. B. Bonds


A. B. Bonds:

I don=B4t know if you are aware of the this site? If not try and check it
out: http://wcbi.com/organs/cds/banda.htm.

You might not find The Honky Tonk Train but several other prints are
accessible. F. ex.=20

Original Master Series Vol. 1=20
Impressions Of "My Fair Lady" and George Wright Goes "South Pacific"
which is two of the most popular recordings of the theatre organ ever=20
made.=20
BANDA Original Master Series are produced from the original master tapes
which have been carefully preserved and now transferred to the digital
format using the latest mastering techniques. The CD=B4s are said to have=
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little of the distortion, excessive equalization and tape hiss present=20
in earlier releases of this classic material.=20

regards,

Hans Wehner
Denmark