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Thread ID: 40337 2003-12-05 05:55:00 HTOTW #2 'Three Little Words' Terry Porritt (14) Press F1
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197553 2003-12-05 05:55:00 (HTOTW = Hot Tune Of The Week)

Note: Most if not all of the websites that the links connect to use streaming Real Audio . If you dont have Real Player or one of its versions installed, then there are several solutions . The first is to either install Real One player here ( . real . com/freeplayer/?rppr=rnwk" target="_blank">www . real . com), or you may prefer an earlier Real Player version from here ( . oldversion . com/program . php?n=real" target="_blank">www . oldversion . com), thanks Murray . p

Less invasive alternative players are UltraPlayer from here ( . ultraplayer . com/), or Real Alternative 1 . 11 from here (http://www . k-litecodecpack . com/" target="_blank">www . ultraplayer . com/), or Real Alternative 1 . 11 from here (http:), thanks JM .

Also note that since these links are to streaming audio sites the music may be interupted from time to time by net congestion .



'Three Little Words' is a simple catchy tune with repetitive refrain, but when played by an orchestra of the calibre of Duke Ellington, becomes simply great .

This tune is also interesting as it illustrates how popular music in America was a great force in breaking down racial barriers . It is one of the early examples of white musicians playing with a black orchestra . In fact this intermingling of black and white musicians was not uncommon showing that music knows no boundaries . We will come back another week to discuss the roles of black and white musicians in originating and innovating hot music and jazz, it is a topic with polarized opinions .

Now the Rhythm Boys were a trio of (white) vocalists comprising Al Rinker, Harry Barris and Bing Crosby . Al Rinker and Bing Crosby had joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra (we shall be hearing quite a bit of Whiteman later) in 1926, but it wasnt until the addition of Harry Barris who composed a hit called 'Mississippi Mud' that the trio really took off with their distinctive sound, sometimes scat singing, and interspersed with a 'trademark' sound of a sharp exhalation of breath sound .

Duke Ellington (1899-1974) and his Orchestra (which recorded under numerous names and variations of musicians) must be ranked as one of the most outstanding of all time, if only for the continuous length of time it was in existence from the mid 20s through to the early 70s and continued even after he died in 1974 .
My own preference is for his period up to the early 30s .

Another example of the mingling of black and white is that the Ellington Orchestra was managed by Irving Mills whom we mentioned last week . Mills was born in New York of Russian Jewish parents from Odessa, was involved with music all his life and at this period of time ran 36 different recording orchestras or combinations of musicians, including Fletcher Hendersons Orchestra, another black ensemble . He was also a vocalist with Ellington .

Many of the Dukes original musicians stayed with him until they died, such as the great alto-sax player Johnny Hodges, one of the greats of all time .

Now back to 'Three Little Words' . This was written in 1930 by Harry Ruby, words by Bert Kalmer, and was used in the 1930 Amos 'n Andy film 'Check and Double Check', and which also starred Duke Ellington as himself, and his Famous Orchestra .
Later, a film 'Three Little Words' was made in 1950, starring Fred Astaire and Red Skelton about the often acrimonious relationship between Ruby and Kalmer .

Enough rambling, let's get around to the music . Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin ( . redhotjazz . com/Songs/Whiteman/br/3ltlwrds . ram" target="_blank">www . redhotjazz . com)

What about a bonus tune? One is not enough :) Let's vist Duke Ellington at The Cotton Club and hear them play 'That Lindy Hop' . Lindy refers to Charles Lindeburg of course, who had many songs named after him following his epic flight across the Atlantic .
This has Smith Ballew vocal, another white singer in a black band . He also sang on records featuring Bix Beiderbecke, that sort of makes a link between the great Bix and the Duke .

Let your feet start tapping the Lindy Hop then by clicking here ( . redhotjazz . com/songs/ellington/cotton/thatlindyhop . ram" target="_blank">www . redhotjazz . com) .

Next week we'll tune into a hot British band, Fred Elizalde with Al Bowlly singing . 		Terry Porritt (14)
197554 2003-12-05 08:39:00 Terry, after last week I found 'Three Little Words' a bit anaemic. Duke was feisty though. Keep it up - I'll be here next week for Al.

Cheers 		Shortstop (632)
197555 2003-12-05 18:37:00 It's one of those tunes shortstop, if you play it a few times it will grow on you. :)

Now just to keep you going until next week, as I mentioned Mississippi Mud, here in one version from Paul Whiteman with Bing Crosby and the Rhythm Boys, Irene Taylor lead vocal, and vocalists Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord and Austin Young thrown in for good measure.
I'm jumping the gun a little, but if the hot cornetist can be named then I'll have a special program about him :)

Mississippi Mud (www.redhotjazz.com) 		Terry Porritt (14)
197556 2003-12-05 21:38:00 Terry Nice show. Real One downloads and plays well. Is there any way that an item could be saved for replaying in the background? Os is that not kosher? Scouse (83)
197557 2003-12-05 21:53:00 Terry,

I've enjoyed these little hits ... the cornet player on Mississippi Mud was Bix Beiderbecke I believe.

Cheers, Babe. 		Babe Ruth (416)
197558 2003-12-06 00:05:00 Scouse, glad you enjoyed the music . As regards recording streaming audio, there was a short discussion on this raised by Martina . My view of the ethics of this inludes these considerations:

1 . All this music comes from collectors 78rpm records, which may or may not have had digital processing done on them by the owners . They do not come from record companies that have themselves re-processed the 78s, and then retailed .

2 . These collectors and site webmasters, WANT to broadcast and disseminate this old music for everyones enjoyment, so that it isnt lost forever .

3 . They DO NOT WANT people to copy and re-distribute these items that they have spent a lot of time on re-processing, that if you like is stealing their work .

4 . Most site owners I have contacted are happy for you to catch the ephemeral music and record it for your own use .

5 . All this music has been in the public domain, ie no copyright fees payable . Virtually all the musicians and composers and arrangers are long dead .

This changed in America due to intense powerful lobbying by the big music guns resulting in the Sonny Bono Copyright Extension Act 1998, which took this music back into copyright and to boot music going back over 95 years now .

American law has no jurisdiction over non-American music, so British hot bands could not be put back into American Copyright, no doubt they would be arrogant enough to try though, in the same way as they are arrogant in most other fields .

You can imagine the outcry . Now some sites have closed, others seem to be not affected .

My own position is, yes, record for your own use only .

I use Real Encoder 5 . 1, but there are other softwares which will record streaming audio, including Real Producer & Musicmatch .

Here is one site that had to withdraw some music, and it gives a run down on the copyright situation:

music graveyard ( . melodylane . net/graveyard . html" target="_blank">www . melodylane . net)

Full marks Babe, now I can put some Bix tunes up, maybe in a few weeks time . 		Terry Porritt (14)
197559 2003-12-06 01:22:00 Thanks Terry. Scouse (83)
197560 2003-12-06 04:15:00 Sweet

Murray P 		Murray P (44)
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