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. Trans Vector Technologies, Inc, 184 Estaban Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010-1611 Phone: (805)484-2775, FAX: (805)484-2718, EMail: xxxxx@xxx.xxx
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 -- (George) Brian Mackintosh Email: xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xx 60 Cymbeline Drive, Tel: (613) 829-9932 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2H 7Y1