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MG C-506:
Opera In Vout / Slim Gaillard
Boogie Woogie At The Philharmonic / Meade Lux Lewis
![[Front Cover]](img/MGC506_Fs.png)
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Label Type : | black/gold Mercury trumpeter type A | |
| Matrix Number : | SIDE-A |
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| SIDE-B |
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Comments
Judging from matrix imprints/inscriptions, this album was once assigned to MG C-108, then renumbered to this MG C-506.
Small tear near the bottom-left on the back cover, as well as taped stains on both seams and the spine.
Inside The Groove
A fine coupling of “The King of Jive” and “The King of Boogie Woogie”.
Personal Impression (and brief notes)
Both sides are from legendary 1946 JATP live recordings.
Side-A features Slim Gaillard duo. It's really amazing that by only two people playing piano, guitar, bass, drums and voices, they creates very swingy and jivy music. What a great music!
Side-B features Meade Lux Lewis' solo piano. Still interesting to listen to.
Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)
Side-A: 9 out of 10
Side-B: 6 out of 10
Track Listing
| SIDE-A: Opera In Vout (Groove Juice Symphony) | |||
| A-1 | C 305 (D 461) | Introduzione-Pianissimo (Softly, Most Softly) | - |
| A-2 | C 306 (D 462) | Recitative E Finale (C Jam?) | - |
| A-3 | C 307 (D 463) | Andante Cantabile In Modo De Blues (With A Floy Floy) | - |
| A-4 | C 308 (D 464) | Presto Con Stomp (Of Much Scat) | - |
| SIDE-B: Boogie Woogie At The Philharmonic | |||
| B-1 | C 652 (D 266) | Medium Boogie | - |
| B-2 | C 653 (D 267) | Fast Boogie | - |
| B-3 | C 654 (D 268) | Slow Boogie | - |
| B-4 | C 655 (D 269) | Honky Tonk Train Blues | - |
Personnel
Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)
On A-4, piano and drums are played at the same time - there might be another player on this live recording, or Tiny Brown played piano or drums. Further information is welcome.
Side-A:
Slim Gaillard (p, g, d, vo),
Tiny “Bam” Brown (b, vo).
Recorded at Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
on April 22, 1946.
Side-B:
Meade Lux Lewis (p) solo.
Recorded at Embassy Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
on April 22, 1946.
Jackets
| Front | Back |
|---|---|
![[MG C-506 FRONT]](img/MGC506_F.png) |
![[MG C-506 BACK]](img/MGC506_B.png) |
Labels
| Side A | Side B |
|---|---|
![[MG C-506 A]](img/MGC506A.png) |
![[MG C-506 B]](img/MGC506B.png) |