tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030451297620606950.post8986159316890877446..comments2024-01-25T18:17:42.798-05:00Comments on Hello There, Universe: Everybody's Talking About SammyJeff Cromptonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08914434563244476687noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030451297620606950.post-67675890824412603632009-10-15T07:59:18.559-04:002009-10-15T07:59:18.559-04:00Thanks, Chris. I would love to hear that rehearsa...Thanks, Chris. I would love to hear that rehearsal version of "Bogalusa Strut," but the issued version is pretty good, too. For those who haven't heard them, you should check out the albums Chris produced in New Orleans in 1961, issued as the "New Orleans: The Living Legends Sessions" on Riverside. They're all fabulous.Jeff Cromptonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08914434563244476687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030451297620606950.post-11585277976872054302009-10-14T23:58:49.513-04:002009-10-14T23:58:49.513-04:00Thank you for another enlightening, well crafted p...Thank you for another enlightening, well crafted piece. Those Sam Morgan sides are really wonderful. In 1961, when I did a session with Jim Robinson at Les Jeunes Amis Hall, in the Quarter, I asked Jim if his band could play "Bogalousa Strut". He said that he couldn't remember it, so I had the engineer play the recording on speakers that were behind the band and told him to start the tape rolling. The result was extraordinary. One hears this old recording echo in the hall, then the banjo player (George Guesnon) starts picking out a few chords, Louis Cottrell picks up the melody, Jim joins in and, suddenly, the tinny old song blossoms in full stereo, sounding as vibrant and fresh as ever. I wanted to issue it just that way, but Columbia wouldn't give me permission to use that little bit of the original. A real shame.Chris Albertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056345320709233401noreply@blogger.com