That's Auld! - Georgie Auld

 

That's Auld!

That's Auld!

Georgie Auld and His Orchestra

Discovery Records, Inc. Hollywood, California 

DL-3007

1952

This is a 10-inch long play. One side of the disc has the original label covered by what appears to be a hand cut and hand written paper "label" almost as it was done to cover over and correct some mistake made during manufacturing.

From the back cover: Occasionally in the jazz scene one finds a musician of stature who has the facility to bend to the most modern of trends – such a man is Georgie Auld, tabbed "the most versatile saxophonist or our times."

In 1935, alto saxophonist Georgie Auld, heard his first recording by Coleman Hawkins and found a new baby, the tenor sax. He made the switch to tenor and after establishing himself on his newly found horn, joined the band of the late Bunny Berigan and quickly achieved a national reputations.

From 1935 to 1937 he made numerous recordings with Bunny which forecast the exceptional stylist he was to become. He went with Artie Shaw in 1938 and joined Benny Goodman's memorable band in 1940.

Leaving Goodman in 1941, Georgie joined Artie Shaw's big 31-piece orchestra and stayed with it until its wartime demise early in 1942. He then organized the first of several editions of his own band, interrupted only by a period in the army.

Georgie Aul on tenor sax today is a far cry from the instrumentalist familiar to jazz lovers during the hey-day of swing. The influence of bop has left a strong impression and as these recordings clearly indicate, Georgie, who is master of his instrument, has absorbed and improved upon this modern trend in music.

This band, formed form an engagement at the Empire Room in Hollywood early in 1949, and later recorded by Discovery Records, is memorable in that it shows the musical progress George has made.

Soon after the Empire Room engagements, Georgie broke up the band to return to New York City where he opened his own night club, Tin Pan Alley, in the Forrest Hotel. It was an immediate success and soon became a favorite hangout for musicians.

Most recently Georgie has turned his talents toward the legitimate stage, having accepted a feature role in Garson Kanin's "The Rat Race" which opened December 22, 1949, with rave notices, at the Barrymore Theatre in New York City.

Discovery Records is proud to present Georgie Auld in his most modern form playing a series of standards and originals that showcase his swinging tenor.

Especially noteworthy are the fine arrangements by three young musicians, Jerry Mulligan, Billy Byers and Hal Vernon. Though this is a small band, numbering only ten pieces, the fullness in sound and subtly of interpretation prove that a band need not be large and loud to create exciting and interesting sounds.

Personnel: John Rotella, alto sax; Howard Terry, tenor sax; Billy Byers, trombone; Alvin Stoller, drums; Joe Mondragon, bass; Jimmy Rowles, piano; Carl Kiffe, bongos; Clin Neagley, alto sax; Neal Hefti, trumpet in place of Rotella and Anderson on four sides.

They Didn't Believe Me

Hollywood Bazaar

Darn That Dream

Vox Bop 

You Got Me Jumpin'

Nashooma

Mild And Mellow 

Settin' The Pace