Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Music from the Second Series

 

1 Greg J Walker*– Fan Dance Medley 3:00

2 Sam Lanin & His Orchestra– Too Busy 3:05

3 Duke Ellington– East St Louis Toodle-Oo 3:05

4 Kid Ory & His Creole Jazz Band*– Lil' Liza Jane 2:52

5 Doc Cook & His Dreamland Orchestra*– Spanish Mama 2:50

6 The Park Lane Orchestra*– I Don't Want Nobody But You 3:00

7 Ted Weems & His Orchestra*– My Baby Just Cares For Me 2:41

8 Jimmy Johnson & His Orchestra*– You've Got To Be Modernistic 3:02

9 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*– Minnie The Moocher 3:15

10 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*– Old Man Blues 3:04

11 King Oliver & His Orchestra– You Were Only Passing Time With Me 2:50

12 Cairo Club Orchestra– Bugle Call Rag 2:37

13 Ben Bernie & His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra*– Up And At 'Em 2:55

14 The New Orleans Wanderers*– Perdido Street Blues 2:58

15 Tuba Skinny– Jazz Battle 2:50

16 Harry James Angus– The Cider Song 2:02

17 Essie Davis And Greg J Walker*– Flamboyance 0:51

18 Harry James Angus– Let's Misbehave 1:36

19 Ted Lewis & His Orchestra*– The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 3:18

Music from the Second Series

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (Who Says Crime Doesn't Play?) - music from the TV series

 

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries is an Australian drama television series. It is based on author Kerry Greenwood's historical mystery novels, and it was created by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger. The series revolves around the personal and professional life of Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis), a glamorous private detective in 1920's Melbourne.

1 Greg J Walker*– Miss Fisher's Theme 2:17

2 Ben Selvin & His Orchestra– My Regular Girl 2:58

3 Jelly Roll Morton's & His Red Hot Peppers*– Dr Jazz 3:25

4 The Six Jumping Jacks*– Positively Absolutely 2:41

5 Harry James Angus– Mr Music Man 2:17

6 Fletcher Henderson– Hot & Anxious 3:20

7 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*– Creole Love Call 3:12

8 Silvio Blonde And His Invisible Orchestra– Makin' Whoopee 3:25

9 Isham Jones & His Orchestra*– There's A Wah Wah Girls In Agua Caliente 3:10

10 Jelly Roll Morton's & His Red Hot Peppers*– Jungle Blues 3:23

11 Al Bowlly– If I Had You 2:51

12 The Captivators– Building A Nest For Mary 3:03

13 The Anglo Persians*– Dance Of The Blue Danube 2:59

14 Abe Layman's Orchestra– Havin' Lots Of Fun 3:02

15 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*– Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love Again) 2:59

16 Duke Ellington & His Orchestra*– It Don' Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 3:09

17 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*– The Darktown Strutters Ball 2:56

18 Des Tooley– Sailing On A Sunbeam 2:19

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Presenting...The Best Of The British Dance Bands

 

1 Ray Noble– Medley

2 Harry Roy– Pall Mall Walk

3 Harry Roy– Southpaw Special

4 Harry Roy– Gander On A Meander

5 Roy Fox– A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody

6 Roy Fox– The Way You Look Tonight

7 Roy Fox– A Fine Romance

8 Roy Fox– How'd Ja Like To Love Me

9 Billy Cotton– Nobody's Sweetheart

10 Billy Cotton– Somebody Stole My Girl

11 Billy Cotton– Me And My Girl

12 Billy Cotton– Thanks For The Memory

13 Billy Cotton– Strike Up The

14 Ambrose– The Lambeth Walk

15 Ambrose– If I Had You

16 Ambrose– Sweet Sue, Just You

17 Geraldo – Isle Of Capri

18 Geraldo – On The Outside Looking In

The Best Of The British Dance Bands

Vintage Charleston - Great Tunes of the Charleston Era..Original Recordings 1924-1928

 

The Charleston is a dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina. The rhythm was popularized in mainstream dance music in the United States by a 1923 tune called "The Charleston" by composer/pianist James P. Johnson which originated in the Broadway show Runnin' Wild and became one of the most popular hits of the decade. Runnin' Wild ran from 29 October 1923 through 28 June 1924. The peak year for the Charleston as a dance by the public was mid-1926 to 1927.

