The eminent British jazz journalist and author Derek Coller is
now completing the definitive bio-discography of the great American
jazz pianist Johnny Guarnieri (1917 - 1985). It is scheduled to
appear in book form in 2017 and a publisher has already been secured.
I am serving as a research assistant.
We would be very grateful if the Mechanical Music Digest subscribers
could help provide complete details on the piano rolls made by Johnny
Guarnieri. This is what we have compiled so far:
Piano rolls performed by Johnny Guarnieri:
1978 PLY 80078 Johnny's Girls (Medley):
Girl of My Dreams; Laura; Louise
1978 PLY 80157 At Sundown
1978 PLY 80218 Guarnieri Goes Latin: Tico Tico with Amigo Simpatico
1978 PLY 80317 Just One of Those Things
1978 PLY 80357 Johnny's Secret [JG]
1978 PLY 80487 Dinah
1978 PLY 80817 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1978 PLY 80837 Little White Lies
1978 PLY 81037 Walkin' My Baby Back Home
1978 PLY 81997 Pedro [JG]
1979 PLY 41101 Feelings (instrumental) [Ampico expression by Bill Flynt]
1979 PLY 18 Just for You (Medley): Feelings; Stardust
1979 PLY 67 Irene (Medley): Alice Blue Gown; Irene
PLY 97 St. Louis Blues
1980 PLY My Blue Heaven
1980 PLY 413 The Sheik of Araby
1980 PLY 413 My Fate Is in Your Hands
1980 PLY 418 The Song of Songs
1980 PLY 420 Would You, Would You?
1980 PLY 422 Johnny's Girls No. 2 (Medley):
Margie; Mary Lou; Sweet Sue
Piano rolls of Johnny Guarnieri compositions performed by others:
HPC 217 The Turner Shout [JG] -- p.b. John Farrell
HPC 246 The Dazzler [JG] -- p.b. John Farrell
Abbreviations:
JG Johnny Guarnieri
PLY Play-Rite (Play-Rite Music Rolls, Inc., Turlock, California)
HPC Hot Piano Classics (Mike & Fred Schwimmer, Lake Bluff, IL)
References:
1. Joe E. Morris Piano Roll Collection, held at the University of
North Texas Libraries, Denton, Texas.
http://findingaids.library.unt.edu/index.php?p=core%2Fsearch&q=Guarnieri&content=1
2. Post-WW2 Reproducing Piano Rolls
https://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/MMMedia/PostWW2.html
3. The John Farrell Collection
http://www.johnfarrellcollection.com/5701.html
No other details are known at present. All assistance will be
appreciated. Any background information which might be of interest
to the author will be welcome. All contributions will be gratefully
acknowledged in print by the author. Information may be sent to me at
the email address below.
Many thanks,
James Turner
Sunland, California
jnt2@pacbell.net.geentroep [delete ".geentroep" to reply]
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