Principally big band instrumentals; some works include vocals. Benny Goodman, clarinet, Jack Teagarden, trombone, featured in ensembles: Red Nichols and his Five Pennies (1st-8th works) ; Irving Mills and his Hotsy Totsy Gang (featuring Bix Beiderbecke) (9th-12th works) ; Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang and their All-Star Orchestra (13th-16th works) ; Adrian Rollini and his orchestra (17th-21st works). Recorded in New York City, Apr. 18, 1929--Oct. 23, 1934. Compact disc. Analog recordings, principally transferred from 78 rpm discs. Program notes, including date and numbers of original issues and complete personnel (14 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Contents:
Riverboat shuffle / (2:51). Hoagy Carmichael ; Dick Voynow ; Mitchel Parrish (2:35) -- Dinah / Harry Akst ; Samuel Lewis ; Joseph Young (3:10) -- On the Alamo / Gus Kahn ; Isham Jones (3:03) -- Peg o' my heart / Fred Fisher ; Alfred Bryan (3:08) -- Sweet Georgia Brown / Ben Bernie ; Maceo Pinkard ; Kenneth Casey (2:44) -- China boy / Richard Winfree ; Phil Boutelje (2:47) -- The Sheik of Araby / Harry B. Smith ; Francis Wheeler ; Ted Snyder (3:09) -- Keep a song in your soul / Alexander Hill ; Thomas Waller (2:43) -- Loved one : 1st take (2:51) ; Loved one : 2nd take (2:56) / Trumbauer ; Hayton ; Mills -- Deep harem / Irving Mills ; Frank Signorelli ; Matt Malneck (3:06) -- Strut Miss Lizzie / Harry Creamer ; Turner Layton (3:06) -- Beale Street blues / W.C. Handy (3:18) -- After you've gone / Henry Creamer ; Turner Layton (2:59) -- Farewell blues / Leon Roppolo ; Elmer Schoebel ; Joseph Mares (2:56) -- Someday sweetheart / Benjamin & John Spikes (3:10) -- It had to be you / Gus Kahn ; Isham Jones (3:04) -- Sugar / Maceo Pinkard ; Sidney Mitchell ; Edna Alexander (2:57) -- Davenport blues / Bix Beiderbecke (3:13) -- Somebody loves me / George Gershwin ; Ballard McDonald ; B.G. DeSylva ; Stephen Ballantine (2:25) -- Riverboat shuffle / Hoagy Carmichael ; Dick Voynow ; Mitchel Parrish (2:51).
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