While the Charleston as a dance probably came from the "star" or challenge dances that were all part of the African-American dance called Juba, the particular sequence of steps which appeared in Runnin' Wild were probably newly devised for popular appeal. "At first, the step started off with a simple twisting of the feet, to rhythm in a lazy sort of way (this could well be the Jay-Bird). When the dance hit Harlem, a new version was added. It became a fast kicking step, kicking the feet, both forward and backward and later done with a tap." Further changes were undoubtedly made before the dance was put on stage.

The Charleston was one of the dances from which Lindy Hop and Jazz Roots developed in the 1930s. A slightly different form of Charleston became popular in the 1930s and '40s, and is associated with Lindy Hop. In this later Charleston form, the hot jazz timing of the 1920s Charleston was adapted to suit the swing jazz music of the '30s and '40s. This style of Charleston has many common names, though the most common are Lindy Charleston, Savoy Charleston, '30s or '40s Charleston and Swing(ing) Charleston. In both '20s Charleston and Swinging Charleston, the basic step takes eight counts and is danced either alone or with a partner.

This compilation captures the sounds of the 20's craze about as well as anything. Great titles, especially by Paul Whiteman, "I'd Rather Charleston" by Fred and Adele Astaire with George Gershwin accompanying, "South Wind", by Roger Wolfe Kahn's Orchestra, a great arrangement and spirited playing, plus tracks from Jelly Roll Morton and George Olsen among others. A well remastered collection of hard-to-find recordings.

1    Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra–    Charleston
2    Nat Star & His Orchestra–    Chili Bom Bom
3    Ben Selvin & His Orchestra–    Don't Bring Lulu
4    Manhattan Dance Makers–    Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue?
5    Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra–    Sweet And Low Downdon parker
6    Don Parker–    My Cutey's Due At Two-To-Two Today
7    Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra–    Down And Out Blues
8    Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra–    Sweet Child (I'm Wild About You)
9    Sam Lanin, Broadway Bell-Hops–    Let's Talk About My Sweetie
10    Debroy Somers–    Fascinating Rhythm
11    Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire–    I'd Rather Charleston
12    George Olsen's Music–    Lucky Day
13    Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders–    Black Bottom
14    Jan Garber And His Orchestra–    Baby Face
15    Jack Hylton And His Orchestra–    By The Tamarisk
16    Frank Raymond's Dance Orchstra–    Meadow Lark
17    Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers–    The Chant
18    Jay Whidden And His Band–    Let's All Go To Mary's House
19    Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra–    It All Depends On You
20    Irving Aaronson And His Commanders–    Crazy Words, Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O)
21    Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra–    South Wind
22    Carroll Gibbons And The Orpheans–    The Blue Room
23    Ted Weems And His Orchestra–    Miss Annabelle Lee (Who's Wonderful, Who's Marvellous?)
24    George Olsen's Music–    Because My Baby Don't Mean "Maybe" Now
25    Savoy Havana Band–    At Sundown

 Vintage Charleston

Berlin Comedian Harmonists - Ein Lied geht um die Welt (A song goes around the world )

 

Internationally successful German vocal group, founded in December 1927, split up in March 1935.

Originally created in imitation of the American The Revelers and called "The Melody Makers," the "Comedian Harmonists," a vocal quintet accompanied by a pianist, developed their own close harmony style. The five singers blended their voices so closely together that there was usually no more than an interval of a twelfth between top and bottom voices; individual singers would emerge from this close vocal texture for solos, and tenor buffo Frommermann, in particular, would contribute comical voice imitations of instruments. The ensemble's repertoire ranged from German Schlager ("Veronika, Der Lenz Ist Da," 1930) and German versions of jazz-tinged American pop songs ("Wochenend Und Sonnenschein" = "Happy Days Are Here Again," 1930) and a vocalized version of Duke Ellington's "Creole Love Call" (1933) to German folk songs ("In Einem Kühlen Grunde," 1932). The Comedian Harmonists recorded first for Odeon (1928-1929), from October 1929 to March 1935 for Electrola. 

