Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze From The Mean Streets Of 1940's L.A. - various artists compilation

 

1-1 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'The Killers' 2:42

1-2 Johnny Otis, His Drums & Orchestra*– Harlem Nocturne 3:04

1-3 Ella Fitzgerald– I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So 2:58

1-4 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– If I Ever Find You, Baby 2:16

1-5 Billie Holiday– Don't Explain 3:26

1-6 The King Cole Trio*– Blues In My Shower 2:55

1-7 Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann & His Orchestra*– Skid Row Blues 2:52

1-8 Dinah Washington With Dave Young & His Orchestra*– You Satisfy 2:50

1-9 T-Bone Walker & His Guitar*– Call It Stormy Monday 3:04

1-10 Baron Mingus & His Octet*– This Subdues My Passion 2:55

1-11 Billie Holiday– No Good Man 3:09

1-12 Percy Mayfield With Monroe Tucker And His Orchestra– Leary Blues 2:59

1-13 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– You Can't Tell Who's Lovin' Who 3:19

1-14 Leo Parker's All Stars– Solitude 2:55

1-15 Alice Roberts, Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Good Dues Blues 3:03

1-16 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Serves Me Right 3:21

1-17 Etta Jones With Luther Henderson & His Orchestra*– What Ev'ry Woman Knows 3:20

1-18 Amos Milburn– Money Hustlin' Woman 2:36

1-19 Helen Humes With Buck Clayton & His Orchestra*– Blue And Sentimental 3:15

1-20 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet– All The Things That You Are 2:49

1-21 Claude Trenier With Charlus Mingus Sextette*– Weird Nightmare 3:07

1-22 Wini Brown With Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Gone Again 2:54

1-23 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Jelly Jelly 3:21

1-24 Thelonious Monk Quintet*– 'Round About Midnight 3:13

1-25 Miklós Rózsa– Theme From 'Double Indemnity' 1:54

2-1 Adolph Deutsch– Theme From 'High Sierra' 2:08

2-2 The King Cole Trio*– Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? 2:58

2-3 Dinah Washington With Lucky Thompson's All Stars– Pacific Coast Blues 2:42

2-4 Charles Brown Trio– How High The Moon 2:18

2-5 Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Far Cry 3:22

2-6 Julia Lee– Marijuana 3:15

2-7 Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five*– Why'd You Do It, Baby? 3:22

2-8 Sarah Vaughn* With Dizzy Gillespie & His Orchestra*– Interlude 2:33

2-9 Lester Young & His Sextet*– No Eyes Blues 3:02

2-10 Charlie Parker Quartet* Feat. Earl Coleman– Dark Shadows 3:09

2-11 Billy Holiday* With Eddie Heywood & His Trio*– Billie's Blues 3:12

2-12 Arthur Prysock With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone 3:00

2-13 Charlie Parker– Lover Man 3:22

2-14 Billy Eckstine And His Orchestra– Prisoner Of Love 2:57

2-15 Ella Johnson With Buddy Johnson & His Orchestra*– Since I Fell For You 3:18

2-16 Cab Calloway & His Orchestra*– San Francisco Fan 3:24

2-17 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Midnight Sun 3:20

2-18 Etta Jones With JC Heard & His Orchestra*– I Sold My Heart To The Junkman 2:51

2-19 Al Hibbler With Harry Carney's All-Stars*– I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 3:10

2-20 Billie Holiday– Good Morning Heartache 3:10

2-21 Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars*– Goofin' Off 2:28

2-22 Wynonie "Mr Blues" Harris & His All Stars*– Whiskey And Jelly-Roll Blues 3:11

2-23 Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm– Fine And Mellow 3:15

2-24 Crown Prince Waterford– LA Blues 2:42

2-25 Alfred Newman– Theme From 'Cry Of The City' 5:37

Jazz Noire - Darktown Sleaze

Tea Dance: 1920's, 30's, 40's Vintage Tea Party - various artists compilation

 

1 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– Tea For Two 3:13

2 The Ink Spots– Java Jive 3:01

3 Benny Goodman Orchestra*– Sugar Foot Stomp 2:58

4 Fats Waller & His Rhythm– My Very Good Friend The Milkman 3:32

5 Jan Savitt & His Top Hatters*– Jersey Bounce 3:07

6 Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra*– Happy Feet 2:59

7 Artie Shaw & His Orchestra*– Begin The Beguine 3:15

8 The Boswell Sisters / Dorsey Brothers' Orchestra*– When I Take My Sugar To Tea 3:12

9 Jimmie Lunceford & His Orchestra*– For Dancers Only 2:41

q Billie Holiday / Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra*– Sugar 2:48

