I take my title from the story that Wingy Manone, at the height of the “jazz wars” of the Forties, had a sign made for the club he was playing in, COME IN AND HEAR THE TRUTH. It’s not that there is only one Truth (heaven forbid!) but the Condonite variety with roots both in 1924 and in 2012 is a very attractive thing.
Cornetist Bob Schulz knows all about that Truth, and he embodies it, too. Here he is amidst congenial swingers at the 2012 Atlanta Jazz Party — Russ Phillips, trombone / vocal; Harry Allen, tenor saxophone; Rossano Sportiello, piano; Richard Simon, string bass; Chuck Redd, drums — and here are three versions of Hot Veritas for all of us to enjoy.
BEALE STREET BLUES summons up W.C. Handy, Louis, Condon, and several fine mid-Fifties Columbia sessions made possible by the master, George Avakian, happily still with us:
When Rossano started off SOMEDAY SWEETHEART (with or without the comma), I relaxed into my chair: good things were going to happen! And they did:
And here’s Russ to sing about how one gets Spiffy when one’s Squeeze (in this case, Lulu) is back in town:
After BEALE STREET, Bob said, “That was fun,” and he wasn’t being immodest, just accurate.
May your happiness increase.
Michael, you have all the fun! Although, I was able to enjoy listening to Mr. Bob Schulz a couple of weeks ago at the America’s Classic Jazz Festival in Lacey, Washington. He is a fabulous cornet man indeed. We had plenty of fun together with a collage of a few pros and several amateurs kicking off the festival at Friday noon. Here is the action as seen on YouTube.