tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post831176220713993014..comments2023-10-18T08:54:01.163-03:00Comments on A Piece of My Mind: Thursday Thirteen - 79 - 13 Songs and Music From the Second World War Era, 1939 - 1945Julia Phillips Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-20569943003508486682013-03-05T11:22:08.347-04:002013-03-05T11:22:08.347-04:00The musicians with Django and "Doktor Jazz&qu...The musicians with Django and "Doktor Jazz" on the photo are not African-Americans, but French Caribbean musicians of the Hot Club de France who have recorded with Django – among which Robert Mavounzy and Claude Martial, who are easily recognizable from the photo <a href="http://www.lameca.org/dossiers/biguine_paris/biguine05.htm" rel="nofollow">on this page</a>. I think <a href="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_lirvat" rel="nofollow">Al Lirvat</a> is there too.<br />More info about their music can be found on <a href="http://www.fremeaux.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.livrets&content_id=6281&product_id=140&category_id=16" rel="nofollow"> those liner notes for the "Antilles Jazz" /"Swing Caraïbe" CD</a> (scroll down for the English version of text).Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780773854123627383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-37036766548833275732013-03-05T11:09:32.860-04:002013-03-05T11:09:32.860-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780773854123627383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-11826190544881984732008-11-01T14:37:00.000-03:002008-11-01T14:37:00.000-03:00I grew up listening to my Dad singing those songs ...I grew up listening to my Dad singing those songs - thanks for the memory (wasn't that a song too?).Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-80341687930140549002008-10-31T14:39:00.000-03:002008-10-31T14:39:00.000-03:00Robin - Squee!! Thanks so much!Robin - Squee!! Thanks so much!Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-34678816386821326002008-10-31T13:19:00.000-03:002008-10-31T13:19:00.000-03:00Hi Julia. I'm delighted to tell you that the rando...Hi Julia. I'm delighted to tell you that the random integer generator picked you as a winner in my giveaway, and since you were the first to express a preference for A Special Collection in Praise of Mothers that's the one that will soon be on it's way over to Halifax!<BR/><BR/>Congratulations, I know you'll enjoy it. Drop me an e-mail with your mailing address and I'll get it right out to you.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409530202277375625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-71176651224061050092008-10-30T21:35:00.000-03:002008-10-30T21:35:00.000-03:00oooh great songs! Very well done Julia!AND I can ...oooh great songs! Very well done Julia!<BR/><BR/>AND I can even comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-42491514055046617802008-10-30T21:21:00.000-03:002008-10-30T21:21:00.000-03:00What a fabulous list. I know quite a few of those...What a fabulous list. I know quite a few of those songs. My grandmother who passed away four years ago would have loved to listen to these. She lived to be 100 years old, and she lived through WWI, the Great Depression, then WWII -- then so much that followed, Korea, Vietnam, first human on the moon, all the way up to our satellite and cell phone era. In many ways, she was ahead of her time, but in spirit, she was always a woman of the generation that produced these songs, what many people call the Greatest Generation.Thomma Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490964079393282131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-58121663239280389012008-10-30T15:36:00.000-03:002008-10-30T15:36:00.000-03:00Frankie!! Used to have so many pics of him on my w...Frankie!! Used to have so many pics of him on my walls as a teenager. Still love him. And that first clip is cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-85614614495068041942008-10-30T12:24:00.000-03:002008-10-30T12:24:00.000-03:00Oh, these are great! I was only familiar with 5 o...Oh, these are great! I was only familiar with 5 of them, and I loved listening to the ones that were new-to-me.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08346619210375248680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-20583995763244288492008-10-30T12:19:00.000-03:002008-10-30T12:19:00.000-03:00Nicholas - I've got a Benny Goodman version of 'Si...Nicholas - I've got a Benny Goodman version of 'Sing, Sing, Sing' that I definitely love. When I was looking for dance footage to this piece, I had to go with this clip. I've gotten quite into Prima's version now.