What are you listening to?

[BinkieBaumont]

[video=youtube;AczBX0TiKaA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AczBX0TiKaA[/video]

Little Nell 1978

[video=youtube;bMoSvew5i48]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMoSvew5i48&feature=related[/video]

The Naughty Version

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to recover from another migraine night by --

Starting off in 1929 with "Al Foster" enunciating his way thru one of the year's big hits, "Painting The Clouds With Sunshine." He can call himself "Al Foster" all he wants, but there's no mistaking the cast-iron voice of Sid Garry.

Next, it's 1936 with Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra and a bit of yee-haw with 16-year-old Durelle Alexander, assorted members of the King's Men, a pig, and a horse, on "Wah-Hoo!" You definitely get your six bits' worth on this one.

 

[Fletch]

Palooka (It's a Grand Old American Name) - Clyde McCoy & Orch., 1933.

Palooka - Palooka
From Boston to Paducah
You'll find a Palooka
No matter where you go

Palooka - Palooka
It's not a prince or duke-a
It's just a Palooka
In case you want to know

Each and every cit-iz-in
Knows the language it-iz-in
A ham, a heel, a big schlemiel
It's all the same in the hall of fame

Palooka - Palooka
Like Denver or Dubuque-a
Or Harry Bob Luka(?)
It's a grand old American name

(from the United Artists picture Palooka)

 

[HadleyH]

Nice tune from Bert Lown's Biltmore Hotel Orchestra

" I Can't Get Mississippi Off My MInd ", 1931


[video=youtube;7sQ6DkwVfIU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sQ6DkwVfIU[/video]

 

[MissMittens]

Jump Jive and Wail

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

"The High Hatters were an in-house band of the Victor Talking Machine Company led by Leonard Joy, one of Victor's music directors. Most of the band's recordings were exceptionally upbeat and peppy even by the high standards of the era. " (quote from Dismuke)

The H.H are among my 3 favorite bands of the era!!!!:eusa_clap I hadn't heard that song before and .... into my favorites it goes!! Thank you V.C.

My pleasure

Compared to the somewhat heavier stylings of Nat Shilkret, Leonard Joy had a distinctively crisp, clean and lighter tone to his recordings. Joy was evidentally the session leader on most of Helen Kane's and Maurice Chevalier's Victor recordings because his style shines right through. Another musical director for Victor was Leroy Shields who was based on the West Coast. Shields is best known as the composer of the music in the Our Gang and Laurel & Hardy comedies, including L&H's theme song The March of the Cuckoos which he wrote with T. Marvin Hatley.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

I love this album. Listened to it while doing house chores tonite.

 

[djd]

Film music by Eric Wolfgang Korngold and some Jamiroquai

 

[LizzieMaine]

78s to sort out my water bill by --

Now playing, it's 1942 and one of the most interesting bands of the era, Shep Fields and his New Music, offering a swingy performance of "Jersey Bounce." Shep put down his soda straw during the war era and offered a band with no brass whatsoever, but the recording ban came along just as he was getting moving with it -- and after the war he yielded to popular demand and brought back his old "Rippling Rhythm" style. But what survives of the "New Music" band is very interesting stuff, and worthy of rediscovery.

Next, following a dramatized commercial for Forty Fathom Fish, with the big red 40 on the wrapper, it's Bing teaming with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra in 1937 for "Too Marvelous For Words." This Crosby-Dorsey collaboration on radio and records only lasted about a year and a half, but produced some of the Old Groaner's best work.

 

[Fletch]

My pleasure

Compared to the somewhat heavier stylings of Nat Shilkret, Leonard Joy had a distinctively crisp, clean and lighter tone to his recordings. Joy was evidentally the session leader on most of Helen Kane's and Maurice Chevalier's Victor recordings because his style shines right through.

AFAICT, the trick was in instrumentation. Joy omitted the 2nd sax (which usually doubled the melody an octave down), added rhythm accordion, and used string bass in preference of tuba. This gave the Hatters an even lighter timbre than the typical 11pc dance band - let alone the Shilkret instrumentation with full string section.