11 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra*– Flying Home 2:55

12 Frankie Trumbauer / Bix Beiderbecke / Eddie Lang– Singin' The Blues 2:59

13 Annette Hanshaw– Lovable And Sweet 2:51

14 The Mills Brothers– Sweeter Than Sugar 1:56

15 Glenn Miller & His Orchestra*– I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo 3:13

16 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– The Lambeth Walk 2:46

17 Benny Goodman Trio– China Boy 2:32

18 Fred Astaire– Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:27

19 Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli– It Don't Mean A Thing - If It Ain't Got That Swing 3:04

20 Hutch – Moonlight Cocktail 3:14

21 Helen Ward / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra*– Sing Me A Swing Song 2:23

22 Hoagy Carmichael– Rockin' Chair 3:25

23 Fats Waller & His Rhythm– Shortnin' Bread 2:42

24 Jack Teagarden / Benny Goodman & His Orchestra*– Texas Tea Party 3:18

25 The Bud Freeman Trio*– Three Little Words 3:02

26 Sam Costa / Peter Yorke & His Orchestra*– A Nice Cup Of Tea 2:20

Tea Dance: 1920's, 30's, 40's Vintage Tea Party

Selection Of Boogie Woogie - various artists compilation

 

1-02 Woody Herman– Pinetop's Blues

1-03 Count Basie– Hob Nail Boogie

1-04 Big Joe Turner– Boogie Woogie Country Girl

1-05 Pete Johnson's Orchestra– Half Tigh Boogie

1-06 Big Joe Turner With Pete Johnson– Wine-O-Baby Boogie

1-07 Lionel Hampton– Beulah's Sister's Boogie

1-08 Anita O'Day With Gene Krupa And His Orchestra– Boogie Blues

1-09 Count Basie– The Mad Boogie

1-10 Big Joe Turner With Pete Johnson– Baby, Won't You Marry Me

1-11 Lionel Hampton– Hamp's Walking Boogie

1-12 Count Basie– Wild Bill's Boogie

1-13 Glenn Miller– In The Mood

1-14 Earl Hines– Boogie Woogie on St. Louis Blues

1-15 Count Basie– Red Bank Boogie (G. I. Stomp)

1-16 The Count Basie Quartet– Boogie Woogie

1-17 Helen Humes With Buck Clayton With His All-Stars– Be Ba Ba Le Ba Boogie

1-18 Gene Krupa– Gene's Boogie

2-01 Lionel Hampton– Hamp's Boogie Woogie No 1

2-02 Albert Ammons And His Rhythm Kings– Jammin' The Boogie

2-03 Jay McShann's Trio– Vine Street Boogie

2-04 Edmond Hall Sextet With Eddie Heywood– Downtown Cafe Boogie

2-05 Woody Herman– Chip's Boogie Woogie

2-06 Count Basie– Basie Boogie

2-07 Bob Crosby– Honky Tonk Train Blues

2-08 Bob Zurke– Cow Cow Blues

2-09 Benny Goodman– Roll' Em

2-10 Slim Gaillard And His Orchestra– Dizzy's Boogie

2-11 The Milt Buckner Trio– Buck's Boogie Woogie

2-12 Jay McShann's Trio– Hold' Em, Hootie

2-13 Jimmy Rushing With Count Basie Orchestra– Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)

2-14 Tommy Dorsey– Boogie Woogie

2-15 Nat King Cole– Central Avenue Breakdown

2-16 Lionel Hampton– Two Finger Boogie

2-17 Irene Daye With Gene Krupa And His Orchestra– Drum Boogie

2-18 The Andrews Sisters– Beat Me Daddy - Eight To The Bar

 Selection Of Boogie Woogie

Something For The Boys: The Songs Of World War II - various artists

 

