SCD Bands--Jimmy Blue

Trans Vector Technologies, Inc

July 31, 1997, 8:07 p.m. (Message 8384)

Hi All,

I have found the recent discussion of locational bias in the quality of SCD
music (both producers and consumers) interesting. I have not analyzed my
own preferences to see how they fall in this discussion. I consider that
the quality of music in my personal collection ranges from the truly
dreadful to the truly awe inspiring. I think my personal preferences are
more closely tied to quality of the musicianship and quality of the sound
engineering than to place of origin and instrument type. The sound
engineering attribute should make my preferences slant toward modern
recordings. However, I have in my possession a taped copy of an album by
Jimmy Blue with many wonderful pieces including an irresistible toe-tapping
rendition of Captain MacBean's Reel. In years of searching I have not been
able to find an original of any album by Jimmy Blue. Does anybody know
anything about Jimmy Blue? Is there any chance of his music being
re-released?

Thanks, Oberdan Otto.

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George Brian Mackintosh

Aug. 10, 1997, 8:36 p.m. (Message 8491, in reply to message 8384)

Oberdan Otto asked a while about Jimmy Blue and didn't seem
to get any bites, so here goes.
 
The record cover for "The Ian Powrie Band Show" says:
          "...let me introduce you to the band.  Meet Jimmy
          Blue, one of the leading exponents to-day of the
          British Chromatic Accordion.  Jimmy reallly is
          somebody--He's won all the major Festival awards
          for Traditional Scottish Music, and he's written a
          good many Scottish pieces himself.  Been with the
          band for twelve years..."
 
I have been told that after Ian Powrie decamped from
Auchterarder for the Sothern Hemisphere, Jimmy Blue took
over as band leader.
 
Perhaps the tape which you have is from the record "The
Scottish Sounds of Jimmy Blue" which says that it was
recorded 12 June '72 -- so it's probably no longer 
available :-).  This includes a 5x32 set for Captain
MacBean's Reel (original, Colonel L Stewart, Jackie
Coleman's Reel) along with The Baldovan Reel, Peggy's
Wedding, Minard Castle and The River Cree, plus a bunch of
duets and stuff.  The record is Philips 6414 317.
 
The band is :
 
Jimmy Blue, Chromatic Accordion
Jimmy Cassidy, Piano Accordion
Ronnie Kerr, Fiddle
Dave Barclay, Bass
Pam Brough, Piano
Arther Easson, Drums
 
and, yes, all but Cassidy and Kerr were also in the Ian
Powrie Band record.
 
-Brian

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