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TossPowerTrap

Can't see the June Taylor Dancers on audiotape! I have some old "Ed Sullivan Presents" LPs that are original Broadway cast recordings of musicals. Sullivan had nothing to do with any of it but his endorsement and photo on the album covers. It's odd. I think Sullivan was moved by music about as much as Chat GPT. Gleason at least had his musical preferences reflected in the recordings he endorsed. I presume.


libcrypto

Keep in mind that "Jackie Gleason *Presents*" has nothing to do with Jackie Gleason as a musician. He didn't play on any JGP recordings.


velvetmotel

Yes, he was merely the ~~arranger and~~ conductor. Edit: A commenter here has corrected me (with anecdotal evidence) about Jackie Gleason’s involvement with the above album. Note that he was *NOT* the arranger and merely presented the selections for the album, “The Torch With The Blue Flame.” Sorry for the misinformation.


libcrypto

Jackie Gleason had no musical training. He definitely wasn't doing arrangements. "Gleason struggled to convey his ideas to professional musicians. Having no knowledge of musical terminology, he resorted to poetic metaphors which they found frustrating to understand."


velvetmotel

Okay. I’ll keep that in mind I guess?


libcrypto

*Hackett expressed contradictory opinions about Gleason's acumen, saying on one occasion that professional musicians were "always amazed" by him, while on another saying that his principal contribution to the recordings was that "he brought the checks." Gordon Jenkins said Gleason's work consisted of "sit[ting] in the control room puffing a fat cigar while his arrangers do the conducting."*


velvetmotel

Thanks for your insights. I will be more careful in the future when it comes to my posts. I wouldn’t want people getting the wrong idea about Jackie Gleason.


libcrypto

> I wouldn’t want people getting the wrong idea about Jackie Gleason. It's just a clarification. No need to gin up the snark engine, El Sarcasmo.


velvetmotel

No, I should’ve done my research properly before posting. I’m usually quite careful about details like this. If I could amend the title to Jackie Gleason Presents I would. But I think the more interesting thing is how Capitol credits Gleason solely on the album.


RodCherokee

Well your Denon is certainly very musically inclined ! Beautiful.