Who played the trombone solo on Kenton Peanut Vendor?

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tedthetrumpet
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by 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!
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by EriKon » (edited 2024-01-22 2:40 a.m.)

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

<LINK_TEXT text="https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1">https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/01/an-audience-with-milt-bernhart-part-1.html?m=1</LINK_TEXT>

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

Great, thanks, and thanks for the link!
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by 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!
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by AtomicClock »

[quote="EriKon"]Milt Bernhart played this one. There's a nice interview with him online where he talks about it:

<LINK_TEXT text="https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1">https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/01/an-audience-with-milt-bernhart-part-1.html?m=1</LINK_TEXT>[/quote]

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

Oh, Sinatra, Kenton, what's the difference?
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by OneTon »

Strangers in the Night?
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by EriKon »

[quote="AtomicClock"]<QUOTE author="EriKon" post_id="231558" time="1705692287" user_id="15077">
Milt Bernhart played this one. There's a nice interview with him online where he talks about it:

<LINK_TEXT text="https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/ ... 1.html?m=1">https://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2021/01/an-audience-with-milt-bernhart-part-1.html?m=1</LINK_TEXT>[/quote]

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

Still a nice interview with Bernhart ;) there's also a second part somewhere...
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by EriKon »

[quote="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![/quote]

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.