 

[Fletch]

Now to the Shep Fields New Music.
Their one and only Lp (again, AFAICT) told the story of the band playing for our boys in the Pacific Theater. The real one, not some &#!!%! movie palace.
They liked the all-reed sound okay, but went stone ape when one of the sax men picked up that harmon-mute trumpet and gave out the Grade A syrup over a bubbly flute/clarinet obbligato.
Shep realized memories would be where the money was after the war, and put away the New Music.

Shep rrripples for Miller-memory-monger Tex Beneke, 1947. Photo: Bill Gottlieb.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

George Olsen and his Music -- Doin' The Raccoon (1928)
vocal by Fran Frey

[video=youtube;7Uf-AgE0yes]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uf-AgE0yes[/video]

George Olsen and his Music -- I'm Bringing A Red Red Rose (1928)

[video=youtube;HYlh_cAzvcA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?vHYlh_cAzvcA[/video]

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Crazy Rhythm Hot Society Orchestra -- Do Something
vocal by Cheryl Chase

Ms. Chase is probably best known as the voice of Angelica from Rug Rats

[video=youtube;lOYqqB5y4IQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOYqqB5y4IQ&feature=related[/video]

 

[MissMittens]

George Olsen and his Music -- I'm Bringing A Red Red Rose (1928)

Wasn't that from a musical?

 

[Fletch]

Yes, Donaldson & Kahn's Whoopee, which featured the Olsen band as well as Eddie Cantor.

 

[martinsantos]

This Shep Fields orch is one of the finest I ever heard. (and the rippling rhythm is one of the worst). A friend have a 78 of this sax orch; a beautiful piece, with a photo each side instead of the usual "all black".

78s to sort out my water bill by --

Now playing, it's 1942 and one of the most interesting bands of the era, Shep Fields and his New Music, offering a swingy performance of "Jersey Bounce." Shep put down his soda straw during the war era and offered a band with no brass whatsoever, but the recording ban came along just as he was getting moving with it -- and after the war he yielded to popular demand and brought back his old "Rippling Rhythm" style. But what survives of the "New Music" band is very interesting stuff, and worthy of rediscovery.
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[Rundquist]

Oscar Brown Jr. "Lucky Guy".
[video=youtube;0WGeKXMl0Ko]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WGeKXMl0Ko[/video]

Los Zafiros - Bossa Cubana
[video=youtube;1M3nw1LMJl4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M3nw1LMJl4[/video]

Mongo Santamaria-Sweet 'tater Pie
[video=youtube;b1jO5hyhbbo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1jO5hyhbbo[/video]

Tito Puente & Celia Cruz
[video=youtube;ML3R2zTxolI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML3R2zTxolI[/video]

The Dubliners - Cooleys's / The Dawn / The Mullingar Races
[video=youtube;dozKA1T0C2I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dozKA1T0C2I [/video]

Yusef Lateef "Love theme from The Robe"
[video=youtube;v9ftB-4tB0c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9ftB-4tB0c[/video]

 

[HadleyH]

Another great British Band! Jack Hylton and his Orchestra - "Choo Choo" 1931 - this is fun because it has synchronised soundtrack it's like being there ... also the song is so upbeat and happy! I like it!




[video=youtube;o4KZfUPE_SM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4KZfUPE_SM[/video]

 

[Lillemor]

Patti Page - Try To Remember.
Pearl Bailey - If My Friends Could See Me Now, Toot Tootsie Goodbye.
Ricky Nelson - Unchained Melody.
Andy Williams - Several songs since this morning, not paid attention to the titles.
Frankie & Johnny Sardo - Everything I could find on youtube because I don't have their greatest hits CD.
The Belmonts - Dancing Girl.
Dion Dimucci - Sweet Baby, Two Ton Feather<<<Currently.

 

[AtomicEraTom]

[video=youtube;vZ0ut6Q-XWE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZ0ut6Q-XWE&feature=fvst[/video]