Who's this steeler with Stan Kenton?

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 11 Nov 2021 8:49 am

A trombone player friend sent me this cool photo, with the caption, â€œYou think pedal steel is annoying listen to those bleep with the mellophones!â€ Anybody think they know who this steeler is? The Fender might narrow it down.... I hope I can load this photo right.

/Users/jimhoke/Desktop/Kenton w: steel

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 11 Nov 2021 10:52 am

You should try again.

(A curious trombone player)

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 11 Nov 2021 1:04 pm

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix ... teel_2.jpg

Alvino Rey?

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 11 Nov 2021 1:22 pm

I would say it is Alvino Rey. And also - is that other guy Tex Ritter?

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 11 Nov 2021 1:22 pm

Yes, Alvino Rey.

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 11 Nov 2021 3:34 pm

Hey Kevin - hope you're doing great. Tex Ritter? I guess they were working out some ideas for Stan Kenton arrangement of "Hillbilly Heaven"...

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 11 Nov 2021 5:07 pm

Maybe they were working on a creative alternate take of The Peanut Vendor that was never released.

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 11 Nov 2021 8:30 pm

Wellâ€¦.actuallyâ€¦I did some research!

Ian Rae · Post by **Ian Rae** » 12 Nov 2021 2:06 am

Rey's instrument is interesting. Ten pedals on an S10?!!

K Maul · Post by **K Maul** » 12 Nov 2021 5:20 am

Hey, Sneaky Pete had nine pedals on an 8 string Fender 400! Rey probably had no knee levers. His technique leaned heavily on strumming blocks of chords.

John Sluszny · Post by **John Sluszny** » 12 Nov 2021 10:26 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMBtmQL ... vu&index=9

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 12 Nov 2021 12:43 pm

John Sluszny wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMBtmQL ... vu&index=9

ick

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 12 Nov 2021 1:08 pm

Earnest Bovine wrote:ick

It's an acquired taste, no question.

Peter Freiberger · Post by **Peter Freiberger** » 12 Nov 2021 2:22 pm

Seems like the type of gimmicky thing Mitch Miller was doing then at Columbia. Perhaps an act of desperation on Kenton's part in the death throes of the big band era?

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 12 Nov 2021 3:36 pm

Earnest Bovine wrote:
John Sluszny wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMBtmQL ... vu&index=9

ick

I sampled as much as I could stand. Has anyone listened to the whole album? Is there any steel anywhere?

Jim Hoke · Post by **Jim Hoke** » 12 Nov 2021 3:51 pm

You beat me to it Kevin. The trombone player who sent me the photo sent me a YT of the album. Pretty strange.....

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 12 Nov 2021 7:13 pm

Frank Freniere wrote: I sampled as much as I could stand. Has anyone listened to the whole album? Is there any steel anywhere?

A few muted chords; Alvino might as well not have even been there. Sad, because Alvino was once the top presence as far as pedal steelers go. And up until Robert Randolph, probably the most famous to front his own band.

This was a lemon of an idea, though. Kind of like putting Tony Bennett in Bill Monroe's band.

robert kramer · Post by **robert kramer** » 12 Nov 2021 7:25 pm

Thanks for that great photo of Alvino with a great interior shot of Capitol.

It might be a steel playing the zither sound at 2:05 ". . . .and the green leaves of summer, are calling me home." There's a xylophone on top of it and tagging the song.

"Green Leaves of Summer"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFu3kfGfppA

Johnny Cox · Post by **Johnny Cox** » 12 Nov 2021 8:47 pm

K Maul wrote:I would say it is Alvino Rey. And also - is that other guy Tex Ritter?

Yes sir, Tex Ritter and Alveno Rey.