"TRUMPET BLUES" Donald Lindley Columbia 546-D EE+ 1925
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DONALD LINDLEY was a very talented trumpet player and composer / arranger in New York in the late '20s - a guy about whom we need to know a LOT more! He had a VERY cool style, unlike Bix or Louis or any of the "hot" guys, and a Delius-like impressionist streak as a composer. He made only a few sides, all of which are of interest, whether he's a player, a writer, or both. A VERY fly cat, an outlier for sure!
On this Columbia record, made on the last day of 1925, Lindley assays two of his modernistic compositions, "TRUMPET BLUES" and "SWEET STUFF" Accompanied by the great ARTHUR SCHUTT on piano, Lindley sounds like no less than the '20s counterpart to Miles Davis! I suppose Donald went straight from this recording gig to his nightly job with Don Voorhees' Earl Carroll's Vanities Orchestra. New Years' Eve Party! Hello 1926! Whoopee!
This original 1925 (1926, really) "Viva-Tonal" Columbia 546-D is in splendid EE+ condition.
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These records come from my private collection, which I have been accumulating since 1967, and now am downsizing! My highest priority in these eBay auctions is to give you the best possible idea of a record’s true condition and aesthetic value. I always post at least four clear images, showing the record fore and aft, a close-up of the label, and the whole disc, warts and all. If my purple prose won’t cut it, the pictures will! Shipping is done with expert care. Your record will brave Media Mail in a stout corregated box, between four sheets of cardboard and a couple of “packers.” I hope you are amused by these descriptions, and by the quality of service being offered.
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