Music Note: Ed Sullivan & the Sulli-Gulli

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One of the joys/perks of doing the blog is the off the wall, odd ball stuff I come across while researching for an article. This particular item is a case in point.   

 

Every Sunday at 7 PM our family would turn on the television to watch the Ed Sullivan Show; practically EVERYONE in America did. It was a big influence on my life as I saw and heard some great acts, not only music but many of the standup comedians I came to love I first heard on the Sullivan Show.      

 

There were lots of acrobat, ventriloquists, music, animal and comedy acts he introduced but a fun act was one he was involved in. On May 11th of 1969, he appeared with The Ed Sullivan Singers And Orchestra with choreography by Hal Grego doing the Sulli-Gulli (link below).         

     

On Monday, September 15, 1969, Ed Sullivan released his first and only Rock 'n' Roll record, Sulli-Gulli, credited to The Ed Sullivan Singers And Orchestra, choreography by Hal Grego, music by Ray Bloch with saxophonist Teo Macero producing.    

With this tune Sullivan was hoping to create a new dance. Perhaps he was counting on the popularity of the song Hully Gully by The Olympics as a reference; however, he was ten years too late. Sulli-Gulli, failed to even crack the Billboard Hot 100.                  

     

Ed Sullivan & Teo Macero recording Sulli-Gulli
 photographer unknown 

In any event, the video of the one and only performance of the song on the Ed Sullivan Show (link below) is fun to watch; it is pretty dated and maybe only I like it.    

Sulli-Gulli front cover

45 RPM record sleeve

Sulli-Gulli back cover

45 RPM record sleeve

Sulli-Gulli Video
5-11-69 featuring Hal Grego
Produced by Bob Precht
Directed by John Moffitt
Music by Ray Bloch
Set design by Bill Bohnert
Choreography by Peter Cennaro
Production Manager - Tony Jordan
Associate Director - Bob Schwarz
Assistant to Producer - Ken Campbell
Technical Director - Charles Grenier
Audio - Art Shine
Lighting Director - Bill Greenfield
Production Supervisor - Herb Benton
Stage Managers - Ed Brinkmann & Don Mayo
Special Effects - Neal Schatz
Set Decorator - Ed Pasternak
Costumes by Leslie Renfield
Graphic Arts - Sam Cecere
Talent Coordinator - Vince Calandra
Music Coordinator - Robert Arthur

A Presentation of Sullivan Productions, Inc.

Sulli-Gulli side 1

45 RPM record label

   

Tracklist:
       
Side 1:

        

A        Sulli-Gullli Part I    2:24

       
Side 2:
       
B        Sulli-Gullli Part II    2:26
       
Credits:
       
    Arranged By – Warren Vincent
    Conductor – Teo Macero
    Producer – Teo Macero
    Written By – F. Glenn, M. Bliss
       
Ed Sullivan Singers & Orchestra* – Sulli-Gulli
Label: Columbia – 4-44940
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released:
Genre: Jazz, Funk / Soul     

     

      

     

     

     

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Ray Bloch        

Teo Macero         

The Olympics        

Ed Sullivan        

     
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Forgotten Hits ~ The Sulli-Gulli       

Hal Grego - Born to dance (interview) (42 mins,19 secs)        

     

YouTube links:       

         

DoYouRemember? ~ Sullivan performances that changed history (11 mins.)   

The Ed Sullivan Singers ~ The Sulli-Gulli        

        

        

        

        

        
        
        
        
        
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Gunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925 – June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian and jazz musician.        

 

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20,000 Vinyl LPs 125: Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album cover
album cover photo by W. Eugene Smith

photo of album cover by Styrous®

Monk. (don't forget the period) is the seventh album Thelonious Monk released for Columbia Records, featuring several original compositions as well as jazz standards. Monk. was originally released in 1964. This is a 1966 re-issue.            

The track Pannonica is a tribute to the jazz patron Nica de Koenigswarter. The track Teo is a tribute to the albums' producer Teo Macero.  

 

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album cover  detail
album cover photo by W. Eugene Smith

detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

My favorite song on the album is, April in Paris, a popular song composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by Yip Harburg in 1932 for the Broadway musical Walk a Little Faster. The original 1933 hit was performed by Freddy Martin, and the 1952 remake (inspired by the movie of the same name) was by the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, whose version made the Cashbox Top 50. This version by Monk clocks in at 8 minutes.         

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
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detail photo of album cover by Styrous®

April in Paris has been performed by many artists, including Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Billy Eckstine, Bill Evans, Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins, Frank Sinatra, Mary Kaye Trio, Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Erroll Garner, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Joni James, Blossom Dearie, Doris Day, Alex Chilton, Wynton Marsalis, Andy Williams, Amanda Thorpe, Michel Legrand, and Dawn Upshaw. Basie's 1955 recording is the most famous, and that particular performance was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.                  

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover
photo by Styrous®

April in Paris is also featured in the film Blazing Saddles from 1974, being played by Count Basie in a cameo appearance.           

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover details
detail photos by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover details
detail photos by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP album back cover detail
detail photo by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP, side 1 label
detail photo by Styrous®

Thelonious Monk ~ Monk.
vinyl LP, side 1 label
detail photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away), written by G. Gershwin*, Kahn*, I. Gershwin* - 4:35

A2 - April In Paris, written by Harburg*, Duke* - 7:52

A3 - Children's Song (That Old Man), written by ["That Old Man" Release Credit] – Public DomainWritten-By – Monk* - 4:55

A4 - (Just One Way To Say) I Love You, written by Berlin* - 6:45

Side 2:

B1 - Just You, Just Me, written by Greer*, Klages* - 8:42

B2 - Pannonica, written by Monk* - 7:21

B3 - Teo, written by Monk* - 5:24

Companies, etc.

    Mastered At – Customatrix
    Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria

Credits:

    Liner Notes – Bill Evans
    Photography By – W. Eugene Smith
    Producer – Teo Macero

Notes:

Label: 1966 red Columbia stereo w/ two walking eyes. "Nonbreakable"on label. "Stereo", "360 Sound" and arrows in white.

Children’s Song (aka That Old Man)-Recorded once on October 7, 1964, it is Monkishly altered version of the traditional ditty, “This Old Man,” also known as “The Children’s Marching Song.”

"Children's Song" listed on label as A3, credited to Monk

"That Old Man" listed on rear jacket as A3 and credited to Public Domain

No "Masterworks" on Label.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): XSM 78716
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): XSM 78717
    Matrix / Runout (Side A): XSM-78716-1E
    Matrix / Runout (Side B): XSM-78717-1D
    Rights Society (B2, B3): BMI
    Rights Society (A1, A2, A4, B1): ASCAP

Thelonious Monk ‎– Monk.
Label: Columbia ‎– CS 9091
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Repress
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Jazz
Style: Bop, Hard Bop

Personnel:

• Piano - Thelonious Monk
• Bass - Larry Gales
• Drums - Ben Riley
• Producer - Teo Macero
• Saxophone [Tenor] - Charlie Rouse

        

           

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Thelonious Monk ~ Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away)
                             ~ April in Paris (8 min)     
                             ~ Children's Song (That Old Man)   
                             ~ Just You, Just Me     
                             ~ Pannonica    
                             ~ I Love You (Sweetheart of All My Dreams)  
          

       
         

        

           

           

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