<BR/><BR/>That's funny about Cole Porter's reaction to Sinatra's interpretation. Meanwhile, Sinatra's phrasing was one of his greatest talents. He turns the song into conversation - amazing. And the way he pulls back on the line 'in the silence of my lonely room' - *shiver*Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-10791242222741037422008-10-30T10:47:00.000-03:002008-10-30T10:47:00.000-03:00That’s an excellent collection, with many contras...That’s an excellent collection, with many contrasts! <BR/><BR/>Django Reinhardt used to tell Stephane Grappelli that there was only one star at the Hot Club of France, though I’m not sure that the great jazz violinist quite agreed. I am a great fan of the QHCF and have dozens of their recordings on CD and some on original 78. <BR/><BR/>I didn’t know that Sing Sing Sing was written by Louis Prima! I’m quite surprised really. If you can, have a listen to Benny Goodman’s seven-minute recording of it, which was part of his memorable concert at the Carnegie Hall in, I think, 1940. You can hear how the audience gets right into it.<BR/><BR/>V-Discs were an excellent idea and a great morale booster for American servicemen overseas. The performers charged no fee and the records were given away free, with the condition that they should never be sold for money. Some hope! Rare examples change hands for huge sums among vintage record collectors these days.<BR/><BR/>Cole Porter once asked Frank Sinatra “Why do you sing my lyrics as though you wish they had been written by someone else?” but in the clip you give us the young (and so skinny!) Sinatra performs faithfully to the spirit of Porter’s music and sophisticated lyrics.<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful TT! Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-73456949945658989122008-10-30T00:49:00.000-03:002008-10-30T00:49:00.000-03:00I remember Billy Holliday, the Andrews Sisters, Bi...I remember Billy Holliday, the Andrews Sisters, Bing Crosby, Glen Miller and Cole Porter, but some of the other artists are new to me. Thanks for sharing.Mia Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961508590395855772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-55307199863617121932008-10-29T20:15:00.000-03:002008-10-29T20:15:00.000-03:00I enjoyed the trip back in time. The songs from th...I enjoyed the trip back in time. The songs from this era are so poignant.Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-76626318251636239902008-10-29T19:44:00.000-03:002008-10-29T19:44:00.000-03:00Great list Julia. On Rememberance Day I plan to sh...Great list Julia. On Rememberance Day I plan to share a bit of my favorite book about WWI, Rilla of Ingelside by L.M. Montgomery ... that's if my pregnancy hormones don't cause me to blubber even more than I do.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-50048297353147528482008-10-29T19:34:00.000-03:002008-10-29T19:34:00.000-03:00Sandee - I had technical difficulties with the Bil...Sandee - I had technical difficulties with the Billie Holiday song, but I've got version number two up now.<BR/><BR/>The Queenie song is hilarious!Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-74775813940717355242008-10-29T19:00:00.000-03:002008-10-29T19:00:00.000-03:00Wow, the Dutch can indeed swing. Awesome.Moonligh...Wow, the Dutch can indeed swing. Awesome.<BR/><BR/>Moonlight Serenade is my all time favorite. My father always said this song reminded him of WWII the most. I can see why.<BR/><BR/>I loved the Queenie one. Never had seen that one before.<BR/><BR/>I ♥ Bing Crosby. What a crooner. I also ♥ Frank Sinatra too.<BR/><BR/>I couldn't get the Billie Holiday video to play, but that's another winner.<BR/><BR/>What a precious and troubled time, but this music was a wonderful part of it all. <BR/><BR/>This was even better than last week Julia.<BR/><BR/>Have a great day. :)Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-8330817273277815942008-10-29T18:57:00.000-03:002008-10-29T18:57:00.000-03:00I love Billy Holliday...too bad she left us to soo...I love Billy Holliday...too bad she left us to soon...great post...my post can be found here:<BR/>http://www.apooobooks.com/thursday-thirteen-favorite-halloween-costumes/Yasminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07847562755202742067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2715650832746263882.post-9736990593624131702008-10-29T17:41:00.000-03:002008-10-29T17:41:00.000-03:00Last week I took a look at 13 Songs and Music From...Last week I took a look at <A HREF="http://julia-mindovermatter.blogspot.com/2008/10/thursday-thirteen-78-13-songs-from.html" REL="nofollow">13 Songs and Music From the First World War Era</A>.Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.com