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Tiny Tim and Gary Lawrence (on
piano) rehearsing in Gary's Hollywood, Florida home, 1982.
Photos and album covers copyright 1997 by
Gary Lawrence.
All rights reserved.
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How to Order Vo-Do-De-O-Do 1002
by David H. Citron
Yes, in one of Tiny Tim's less-well-known appearances,
he recorded Feelings and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?
with Gary Lawrence & His Sizzling Syncopators in 1982.
Lawrence, a multi-talented Florida bandleader whose specialties
include Dixieland, Big Band and The Classics, especially enjoys
arranging and performing modern music in the style of the music of the
roaring 20s.
Tiny Tim outperforms more modern artists in his interpretation of
Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?, while he out-feels Streisand with HIS
Feelings.
"It shows a different side of Tiny Tim from what you hear on the
commercial records," said Lawrence in an interview earlier this year.
"They always made Tiny look like a clown with songs like Tiptoe
Through The Tulips. These recordings show Tiny Tim as the musical
historian he really was. He was trying to emulate the style of Al
Jolson in Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? and Bing Crosby in
Feelings."
Lawrence first met Tiny Tim at Hemmingways, a now-defunct Hollywood
jazz club where Tiny Tim frequently appeared. They were introduced by a
mutual friend.
The cassette credits list Tiny Tim as Herbert Khaury,
his real name. Other performers include soloists John
Swan (trumpet), Hank Bredenberg (trombone), Pete Sokolow (clarinet),
Bruce Miller (alto sax), Gary Lawrence (piano), and
Jimmy Naveira (drums).
Other Songs
Other (Tim-less) songs on this cassette include The Blue
Danube, Holiday, Oriental (introducing Suez),
Back Home Again in Indiana, Sugarfoot Stomp,
My Blue Heaven, Mysterious Mose, Proud Mary,
Puffin' on the Ritz, Thinking of You,
In the Mood, and The Stars and Stripes Forever.
The Volume 2 album was recorded in Miami in March 1982.
The art on the covers of both albums represent the styles of the
1920, the era evoked by the Syncopators' sounds.
In 1979, John S. Wilson, jazz writer for The New York Times
applauded the band for their stylistic authenticity, superior
musicianship and ground-breaking 1920s interpretations of
"contemporary" songs.
For more info about Volume 2 of Gary Lawrence's melodies, see
Volume 2 (Vo-Do-De-O-Do 1002).
For info about Volume 1, see
Volume 1 (Vo-Do-De-O-Do 1001).
To order either volume, see
How to Order.
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