Ukulele GeorgeJul 28, 2023
@AccordionBruce I went on a bit of an eBay Leon Sash buying spree last night & bought "This Is The Jazz Accordion," "HI-FI HOLIDAY FOR ACCORDION," "The Master," & what is apparently a sealed copy of "I Remember Newport":
https://www.ebay.com/itm/314721728800
I'm not sure if I even want to open it. Having heard the album, though, I probably will so I can listen to it. I think Hi-Fi Holiday was only $1.50. Cheers!
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 28, 2023
@UkuleleG3orge
Love to hear your reviews of each! 🪗 🔊👂🏾
Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 28, 2023
@AccordionBruce Groovy, I'll write something up for you after I've listened to them. The first time I heard Leon I thought he was an amazing acordionist, but his playing kinda bored me after awhile. He's really starting to grow on me, though. I didn't mean to buy 4 albums in one go. It's just that they were affordably priced and I couldn't say no. I grabbed a few Mat Mathews' albums last month, one of which I still haven't had time to listen to. Cheers!
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 29, 2023

@UkuleleG3orge
My recollection is that the posthumous album of early 78 recordings “The Master” was more lively than some of his later ones. “Hi-Fi” might also be jumpin’?

We should start tagging him
#LeonSash 🪗
#accordion #jazz
#JazzAccordion

Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 29, 2023
@AccordionBruce I'll let you know. I had listened to Hi-Fi a number of times a few years ago and was a little indifferent to it, but I gave it another listen recently and enjoyed it much more. I think this says way more about me than Leon, though.
I've been digging Jo Bastile's jazz album lately, too. Cheers!
#LeonSash🪗
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 29, 2023
@UkuleleG3orge
It makes me wish for the missing #AliceHall albums is what it does 😿
#Accordion #Jazz #jazzAccordion #JazzWomen
Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 29, 2023
@AccordionBruce From the recordings I've heard of Alice Hall that do exist, she was on🔥when she played 🪗.
#Accordion #Jazz #jazzAccordion #JazzWomen
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@UkuleleG3orge
1949 she supposedly had a contract for an album, but we only got the one 78

That missing recording session pains me

Jul 29, 2023 at 5:54pmToot!
Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 29, 2023
@AccordionBruce do we know if she recorded more during that session that was never released or was it just that 78 they recorded?
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 29, 2023

@UkuleleG3orge
I do not know what happened, but assume there aren’t any other recordings

Something tells me if they had a whole album of that stuff. Nobody would’ve been an idiot enough not to have released it, even if they were sexist as shit

Show threadAccordionBruceJul 29, 2023

@UkuleleG3orge
Michal Shapiro tried to get Alice back in the studio while working on the Planet Squeezebox anthology, but said that folks dissuaded Alice from doing it 😞

Michal said she may have come on too strong as an over enthusiastic Jewish fan-girl record producer from NY?

And maybe Alice was already having issues with the dementia that I think made it so I could not have interviewed her even a few years later if I had had the chance

Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 31, 2023
@AccordionBruce An interview with her would have been a fabulous addition to your book. Alice was a smoking hot player. The recordings I've heard she's deftly barreling along at full force. She sounds so excited to be playing. More recordings would have been awesome!
Show threadAccordionBruceJul 29, 2023

@UkuleleG3orge
I don’t think Michal Shapiro knew about the Capital 78 or she would’ve used it on the planet Squeezebox anthology because it’s so much better than the home tapes that Alice gave her

I wonder if Alice never mentioned it or if she forgot it or what?

Weird for to have just disappeared from the story

I just found it in this online Swiss accordion museum, and had them digitize a copy for me

And can you imagine my excitement? Shaking 🫨

Show threadUkulele GeorgeJul 31, 2023
@AccordionBruce That is interesting (or maybe odd is the word I'm looking for) about the Capitol 78. That is an odd, but groovy, place to find the 78. I bet you were excited. Cheers!