Shooby Taylor CD in the Works
A few years ago, WFMU's dynamic duo (Irwin Chusid and Ken Freedman) played a crucial role in digging scat legend Shooby Taylor (aka The Human Horn) out of obscurity and placing him in the spotlight (click for real audio of an interview with Shooby on Ken's show in 2002) for some well-deserved, albeit belated, recognition.
Unfortunately, Shooby passed away in 2003, while plans for cleaning up and releasing the music from his legendary tapes were still in the initial planning phase. News of progress on the project has just hit Irwin's Key of Z site, indicating that a CD of Shooby's songs may soon come to fruition.
Read the whole story surrounding the rediscovery of The Human Horn in Key of Z's Shooby Taylor Journal, or check out this site for some Shooby MP3s.
I am totally awaiting the release of the CD, hopefully with good liner notes.
Posted by: Bernie | September 21, 2005 at 03:55 PM
So here it is a year and several months later . . . WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Posted by: Sammy B | November 09, 2006 at 04:11 PM
Please give us an update on the CD project! If the project has stalled, please let us know so we don't have to keep hoping for it. I seriously hope that the CD gets released - Shooby is a musical genius, and I really want to hear teh recordings!
Posted by: Jeffrey Stevens | January 09, 2008 at 12:54 PM