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Fictional jazz band from the "Out of My Head" humor column (1959-1965?) in ''Downbeat'' magazine, written by Ed Sherman under the pseudonym George Crater. | Fictional jazz band from the "Out of My Head" humor column (1959-1965?) in ''Downbeat'' magazine, written by Ed Sherman under the pseudonym George Crater. | ||
| − | The lineup given in an April 11, 1963 column for their live album ''At Sun Valley'' | + | "Crater" also released a spoken word comedy album with a lot of jazz references, ''Out Of My Head'' (1960, Riverside RLP 841). |
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| + | A ''Billboard'' article of [https://books.google.com/books?id=5x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22Zig+Priff%22&source=bl&ots=7hmBcDYPhk&sig=01eXtB0EtCbZQzyCNOrdoRLK2LQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiPteXqtv7aAhUDZd8KHf_QAAsQ6AEwAXoECAAQLg#v=onepage&q=%22Zig%20Priff%22&f=false Jan. 25, 1960], notes "UA has signed the Zoot Finster Octet to a long exclusive pact. A change in the group's line-up now has Zig Priff on trumpet. Ana-tasia Lefcourt, jazz and blues singer, has also been added." | ||
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| + | The lineup given in an April 11, 1963 column for their live album ''At Sun Valley'': | ||
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*Rudell Benge, guitar | *Rudell Benge, guitar | ||
*Sticks Berklee, drums | *Sticks Berklee, drums | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Prez Glick]] | *[[Prez Glick]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Blind Orange Adams]] |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*https://web.archive.org/web/20180512182736/http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2016/07/jazz-humor-zoot-finster-series-by.html?m=1 | *https://web.archive.org/web/20180512182736/http://jazzprofiles.blogspot.com/2016/07/jazz-humor-zoot-finster-series-by.html?m=1 | ||
*https://finster.wordpress.com/about/ | *https://finster.wordpress.com/about/ | ||
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Revision as of 09:50, 18 May 2018
Fictional jazz band from the "Out of My Head" humor column (1959-1965?) in Downbeat magazine, written by Ed Sherman under the pseudonym George Crater.
"Crater" also released a spoken word comedy album with a lot of jazz references, Out Of My Head (1960, Riverside RLP 841).
A Billboard article of Jan. 25, 1960, notes "UA has signed the Zoot Finster Octet to a long exclusive pact. A change in the group's line-up now has Zig Priff on trumpet. Ana-tasia Lefcourt, jazz and blues singer, has also been added."
The lineup given in an April 11, 1963 column for their live album At Sun Valley:
Lineup:
- Zoot Finster, tenor saxophone
- Miles Cosnat, trumpet
- Gimp Lymphly, gorkaphone
- Humphrey Nurturewurst, trombone
- Milt Orp, marimba
- Strimp Grech, cello;
- Rudell Benge, guitar
- Sticks Berklee, drums
