What are you listening to?

[vitanola]

I've been adjusting the reproducer of a Pathe Actuelle machine and so have been playing a number of Pathe Sapphire discs.

Europe's 369th Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band": "Russian Rag", "Memphis Blues", "That Moaning Trombone", "The Dancing Deacon", "Clarinet Marmalade", "On Patrol in No Man's Land" and "Mirandy"

Jack Norworth "It's Hard to Settle Down (to Civilian Life Again)", American Republic Band "Ching-a-ling", Geo. H. Green & Orch. "Valse Classique", Pathe Military Band "Carmen Entre-act, Parts 1 & 2", American Regimental Band "Boston Commandery March", "Radetzky March", Alessandro Bonci "La Donna E Mobile", "Questa O Quella", Lt, Europe INfantry Band "How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down on the Farm" "Arabian Nights", Ray Miller's Black and White Melody Boys "Rose of Spain" "Can You Tell", "Babe Ruth's Home Run Story" (told by the "Babe" himself).

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"I'm a HUGE fan of the "Jazz" Harp, currently listening to Casper Reardon "Washboard Blues" on the Wireless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnP9aB5Cdng

"Ain;t Missbehavin"

 

[Foofoogal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLJl5gsX56I

Rudy Vallee, You're Driving Me Crazy....

 

[Mysterious Mose]

I've been adjusting the reproducer of a Pathe Actuelle machine and so have been playing a number of Pathe Sapphire discs.

Europe's 369th Infantry "Hell Fighters" Band": "Russian Rag", "Memphis Blues", "That Moaning Trombone", "The Dancing Deacon", "Clarinet Marmalade", "On Patrol in No Man's Land" and "Mirandy"

Hell Fighters 'Russian Rag', such a beauty!:eusa_clap
I tried and tried and tried to play that damned tune on my Banjoline.( I'm NO Dave Appollon ) Hurt my pride and my fingers.

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to wonder what the big deal the cat got me up for was --

Starting off the morning with the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1930 with a bit of blazing hot "Casa Loma Stomp." A few more records like this, and I won't have to buy any more oil this winter.

Next, sliding right to the opposite extreme, ahead to 1938 with Lawrence Welk and his Orchestra and a pleasantly-stylized performance of "Two Sleepy People." I can't tell if Welk sounds exactly like Gray Gordon or Gray Gordon sounds exactly like Welk.

 

[Chas]

Lionel Hampton Quartet with Oscar Peterson.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Ahhhh Hah! San Antone!

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys -- Basin Street Blues (1936)
vocal by Tommy Duncan

Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys -- Home In San Antone (1942)

 

[Fletch]

Starting off the morning with the Casa Loma Orchestra in 1930 with a bit of blazing hot "Casa Loma Stomp." A few more records like this, and I won't have to buy any more oil this winter.

Consider, tho, that as steppy and smart as it is, that original rendition is the s l o w e s t ever put on record.

Tradition dictates that if people can actually dance to "Casa Loma Stomp", you're playing it too slowly. OTOH, it may be played as fast as circumstances permit.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Consider, tho, that as steppy and smart as it is, that original rendition is the s l o w e s t ever put on record.

Not when you play it at 80 rpm!

 

[vitanola]

Consider, tho, that as steppy and smart as it is, that original rendition is the s l o w e s t ever put on record.

Tradition dictates that if people can actually dance to "Casa Loma Stomp", you're playing it too slowly. OTOH, it may be played as fast as circumstances permit.

Well the OkeH waxing is QUITE danceable. Thirty-five years (or more) ago my mother, on hearing my newly acquired copy of this record, dragged my father down into my record room and persuaded him to join her in the Shorty George. Later, in my college years I, on occasion, was able to persuade a number of young things to ladies to dance this number. I would agree, though, that the Victor Program Transcription and the Decca versions are mere showpieces, and are not humanly danceable.

 

[emsgoof]

Gustav Holst, The Planets (currently on Mercury) by the New York Philharmonic

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Two British artists, Dame Vera Lyn "When You Wish Upon a Star" and Al Bowley "The Continental" currently playing on my wireless, on Sunday morning Nostalgia on RTR FM"

http://www.rtrfm.com.au/shows/nostalgia

 

[Fletch]

Glenn Miller's band playing Eddie Durham's Glen Island Special (1939).
This is one number you'll never hear on a Miller retrospective - listen, then forget it ever happened.

In happier news, that dude who got thrown off YouTube is back! :eusa_clap And so is his 1932 Bert Lown recording of I Can't Believe It's True. Something you're not likely to hear anywhere else, especially with the solo by the bass saxophone at about 1:40 - an instrument mostly banished to the pawn shops by that time.

 

[USAAFAcePilot]

Celery Stalks at Midnight-Will Bradley and His Orchestra with Ray McKinley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeE7eR24n9U&feature=fvw

Glenn Miller's band playing Eddie Durham's Glen Island Special (1939).
This is one number you'll never hear on a Miller retrospective - listen, then forget it ever happened.

I love Glen Island Special, then again, I also like Glenn Miller's early band.

 

[Mountain Man]

"The Window Cleaner" by George Formby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1W1h5W17Y&feature=related

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to try and get more caffeine into the teapot by --

Starting off with the Mills Brothers in 1932 and their insistent rendition of "Bugle Call Rag." "No musical intstruments used on this recording other than one guitar." Ok, ok, I've gotten up already.

Next, onward to 1937 with Les Brown and his Duke Blue Devils blasting out "Swamp Fire." Not bad for a bunch of college boys.

 

[imported_miss_molly]

Now That's Doo Wop - makes me smile

 

[HadleyH]

Among other lovely songs I'm also listening to Sam Lanin's" Why Am I so Romantic" 1930.

I simply adore this song!:eusa_clap




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwP2GUQh-qc

 

[Hamilton_Honey]

Annette Hanshaw

Song after song in my playlist this evening - Sheer bliss

 

[BinkieBaumont]

"Just as you folk in the northern hemisphere are suffering the "BIG" freeze, here in the Antipodes we are suffering a heat wave, (43c/109f) I struggled home tonight and poured my self a freezing glass of "Fizz", and wandered into the garden to water my privet hedge, imagine my delight when the overture from "South Pacific" came wafting through the airwaves via my Transistor Radio Set!, seemed rather apt"