1 Clyde Lucas And His Orchestra– We Did It Before (And We Can Do It Again)

2 Miss Vivian Blane– Miss Vivian Blane Introduces "The Air Battle"

3 Nat King Cole And The King Cole Trio*– Hip Hip Hooray

4 Dolly Dawn And Her Dawn Patrol Orchestra*– There Won't Be A Shortage Of Love

5 Chico Marx And His Orchestra– We Must Be Vigilant

6 Kate Smith And The Juanita Hall Singers– Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition

7 Eddie Cantor– In My Arms

8 Hot Lips Page With Eddie Condon And His Jazz Concert All-Stars*– Uncle Sam Blues

9 Barry Wood– Ev'rybody Ev'ry Payday

10 Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five– You Can't Get That No More

11 Bea Wain With The Hit Parade Orchestra– Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer

12 Allen Miller And His Orchestra– Rosie The Riveter

13 Marion Hutton And The Modernaires– Johnny Zero

14 Glenn Miller And His AAF Band*– A Fellow On A Furlough

15 Pvt. Frankie Johnson– Johnson's G.I. Blues

16 Ethel Merman With Freddie Rich's Orchestra*– Why Do They Call A Private A Private?

17 The March Of Time Orchestra And Chorus– Lili Marlene

18 Cab Calloway And His Orchestra– The Fuehrer's Got The Jitters

19 Les Brown & Doris Day– Salt Water Cowboy

20 Harry James & Bob Hope– Banzai Bugle Bit

21 Bing Crosby With Harry James And His Musicmakers*– Buy Buy Bonds

22 Pearl Bailey With The Herman Chittison Trio & Charlie Shavers– The Quicker I Gets To Where I'm Going

23 Bob Crosby And His V Disc Bob Cats*– Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag

24 Louis Prima And His Orchestra– I Was Here When You Left Me

25 Joan Edwards With The Hit Parade Orchestra– They're Either Too Young Or Too Old

26 Frank Sinatra With Axel Stordahl's Orchestra*– Buy A Piece Of The Peace

27 Georgia Gibbs With Mark Warnow's Orchestra*– I Don't Want To Change The Subject

Something For The Boys: The Songs Of World War II

Songs That Won The War - The White Cliffs Of Dover - various artists

 

1-1 Gracie Fields– Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye 3:00

1-2 Vic Schoen & His Orchestra*– Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 2:41

1-3 Jay Wilbur & His Band*– The White Cliffs Of Dover 2:40

1-4 Ambrose & His Orchestra– Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer 2:46

1-5 Sam Browne– There'll Always Be An England 3:19

1-6 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra– Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree 3:11

1-7 Vera Lynn– When The Lights Go On Again 3:18

1-8 Billy Cotton And His Band– Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major 2:52

1-9 George Stoll & His Orchestra*– The Trolley Song 2:52

1-10 Joe Loss And His Band– Somewhere In France With You 2:53

1-11 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra– Chattanooga Choo Choo 3:23

1-12 Joy Nichols– When A Boy From Alabama Meets A Girl From Gundagai 3:03

1-13 Bing Crosby & Trudy Erwin– People Will Say We're In Love 2:56

1-14 Ambrose & His Orchestra– Blue Skies Are Round The Corner 2:35

1-15 Gracie Fields– Home 3:36

1-16 Turner Layton– I Left My Heart At The Stage Door Canteen 2:48

1-17 Nat Gonella & His New Georgians*– It's A Pair Of Wings For Me 2:46

1-18 Jimmie Lunceford And His Orchestra– Blues In The Night 5:22

1-19 Al Bowlly, Jimmy Messene*– When That Man Is Dead And Gone 3:00

1-20 Flanagan And Allen– FDR Jones 3:06

1-21 Deanna Durbin– Beneath The Lights Of Home 3:07

1-22 Nat Gonella & His New Georgians*– Oh Buddy! I'm In Love 2:34

1-23 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra– Take The 'A' Train 2:59

1-24 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra– Elmer's Tune 3:11

1-25 Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson*– A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 3:15

2-1 The Andrews Sisters– Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy 2:41

2-2 Lew Stone And His Band– Wings Over The Navy 3:14

2-3 Frank Sinatra– A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening 3:15

2-4 Oscar Rabin And His Band– I'm Nobody's Baby 2:40

2-5 Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra– On The Sunny Side Of The Street 3:12

2-6 The Mills Brothers– Paper Doll 2:34

2-7 Gracie Fields– Sing As We Go 2:26

2-8 Leon Cortez And His Coster Pals*– Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel/Knees Up Mother Brown/Little Brown Jug/There's A Tavern In The Town) 2:43

