Who played the trombone solo on Kenton Peanut Vendor?

[tedthetrumpet]

The 1956 Kenton in Hi-Fi version of Peanut Vendor: who do we think is playing the trombone lead/solo at the start?

According to discogs, the players are. Bob Fitzpatrick, Don Kelly, Milt Bernhart, Carl Fontana and Kent Larsen. Sure doesn't sound like Carl!

[EriKon]

Milt Bernhart played this one. There's a nice interview with him online where he talks about it:

https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1

Edit: Probably not Bernhart... Bernhart plays the earlier recorded version in 1947.

[tedthetrumpet]

Great, thanks, and thanks for the link!

[henrysa]

In the 70's, Dick Shearer, my trombone hero, played it with an awesome edge, then Mike Vax would lead the screaming trumpet section, what a power surge!

[AtomicClock]

Milt Bernhart played this one. There's a nice interview with him online where he talks about it:

https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1

Bernhart talks about 'I've got you under my skin' in that interview, not 'Peanut Vendor'.

[Doug Elliott]

Oh, Sinatra, Kenton, what's the difference?

[OneTon]

Strangers in the Night?

[EriKon]

Milt Bernhart played this one. There's a nice interview with him online where he talks about it:

https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1

Bernhart talks about 'I've got you under my skin' in that interview, not 'Peanut Vendor'.

You're right, just checked. It's been a while since I read the interview. But they're also playing Peanut Vendor in that show and crediting him for that.

Although when I listen to the Hi-Fi version it doesn't sound at all like the 1947 version that was played by Bernhart. Either he interpreted it way differently and the sound engineering makes a huge difference or it's someone else.

[EriKon]

Still a nice interview with Bernhart there's also a second part somewhere...

[EriKon]

The 1956 Kenton in Hi-Fi version of Peanut Vendor: who do we think is playing the trombone lead/solo at the start?

According to discogs, the players are. Bob Fitzpatrick, Don Kelly, Milt Bernhart, Carl Fontana and Kent Larsen. Sure doesn't sound like Carl!

I actually just looked at the booklet for something else. The booklet says Kent Larsen plays it and states Milt Bernhart did the original recording in 1947.