 Ein Lied geht um die Welt

Mum's the Word....60 Fabulous Songs Your Mother Should Know by various artists

 

Tracklist
1-1    Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*–    Your Mother And Mine
1-2    Eddy Arnold–    Mother's Prayer
1-3    Flatt & Scruggs–    Mother Prays Loud In Her Sleep
1-4    Bill Haley & His Comets*–    Teenager's Mother
1-5    Jimmie Rodgers –    Whisper Your Mother's Name
1-6    The Stanley Brothers–    Memories Of Mother
1-7    Al Jolson–    My Mammy
1-8    Hank Williams–    I Heard My Mother Praying For Me
1-9    Roy Acuff–    Mother's Prayers Guide Me
1-10    Nat King Cole–    Unforgettable
1-11    Roy Smeck–    My Mom
1-12    Lefty Frizzell–    Mom And Dad's Waltz
1-13    The Sons Of The Pioneers–    Gold Star Mother With Silvery Hair
1-14    George Formby–    Oh Dear Mother
1-15    Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers–    Write A Letter To My Mother
1-16    The Original Irish Boys–    Gentle Mother
1-17    Five Blind Boys Of Alabama–    Living On Mother's Prayer
1-18    Nina Simone–    My Baby Just Cares For Me
1-19    The Carter Family–    There's No One Like Mother To Me
1-20    Anne Shelton–    My Yiddishe Momme

2-1    Carmen Miranda–    Mama Yo Quiero
2-2    Eddy Arnold–    I Wouldn't Trade The Silver In My Mother's Hair
2-3    Frank Sinatra–    Young At Heart
2-4    Charlie Poole And The North Carolina Ramblers–    Mother's Last Farewell Kiss
2-5    Nat King Cole–    My Mother Told Me
2-6    Morton Downey–    I'll Always Be My Mother's Boy
2-7    Dean Martin–    Memories Are Made Of This
2-8    Peerless Quartette–    I Just Want A Girl Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad
2-9    Ella Fitzgerald–    Dream A Little Dream Of Me
2-10    Jim Reeves–    Have I Told You Lately That I Love You ?
2-11    Rosemary Clooney–    This Ole House
2-12    Roy Harvey And Leonard Copeland–    Mother's Waltz
2-13    Sammy Davis Jr.–    Someone To Watch Over Me
2-14    Paul Robeson–    Songs My Mother Taught Me
2-15    The Original Irish Boys–    Your Mother's Eyes
2-16    Bing Crosby–    You Are My Sunshine
2-17    Earl King–    A Mother's Love
2-18    Sister Rosetta Tharpe–    I Heard My Mother Call My Name
2-19    Arthur Tracy–    It's My Mother's Birthday Today
2-20    Al Jolson–    Remember Mother's Day

3-1    Bing Crosby–    My Mother's Waltz
3-2    Ella Fitzgerald–    The Nearness Of You
3-3    Elvis Presley–    Love Me Tender
3-4    Charlie Monroe's Boys–    Once I Had A Darlin' Mother
3-5    Nat King Cole–    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
3-6    Dinah Washington–    Embraceable You
3-7    Little Richard–    Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother
3-8    Nina Simone–    Summertime
3-9    Vera Lynn–    This Is My Mother's Day
3-10    Ernest Tubb–    My Mother Must Have Been A Girl Like You
3-11    Jewel King–    I Broke My Mother's Rule
3-12    Judy Garland–    Over The Rainbow
3-13    John McCormack –    Mother My Dear
3-14    Arthur Tracy–    To Mother, With Love
3-15    Sammy Davis Jr.–    The Way You Look Tonight
3-16    Jeri Southern–    Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
3-17    Eddy Arnold–    That Wonderful Mother Of Mine
3-18    Frank Sinatra–    I Get A Kick Out Of You
3-19    The Pilgrim Travelers–    Mother Bowed
3-20    Bobby Breen–    M-O-T-H-E-R

 Mum's the Word...one...two...three

The Green Hills Of Ireland...Vintage Irish Songs...Original 1920's-1940's recordings

 

The rolling hills, gentle mountains and lush fields, the breathtaking natural wonders, the welcoming warmth of the pubs, the smell of the sea and the charm of the locals: all the very best of the Emerald Isle reaches out to our hearts through Celtic song. Cast your ears back to the tunes of the old country with this collection of vintage Irish songs. The Green Hills of Ireland is sure to rouse the nostalgia, the tradition, the emotions and the cheekiness of the Irish character.

From Galway to Tipperary, Belfast to County Down, from the lanes of Dublin to the Giants Steps, The Green Hills of Ireland is an experience not to be missed. Whether you’ve been enjoying these songs from your earliest years or are discovering them now for the first time, this album will bring alive one of the world’s richest musical cultures and landscapes. Singers Irish-born like John McCormack, James McCafferty and Delia Smith, together with those who embraced Ireland as a spiritual home, including Peter Dawson and Dame Maggie Teyte, bring to life some of the all-time classic Celtic ballads and folk songs enjoyed back home and in the adopted lands of the vast Irish diaspora in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

You’ll be sure to be whistling along to this grand celebration of vintage Irish song!