2-9 George Formby– Our Sergeant Major 2:47

2-10 Vera Lynn– All Alone In Vienna 2:55

2-11 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra– Moonlight Serenade 3:25

2-12 Flanagan And Allen– Down Forget-Me-Not Lane 2:43

2-13 Harry Roy And His Orchestra– You Are My Sunshine 2:44

2-14 Ambrose & His Orchestra– Ma, I Miss Your Apple Pie 3:21

2-15 Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson*– The Nearness Of You 3:08

2-16 Henry Hall And His Orchestra*– Here's To The Next Time 2:28

2-17 Eric Winstone & His Orchestra– My Devotion 3:19

2-18 Artie Shaw And His Orchestra– Frenesi 3:05

2-19 Dinah Shore– Yes, My Darling Daughter 2:19

2-20 Bing Crosby– Moonlight Becomes You 3:08

2-21 Ambrose & His Orchestra– You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 3:02

2-22 The Organ, The Dance Band And Me*– All Over The Place 3:06

2-23 Glenn Miller And His Orchestra– String Of Pearls 3:18

2-24 Geraldo And His Orchestra– We Must All Stick Together 3:05

2-25 George Formby– Bless 'Em All 3:04

The White Cliffs Of Dover

Humphrey Lyttelton with The Bell-Lyttelton Jazz Groups, The Grant-Lyttelton Paseo Jazz Band, Lazy Ade and His Late Hour Boys – Humph Experiments

 

1 Take A Note From The South

2 Open House

3 Apples Be Ripe

4 Midnight Creep

5 Small Hour Fantasy

6 Friendly Blues

7 Original Jelly Roll Blues

8 Fat Tuesday

9 Mam'selle Josephine

10 Original Jelly Roll Blues

11 King Porter Stomp

12 London Blues

13 Mike's Tangana

14 Muskrat Ramble

15 Mam'selle Josephine

16 Hoppin' Mad

17 Don't Monkey With It

18 Forgotten Woman's Blues

19 Sweet Muscatel

20 Get It

21 Stay With It

22 Ugly Duckling

23 Hook, Line & Sinker

24 Backroom Joys

25 Hullo Jim Eadie

26 Turn Up A Card

Humph Experiments

Benny Goodman – The Birth Of Swing (1935-1936)

 

