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Gregor And His Gregorians play "My Mother's Eyes", with solos by French cornetist Philippe Brun (at that time, under the influence of Bix Beiderbecke) and Swiss saxophonist Edmond Cohanier (similarly influenced by Frank Trumbauer).
GREGOR AND HIS GREGORIANS
Gregor (Krikor Kélékian, 1898-1971) directing: Philippe Brun - cornet / Georges Samuels - trumpet / René Cézard - trombone / Edmond Cohanier - alto sax, clarinet / Lucien Conti - tenor sax / Lucien Moraweck - piano / Michel Glod - banjo / Nicholas "Le Tsar" Erchoff - brass bass / Joe Lucas - drums and vocals
Recorded in Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris, May 3rd, 1929
88852…….My Mother's Eyes.......Edison Bell Radio F165
This and several other number that the band waxed in early May 1929 were recorded by the British company Edison Bell using portable electrical recording equipment, for release on its 8 inch Edison Bell Radio label. These recordings were not marketed in Britain, and unfortunately did not sell well in the Continental markets they were destined for. Therefore, the records are now quite rare.
All the sides suffer from poor recording quality, with distortion a noticeable factor. In his liner notes for the 1978 LP "With A Bow To Bix", Warren K. Plath states: "Unfortunately, these records were made on portable equipment at Le Moulin de la Galette, a popular dance hall in Paris, and the combination of cold wax, a poor balance and cramping the grooves to fit on these 8 inch discs leads to noticeable distortion in the original records." In fact, I think the main reason for the distortion is likely to be due to the microphone and amp not being set up properly.
Gregor And His Gregorians play "My Mother's Eyes", with solos by French cornetist Philippe Brun (at that time, under the influence of Bix Beiderbecke) and Swiss saxophonist Edmond Cohanier (similarly influenced by Frank Trumbauer).
GREGOR AND HIS GREGORIANS
Gregor (Krikor Kélékian, 1898-1971) directing: Philippe Brun - cornet / Georges Samuels - trumpet / René Cézard - trombone / Edmond Cohanier - alto sax, clarinet / Lucien Conti - tenor sax / Lucien Moraweck - piano / Michel Glod - banjo / Nicholas "Le Tsar" Erchoff - brass bass / Joe Lucas - drums and vocals
Recorded in Le Moulin de la Galette, Paris, May 3rd, 1929
88852…….My Mother's Eyes.......Edison Bell Radio F165
This and several other number that the band waxed in early May 1929 were recorded by the British company Edison Bell using portable electrical recording equipment, for release on its 8 inch Edison Bell Radio label. These recordings were not marketed in Britain, and unfortunately did not sell well in the Continental markets they were destined for. Therefore, the records are now quite rare.
All the sides suffer from poor recording quality, with distortion a noticeable factor. In his liner notes for the 1978 LP "With A Bow To Bix", Warren K. Plath states: "Unfortunately, these records were made on portable equipment at Le Moulin de la Galette, a popular dance hall in Paris, and the combination of cold wax, a poor balance and cramping the grooves to fit on these 8 inch discs leads to noticeable distortion in the original records." In fact, I think the main reason for the distortion is likely to be due to the microphone and amp not being set up properly.