1 A Little Bit of Heaven 

2 The Kerry Dance

3 The Lark in the Clear Air

4 Off to Philadelphia

5 The Meeting of the Waters

6 That’s How I Spell I-R-E-L-A-N-D

7 Kathleen Mavourneen

8 That Tumbledown Shack in Athlone

9 The Garden Where the Praties Grow

10 Macushla

11 When They Sing ‘The Wearin’ o’ the Green’

in Syncopated Blues

12 The Last Rose of Summer

13 The Rose of Tralee

14 Rory O’More

15 The Dawning of the Day

16 The Mountains o’ Mourne

17 Oft in the Stilly Night

18 Mother Machree

19 The Star of the County Down

20 The Spinning Wheel

21 The Green Hills of Ireland

22 She Moved thro’ the Fair

23 The Pride of Tipperary

24 Danny Boy

25 Ireland, Mother Ireland

 The Green Hills Of Ireland

 

Chart-Toppers of the Twenties..the 25 Greatest Hits of the Decade..original mono recordings

 

1    Dardenella - Ben Selvin
2    Swanee - Al Jolson
3    When My Baby Smiles At Me - Ted Lewis
4    Whispering - Paul Whiteman
5    Wabash Blues - Isham Jones
6    April Showers - Al Jolson
7    Three O'Clock In The Morning - Paul Whiteman
8    Yes! We Have No Bananas - Billy Jones
9    It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Wendell Hall         
10    Somebody Stole My Gal - Ted Weems
11    I'll See You In My Dreams - Isham Jones        
12    The Prisoner's Song - Vernon Dalhart
13    Sweet Georgia Brown - Ben Bernie
14    If You Knew Susie - Eddie Cantor
15    Who? - George Olsen
16    Valencia - Paul Whiteman
17    Some Of These Days - Sophie Tucker
18    In A Little Spanish Town - Paul Whiteman
19    My Blue Heaven - Gene Austin
20    Charmaine - Guy Lombardo
21    Ramona - Gene Austin
22    Sonny Boy - Al Jolson
23    Carolina Moon - Gene Austin
24    Honey - Rudy Vallee
25    Tip-Toe Through The Tulips - Nick Lucas

Chart-Toppers of the Twenties

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Sing Me A Swing Song...Parade of Jazz Vocalists...original recordings from 1928-1939

 

1 Thursday - Helen Humes    
2 Restless - Helen Ward    
3 Don't Try Your Jive on Me - Una Mae Carlisle        
4 Drop in Next Time You're Passing - Elisabeth Welch        
5 I Wish I Were Twins - Valaida    
6 When I Grow Too Old to Dream - Putney Dandridge    
7 Loveable and Sweet - Annette Hanshaw    
8 Dream Man (Make Me Dream Some More) -    Fats Waller    
9 I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby - Jack Teagarden   
10 Ten Cents a Dance - Ruth Etting    
11 Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)- Ella Fitzgerald   
12 Zaz Zul Zaz - Cab Calloway    
13 Louisiana - Bing Crosby    
14 Three Little Words -    Rhythm Boys    
15 Troubled Waters - Ivie Anderson    
16 I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart - Connee Boswell    
17 Wha'd Ja Do to Me? - The Boswell Sisters    
18 Isle of Capri - Wingy Manone    
19 More Than You Know -    Mildred Bailey        
20 Am I Blue? -    Ethel Waters    
21 One, Two, Button Your Shoe -    Billie Holiday        
22 Thanks a Million - Louis Armstrong     

Sing Me A Swing Song

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Pure Nostalgia...The Greatest Artists...1928-1941...original mono recodings

 

This wonderful compilation, with 79 minutes of music, is a great introduction to long gone names whose music still sparkles after many decades.

What we have here is some really fun and entertaining music, even from the times when ballads were supposed to be sad (Al Jolson chest-beating became unintentionally funny). The album opens with the (then) young and awful-voiced Marlene Dietrich singing her signature song "Falling In Love Again", which sounds much, much different than her later versions (later she honed it to a perfection, here she was just a young German woman who was falling in and out of pitch!), and what follows is really glowing with humour. Listeners will recognise Cab Calloway's "Minnie The Moocher" from the "Blues Brothers" movie. Also of note is the great Paul Robeson and Fred Astaire, the lovely, happy "Louise" by Maurice Chevalier, the breathtaking vocal acrobatics of The Mills Brothers and Ink Spots and the wonderful "Leaning On A Lamp Post" by George Formby.
 

Pure Nostalgia

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The Teddy Bears' Picnic....Vintage Children's Songs.....Original 1920's-1940's recordings

 

Take a trip down Memory Lane with this classic collection of children’s favourites. These original recordings from the 1920's, 30's and 40's revisit the simple pleasures of childhood: adventure and discovery, fun and silliness, imagination and fantasy, and the special magic of laughter and love. Includes settings of Edward Lear’s The Owl and the Pussycat and of poems by A.A. Milne, along with iconic songs from the world of cinema (Whistle While You Work, We’re Off to See the Wizard, On the Good Ship Lollipop) and the timeless delights of Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?, Looby Lou, Three Little Fishies and of course, the party to end all parties: The Teddy Bears’ Picnic. 

                                            The Teddy Bears' Picnic

Boogie Woogie Stomp! ...various artists...original mono recordings from 1923-1941

  1. Boogie Woogie Stomp - Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings
  2. The Rocks - Clay Custer
  3. Fat Fanny Stomp - Jim Clarke
  4. Pinetop's Boogie Woogie - Pinetop Smith
  5. Honky Tonk Train Blues - Meade Lux Lewis
  6. Bear Cat Crawl - Meade Lux Lewis
  7. Yancey Special - Bob Crosby Orchestra
  8. Slow And Easy Blues - Jimmy Yancey
  9. Indian Boogie Woogie - Woody Herman Orchestra
  10. Chips' Boogie Woogie - Woody Herman's Four Chips
  11. Foot Pedal Boogie - Albert Ammons/Pete Johnson
  12. After Hours - Erskine Hawkins Orchestra
  13. Roll 'Em Pete - Joe Turner/Pete Johnson
  14. Boogie Woogie On St Louis Blues - Earl Hines And His Orchestra
  15. Chain 'Em Down - Blind LeRoy Garnett
  16. No Special Rider - Little Brother Montgomery
  17. Boo-Woo - Harry James And The Boogie Woogie Trio
  18. Roll 'Em - Benny Goodman Orchestra
  19. Cryin' In My Sleep - Jimmy Yancey
  20. Boogie Woogie - Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
  21. Boogie Woogie - Count Basie
  22. Boogie Woogie - Cleo Brown
  23. Wilkins Street Stomp - Speckled Red
  24. Vine Street Boogie - Jay McShann
  25. Boogie Woogie Prayer (Part 1) - Albert Ammons/Meade Lux Lewis/Pete Johnson
  26. Boogie Woogie Prayer (Part 2) - Albert Ammons/Meade Lux Lewis/Pete Johnson

                                            Boogie Woogie Stomp!
 

The Sisters Anthology....A Celebration of four decades of Singing Sisters

2011 two CD release, a much-needed celebration of four decades of singing sisters. Compiled by New York-based singer Athan Maroulis, the Sisters Anthology features 32 different US and UK acts, represented by 38 carefully-chosen recordings ranging from the 1924 rendition of "Red Hot Mama" by the Brox Sisters to the obscure Jazz vocal group the Clark Sisters and their 1959 performance of "Take the 'A' Train". Famous featured artists include the Andrews, Fontane, Boswell and McGuire Sisters, while the Gumm, Stafford and Clooney Sisters feature early appearances by Judy Garland, Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney respectively. The selection ranges from hit records to songs recorded for films or radio shows. Total of 38 tracks.

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The Fabulous Dorsey Brothers and Their Orchestra..24 original mono recordings 1928-1935

The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra was formed as a recording band in 1928 and despite the brothers' differing temperaments, which led eventually to their falling out, they produced records of the highest order. It helped that they rubbed shoulders with the best on New York's scene, whose services they could call upon, men like Bunny Berigan, Bud Freeman, Manny Klein, Leo McConville, Glenn Miller, Phil Napoleon, Adrian Rollini, Charlie Spivak, Jack Teagarden, and Frank Teschemaker.

Amongst many high spots on this compilation are Jimmy Dorsey's showpiece "Beebe", and vocals by Bing Crosby and the Boswell Sisters. 