1.1 Hunkadola, Take 1 2:59

1.2 Hunkadola, Take 2 2:59

1.3 I'm Livin' In A Great Big Way 2:30

1.4 Hooray For Love 2:34

1.5 The Dixieland Band 3:01

1.6 Japanese Sandman 3:29

1.7 You're A Heavenly Thing 2:56

1.8 Restless 3:24

1.9 Always 2:46

1.10 Get Rhythm In Your Feet 2:23

1.11 Ballad In Blue 2:39

1.12 Blue Skies 3:33

1.13 Dear Old Southland 2:17

1.14 Sometimes I'm Happy 3:43

1.15 King Porter Stomp 3:09

1.16 The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 2:47

1.17 Jingle Bells 2:35

1.18 Santa Claus Came In The Spring 3:09

1.19 Good-Bye 3:26

1.20 Madhouse, Take 1 2:47

1.21 Madhouse, Take 2 2:50

1.22 Sandman 2:36

1.23 Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town 2:30

1.24 No Other One 2:40

2.1 Eeny Meeny Miney Mo 1:58

2.2 Basin Street Blues 2:56

2.3 If I Could Be With You One Hour Tonight 2:15

2.4 When Buddha Smiles 3:10

2.5 It's Been So Long 3:24

2.6 Stompin' At The Savoy 3:13

2.7 Goody-Goody 2:30

2.8 Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes 2:32

2.9 Get Happy 3:06

2.0 Christopher Columbus 3:33

2.11 I Know That You Know 2:04

2.12 Star Dust 2:51

2.13 You Can't Pull The Wool Over My Eyes 2:33

2.14 The Glory Of Love 2:38

2.15 Remember 2:40

2.16 Walk, Jennie, Walk 1:57

2.17 House Hop, Take 2 2:23

2.18 House Hop, Take 3 2:30

2.19 Sing Me A Swing Song 2:22

2.20 Anything For You 2:48

2.21 In A Sentimental Mood 3:38

2.22 I've Found A New Baby 2:10

2.23 Swingtime In The Rockies 3:09

2.24 These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You 2:42

3.1 There's A Small Hotel 2:28

3.2 You Turned The Tables On Me 2:49

3.3 Here's Love In Your Eyes 2:21

3.4 Pick Yourself Up 2:51

3.5 Down South Camp Meeting 3:17

3.6 St. Louis Blues, Take 1 3:21

3.7 St. Louis Blues, Take 2 3:26

3.8 Love Me Or Leave Me, Take 1 3:33

3.9 Love Me Or Leave Me, Take 2 3:34

3.10 Bugle Call Rag (#1) 2:34

3.11 When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South 2:37

3.12 You're Giving Me A Song And A Dance 3:18

3.13 Organ Grinder's Swing 3:11

3.14 Peter Piper 2:45

3.15 Riffin' At The Ritz 3:26

3.16 Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:07

3.17 Somebody Loves Me 2:50

3.18 'Tain't No Use 2:43

3.19 Bugle Call Rag (#2) 2:56

3.20 Jam Session 2:54

3.21 Goodnight, My Love 3:04

3.22 Take Another Guess 2:29

3.23 Did You Mean It? 2:21

The Birth Of Swing (1935-1936) 

Happy Days Are Here Again - various artists compilation

 

Happy Days Are Here Again

Remembering The Forties - Goodnight Wherever You Are - Various Artists

 

1 Geraldo And His Orchestra– Time On My Hands

2 Louis Levy And His Orchestra– I Haven't Time To Be Millionaire

3 Lou Preager & His Orchestra– I Heard You Cried Last Night

4 Geraldo And His Orchestra– Do I Worry

5 Nat Gonella And His New Georgians– I'm Nobody's Baby

6 Paul Fenoulhet And His Skyrockets– Till Stars Forget To Shine

7 Sydney Lipton And His Dance Orchestra– You Made Me Care

8 Eugene Pini & His Septet– We Must Never Say Goodbye

9 Harry Roy And His Orchestra– Rosita

10 Paul Fenoulhet And His Skyrockets– San Fernando Valley

11 Sydney Lipton And His Orchestra– Don't You Ever Cry

12 Harry Roy And His Orchestra– Shake Down The Stars

13 Geraldo And His Orchestra– Tenement Symphony

14 Louis Levy And His Orchestra– Meet The Sun Halfway

15 Harry Leader And His Band– At The End Of A Wonderful Day

16 Harry Leader And His Band– Shoo Shoo Baby

17 Harry Roy And His Band– Sweet Little Sweetheart

18 Nat Gonella And His New Georgians– The Jumpin' Jive

19 Jack Hylton And His Orchestra– The Only One Who's Difficult Is You

20 Eugene Pini & His Orchestra– Goodnight Wherever You Are

Remembering The Forties

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

The Great Bob Crosby - Dixieland Favorites

 

George Robert Crosby (August 23, 1913 – March 9, 1993) was an American jazz singer and bandleader, best known for his group the Bob-Cats, which formed around 1935. The Bob-Cats was a New Orleans Dixieland-style jazz octet. He was the younger brother of famed singer and actor Bing Crosby. On TV, Bob Crosby guest-starred in The Gisele MacKenzie Show and was also seen on The Jack Benny Program. Crosby hosted his own afternoon TV variety show on CBS, The Bob Crosby Show (1953–1957). Crosby received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, for television and radio.

Crosby began singing in the early 1930s with the Rhythm Boys, which included vocalist Ray Hendricks and guitarist Bill Pollard, and with Anson Weeks (1931–1934) and the Dorsey Brothers (1934–35). He led his first band in 1935 when the former members of Ben Pollack's band elected him their titular leader. In 1935, he recorded with the Clark Randall Orchestra led by Gil Rodin and featuring singer Frank Tennille (a.k.a. Clark Randall). Glenn Miller was a member of that orchestra, which recorded the Glenn Miller novelty composition "When Icky Morgan Plays the Organ" in 1935. Crosby's "band-within-the-band," the Bob-Cats, was a dixieland octet with soloists from the larger orchestra, many from New Orleans. The band included at various times Ray Bauduc, Yank Lawson, Billy Butterfield, Charlie Spivak, Muggsy Spanier, Irving Fazola, Nappy Lamare, Jack Sperling, Joe Sullivan, Jess Stacy, Bob Haggart, Walt Yoder, and Bob Zurke.

