keeping the music of the past ALIVE!...from the Golden Eras of the 1920's, 1930's, 1940's, 1950's and 1960's including Big Band, Dance Orchestras, Swing, Crooners, Nostalgic, Popular Artists and Harmony Groups plus Contemporary, Retro and Revival artists
If you enjoyed the first instalment in this series (see previous post here) then this second volume will please you even more. 51 tracks of classic nostalgia from the 1920's, 30's and 40's with artists such as Anne Shelton, Bing Crosby, Kay Thompson, Greta Keller, Dick Todd, "Hutch", Chick Henderson, Comedy Harmonists, Al Bowlly, Fats Waller and a host of others. So wind up that gramophone, sit back in your favourite armchair in front of an open fire, and just cast yourself back to those times when these tunes were the hits of their day.
Eddie Lang and Joe Venuti were masters of their instruments (guitar and violin, respectively). They were pioneers in the "string swing" type of jazz, almost a decade before Django and Stephane Grappelli started doing it over in France (admitting to have been influenced by Lang and Venuti). Only a few of the selections on these two discs are popular tunes of the day, most of the others are compositions of those performing (and it's not just Joe Venuti and Eddie Lang--we also hear Jimmy Dorsey, Frankie Trumbauer, Rube Bloom, Adrian Rollini, and some others on some of the "Blue Four" tracks). These recordings were ahead of their time, and they hold up remarkably well today. Thanks to the excellent remastering by John R. T. Davies, the recordings sound fresher than other re-issues. Joe Venuti's high-pitched harmonics come through sparkling clear as a bell, and Adrian Rollini's bass sax is so warm and rounded, it's the best thing we have to hearing the group perform live. Most of the tracks on the disc have the same overall texture. If you like one, you'll like 'em all. Disc: 1 1. Black And Blue Bottom - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti 2. Stringing The Blues - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti 3. Stringing The Blues - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti 4. Wild Cat - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti 5. Sunshine - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti 6. Doin' Things - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti/Arthur Schutt 7. Goin Places - Eddie Lang/Joe Venuti/Arthur Schutt 8. Kickin' The Cat 9. Beatin' The Dog 10. Cheese And Crackers 11. A Mug Of Ale 12. Penn Beach Blues - Joe Venuti/Don Murray/Frank Signorelli/Eddie Lang/Justin Ring 13. Four String Joe - Joe Venuti/Don Murray/Frank Signorelli/Eddie Lang/Justin Ring 14. Dinah 15. The Wild Dog 16. The Man From The South 17. Pretty Trix 18. Doin' Things 19. Wild Cat 20. The Blue Room 21. A Sensation click here for more information Disc: 2 1. My Honey's Lovin' Arms 2. Goin' Home 3. Runnin' Ragged (Bamboozlin' The Bassoon) 4. Apple Blossoms 5. Raggin' The Scale 6. Put And Take 7. Put And Take 8. The Wild Dog 9. Really Blue 10. I've Found A New Baby 11. Sweet Sue-Just You 12. Pardon Me Pretty Baby 13. Little Girl 14. Little Buttercup (I'll Never Be The Same) 15. Tempi Di Modernage 16. There's No Other Girl - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys 17. Now That I Need You You're Gone - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys 18. The Wolf Wobble - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys 19. To To Blues - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys 20. Doin' Things - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys 21. Wild Cat - Joe Venuti's Rhythm Boys click here for more information