  1. My Melancholy Baby
  2. Out of the Dawn
  3. It's Right Here for You
  4. She's Funny That Way
  5. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
  6. My Kinda Love
  7. Mean to Me
  8. Beebe
  9. Praying the Blues
  10. Breakaway
  11. When I Take My Sugar to Tea
  12. It's the Girl
  13. Parkin' in the Moonlight
  14. Sing, It's Good for You
  15. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
  16. Mood Hollywood
  17. Old Man Harlem
  18. By Heck
  19. Stop, Look and Listen!
  20. Milenberg Joys
  21. Lullaby of Broadway
  22. Weary Blues
  23. Tailspin
  24. Dippermouth Blues

The Fabulous Dorsey Brothers

Swingin' at the Speakeasy..The Sound of the Roaring 20's and 30's

Leaving aside a blatant error in the sub-title (roaring 20's yes, but the 30's were the depression era), this is a fascinating and fantastic collection. Many of these songs have stood the test of time well.

As with all music this old, it cannot be technically perfect. Some tracks have crackles and hiss, but this is often how these records sounded to listeners back then. When recorded music was a novelty, people tolerated the imperfections. 

There are more recent covers of many of these songs, and the compilers have included some here, which emphasize the limitations of the original ancient recordings. For example, the Puppini Sisters and the Temperance Seven, while these 20's/30's revivalists have made some excellent music, their inclusion here is debatable. Still, if their presence means more people discover the original music here, that's a good thing.

There are other less obvious later covers too, including the Ella / Louis cover of Dream A Little Dream of Me, which they recorded in 1950. This song dates from the thirties, but was revived in the sixties, first by the Shirelles and later by Mama Cass.

Despite some songs being later covers, most of the recordings are genuine recordings from the 20's and 30's, which capture the spirit of the music superbly. 

Whether you are just getting curious about this type of music or you have some already, this is an excellent compilation. (text from Amazon review)

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Swingin' at the Speakeasy 3 

An introduction to....Finest Vintage Jazz...various artists

An excellent 2 disc, 49 track compilation of original mono recordings from 1917 to 1941 featuring the cream of jazz artists of the time. Ideal for the collector or if you are a recent convert to nostalgic music.

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A Trip to the Moon on Gossamer Wings...with the songs of Cole Porter

A Trip to the Moon

The Song Is....Cole Porter...various artists...recordings from 1927 to 1935

  1. Just One Of Those Things (From 'Jubilee') - Richard Himber And His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra
  2. Anything Goes (From 'Anything Goes') - Cole Porter
  3. I'm In Love Again (From 'Up With The Lark') - Ben Bernie And His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
  4. I Get A Kick Out Of You (From 'Anything Goes') - Ethel Merman
  5. How Could We Be Wrong? (From 'Nymph Errant') - Al Bowlly
  6. Miss Otis Regrets (From 'Hi-Diddle-Diddle') - Douglas Byng
  7. Lady Fair (From 'Anything Goes') - The Anything Goes Foursome
  8. I'm A Gigolo - Cole Porter
  9. Let's Do It (From 'Wake Up And Dream') - Bing Crosby
  10. Night And Day (From 'The Gay Divorcee') - Fred Astaire
  11. They All Fall In Love (From 'The Battle Of Paris') - Jack Hylton And His Orchestra
  12. You're The Top (From 'Anything Goes') - Cole Porter
  13. Love For Sale (From 'New Yorkers') - Libby Holman
  14. All Through The Night (From 'Anything Goes') - Ambrose And His Orchestra
  15. Be Like The Bluebird (From 'Anything Goes') - Cole Porter
  16. Experiment (From 'Nymph Errant') - Gertrude Lawrence
  17. Thank You So Much, Mrs. Lowsborough-Goodby - Cole Porter
  18. What Is This Thing Called Love? (From 'Wake Up And Dream') - Leo Reisman And His Orchestra

The Song Is Cole Porter

Hollywood Swings Hit Songs from the Movie Musicals 1927-1947 featuring The Mell-O-Tones

Hollywood Swings

                                                                      

Louis Prima...Jump, Jive An' Wail: The Essential Louis Prima

Louis Prima (né Louis Leo Prima; 7 December 1910 – 24 August 1978) was an Italian-American singer, actor, songwriter, bandleader, and trumpeter. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans-style jazz band in the late 1920's, fronted a swing combo in the 1930's and a big band group in the 1940's, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940's and early to mid 1950's, and performed as a Vegas lounge act in the late 1950's and 1960's.

From the 1940's through the 1960's, his music further encompassed early R'n'B and rock'n'roll, boogie-woogie, and even Italian folk music, such as the tarantella. Prima made prominent use of Italian music and language in his songs, blending elements of his Italian identity with jazz and swing music. At a time when "ethnic" musicians were often discouraged from openly stressing their ethnicity, Prima's conspicuous embrace of his Italian ethnicity opened the doors for other Italian-American and "ethnic" American musicians to display their ethnic roots.

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