Dave Fimister
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Dave Fimister has led and played Trumpet with The East Coast Jazzmen for over 60 years. Dave has been a keen advocate for Jazz throughout his life and has played with many different Jazz bands over the years.
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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself A Letter (Ahlert / Young) played by Dave Fimister
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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Waller) played by Dave Fimister of the Storyville All Stars
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook.
The first big hit version (#5 on the Billboard magazine charts) was by Fats Waller recorded on May 8, 1935 (Victor 25044), reaching further heights in the charts (#3) for the Boswell Sisters in the following year (January 6, 1936 - Decca 671 B (60302-A)).
Charlie Gracie (mostly known for his 1957 #1 hit "Butterfly" on Cameo Record label #105 - 45rpm) recorded "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Cadillac Record label # 141 - 45 rpm). The flip side of the record was a song written by Gracie, "Boogie Woogie Blues."
The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra for his 1954 album Swing Easy, Bing Crosby for his 1957 LP Bing With A Beat and again by Sinatra in 1962 for his collaborative album with Count Basie, Sinatra-Basie.
The song had a major revival in 1957 in a recording (on April 3) by Billy Williams, which reached #3 on the Billboard magazine charts (a reported million-seller).
Among other versions are recordings by Nat "King" Cole, Scatman Crothers, Gregory Isaacs, Barry Manilow, Dean Martin, Willie Nelson , Linda Scott, and Shakin' Stevens. Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version of the song in 1957.
Madeleine Peyroux also covered this song on her debut album Dreamland (1996).
American Public Media's business-news program, Marketplace, uses a portion of Waller's version to open its weekly letters-from-listeners segment.
The Storyville Allstars are:
Walt Smith (clarinet / leader)
Dave Fimister (cornet)
Frank Rossiter (trombone)
Iain Mathieon (keyboards)
John Whyte (guitar)
Calum McKenzie (double bass)
Andy James (drums)
and of course, Dundee's first Lady of Jazz Yvonne Robb on vocals!
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" is a 1935 popular song with music by Fred E. Ahlert and lyrics by Joe Young. It has been recorded many times, and has become a standard of the Great American Songbook.
The first big hit version (#5 on the Billboard magazine charts) was by Fats Waller recorded on May 8, 1935 (Victor 25044), reaching further heights in the charts (#3) for the Boswell Sisters in the following year (January 6, 1936 - Decca 671 B (60302-A)).
Charlie Gracie (mostly known for his 1957 #1 hit "Butterfly" on Cameo Record label #105 - 45rpm) recorded "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Cadillac Record label # 141 - 45 rpm). The flip side of the record was a song written by Gracie, "Boogie Woogie Blues."
The song was recorded by Frank Sinatra for his 1954 album Swing Easy, Bing Crosby for his 1957 LP Bing With A Beat and again by Sinatra in 1962 for his collaborative album with Count Basie, Sinatra-Basie.
The song had a major revival in 1957 in a recording (on April 3) by Billy Williams, which reached #3 on the Billboard magazine charts (a reported million-seller).
Among other versions are recordings by Nat "King" Cole, Scatman Crothers, Gregory Isaacs, Barry Manilow, Dean Martin, Willie Nelson , Linda Scott, and Shakin' Stevens. Bill Haley & His Comets recorded a rock and roll version of the song in 1957.
Madeleine Peyroux also covered this song on her debut album Dreamland (1996).
American Public Media's business-news program, Marketplace, uses a portion of Waller's version to open its weekly letters-from-listeners segment.
The Storyville Allstars are:
Walt Smith (clarinet / leader)
Dave Fimister (cornet)
Frank Rossiter (trombone)
Iain Mathieon (keyboards)
John Whyte (guitar)
Calum McKenzie (double bass)
Andy James (drums)
and of course, Dundee's first Lady of Jazz Yvonne Robb on vocals!
