78rpm pressing: Salted Peanuts - Dizzy Gillespie's First Band, 1945 - Manor 5000

[XOtericate]

Dig!

[vinylelvis1]

Do you have his other Manor tunes? I think you could post the other version on Guild.Good way to compare the recording and arrangement if its the same or not. 65 year old version wow! I remember seeing Dizzy on various TV shows in the 70's and 80's...those big puffed out cheeks plus he seemed cool too!

[SwingMan1937]

I sure do, but I can't seem to find 'em right now.

The other record is Manor 1042 of "I Can't Get Started"/"Good Bait". Incredibly, I have the same 2 tunes on one of the first twelve 78's I snagged in 1986 - on a COLUMBIA PROMO!!!!! How Columbia got their mits on the Manor coffers, I have no idea, but they're the same cuts.

[the50sjazzfan]

Great solos by all...Dizzy is again brilliant.

Thanks Mark. 5*

John.

[SwingMan1937]

You bet, John - what a chance to hear a landmark song being developed, for sure. :)

[Shabannie]

I have always liked this song. Thank you for posting this.

--------Ellen

[SwingMan1937]

You bet, Ellen. :)

I thought about posting the Guild recording as well, but thought it might be kind of overkill.....

[Shabannie]

Just post it later, maybe in a few months.

--------Ellen

[althazarr]

Very nice cut!

[SwingMan1937]

Nice & rare, for sure - "BcuzJazz" definitely passed some real gems on to me. :)

[donbenham1]

Mark!!!

Awesome! I love that Trummy is on the date, although his solo doesn't amount to much. Cool writing.

Thanks.

[SwingMan1937]

You bet, Don - and thanks. :)

[BcuzJazz]

The first version I heard of this  as a kid was a babysitter's old 1970's pointer sisters LP; The sisters were apparently so impressed with Dizzy's composition & arrangement, they re-created it Note-for-note - WITH WORDS FOR EACH NOTE!

Paste into the youtube search window, "pointer sisters salt peanuts 1974"... even though I don't really care for their version now as an adult, it's still kinda impressive that they wrote words to all those notes...

Glad you like the record, Mark!

[SwingMan1937]

Yeah, I had this when I was a teenager (found it in pawn shop!) - ended up broken in a move in 1996 and hadn't been able to find another copy, until last week. ;)

Dizzy only recorded 4 tunes for Manor (one session) and this has 2 of 'em. :)

[MrInkSpotsBillKenny]

I like it. 5*

Thanks

[SwingMan1937]

Thanks, Bill. :)

It's a great listen, for sure.