In the spring of 1940, during a performance in Chicago, teenager Doris Day was hired as the band's vocalist.

For its theme song, the band chose George Gershwin's song "Summertime." The band's hits included "South Rampart Street Parade", "March of the Bob Cats", "In a Little Gypsy Tea Room", "Whispers in the Dark", "Day In, Day Out", "Down Argentine Way", "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby", "Dolores", and "New San Antonio Rose". A bass-and-drums duet between Haggart and Bauduc, "Big Noise from Winnetka", became a hit in 1938–39.

There were reunions in the 1950s and 1960s. Bob Haggart and Yank Lawson organized a band that combined dixieland and swing to try to carry on the legacy of Bob Crosby. From the late 1960s until the mid 1970s, the band was known as the World's Greatest Jazz Band, but when both became dissatisfied with the name they changed it to the Lawson-Haggart Jazz Band. During that time there was a revival of interest in big band jazz, and he worked for Disney studios and toured the midwest.

The Great Bob Crosby

Eddie Condon - 1930-1944...Giants of Jazz compilation

 

Albert Edwin Condon (November 16, 1905 – August 4, 1973) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and bandleader. A leading figure in Chicago jazz, he also played piano and sang.

He was based in Chicago for most of the 1920s, and played with such jazz notables as Bix Beiderbecke, Jack Teagarden, and Frank Teschemacher. He and Red McKenzie formed the Chicago Rhythm Kings in 1925. While in Chicago, Condon and other white musicians would go to Lincoln Gardens to watch and learn from King Oliver and his band. They later would frequent the Sunset Café to see Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five for the same reasons.

In 1928, Condon moved to New York City. He frequently arranged jazz sessions for the record companies, sometimes playing with the artists he brought to the recording studios, including Louis Armstrong and Fats Waller. He organised racially integrated recording sessions—when these were still rare—with Fats Waller, Armstrong and Henry 'Red' Allen. He played with the band of Red Nichols for a time. Later, from 1938, he had a long association with Milt Gabler's Commodore Records.

Eddie Condon - 1930-1944

Chart-Toppers of the Forties - the 25 Greatest Hits of the decade ..original mono recordings

 

In the mood (Glenn Miller) (3:31) --
I'll never smile again (Frank Sinatra) (3:09) --
Tuxedo Junction (Glenn Miller) (3:31) --
Frenesi (Artie Shaw) (3:05) --
Only forever (Bing Crosby) (3:04) --
Chattanooga choo choo (Glenn Miller) (3:27) --
Amapola (Jimmy Dorsey) (3:22) --
Moonlight cocktail (Glenn Miller) (3:21) --
Paper doll (The Mills Brothers) (2:38) --
I've heard that song before (Harry James) (2:58) --
Pistol packin' mama (Al Dexter) (2:52) --
Shoo-shoo baby (The Andrews Sisters) (2:52) --
Swinging on a star (Bing Crosby) (2:29) --
Rum and Coca-Cola (The Andrews Sisters) (3:13) --
Sentimental journey (Doris Day) (3:14) --
Till the end of time (Perry Como) (3:08) --
Oh, what it seemed to be! (Frankie Carle) (2:58) --
The gypsy (The Ink Spots) (2:44) --
To each his own (Eddy Howard) (2:24) --
Rumours are flying (Frankie Carle) (2:52) --
Heartaches (Ted Weems) (2:34) --
Peg o' my heart (Jerry Murad) (2:06) --
Near you (Francis Craig) (2:48) --
Ballerina (Vaughn Monroe) (3:18) --
White Christmas (Bing Crosby) (3:03).

 Chart-Toppers of the Forties

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Babes and Big Bands...20 track compilation featuring classic female vocalists with big bands from the 30's and 40's

 

 

 

 20 track compilation featuring the cream of female jazz vocalists of the 30's and 40's including Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington and Anita O'Day combined with the classic big bands led by Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Woody Herman and many more.

 

 

 

Babes and Big Bands

 

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra Clambake Seven..Stop, Look and Listen...original mono recordings 1935-1942

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His theme song was I'm Getting Sentimental Over You. His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely popular and highly successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again".

Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra