Accent On Swing

Recordings during Carter's European period (1935-1938) before he returned to the US to form two successful bands. From All Music: In 1935, Benny Carter moved to Europe, where in London he was a staff arranger for the BBC dance orchestra (1936-1938); he also recorded in several European countries. Carter's "Waltzing the Blues" was one of the very first jazz waltzes. Enjoy. +

Benny Carter and His Orchestra with Buddy Featherstonhaugh, Freddy Gardner, Elisabeth Welch, Ted Heath, Gene Rodgers, Bernard Addison, Thore Ehrling and others.

Tracks

1. Scandal in A Flat
2. Accent on Swing
3. You Understand
4. Gin and Jive
5. If I Could Only Read Your Mind
6. I Gotta Go
7. When Lights Are Low
8. Waltzing The Blues
9. Tiger Rag
10. Blue Interlude
11. Bugle Call Rag
12. Memphis Blues
13. When Lights Are Low
14. Some of These Days
15. Gloaming
16. Poor Butterfly
17. Drop In Next Time You're Passing
18. The Man I Love
19. That's How the First Song Was Born
20. There'll be Some Changes Made
21. Jingle Bells
22. Royal Garden Blues
23. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny

If You Knew Susie

If you like the music of Eddie Cantor, this is a nice collection. The one title that seems to be missing is Makin' Whoopee from 1929, but maybe the producers figured people could find that anywhere? Still, it's a good set and includes alternate versions of When My Ship Comes In. Click on the cover for a larger image. Enjoy. + +

Tracks


Disc 1

1. I Love Her-She Loves Me 3:13
2. I'm Hungry For Beautiful Girls 2:39
3. Oh, Is She Dumb 3:01
4. Susie 2:49
5. Sophie 2:50
6. He Loves It 3:07
7. Joe Is Here 3:02
8. How Ya Gonna Keep Your Mind On Dancing 2:55
9. I Love Me (I'm Wild About Myself) 3:00
10. Ritzi Mitzi 3:08
11. Oh! Gee, Oh! Gosh, Oh! Golly I'm In Love 2:53
12. Eddie (Steady) 3:00
13. No, No, Nora 3:10
14. I've Got The Yes! 3:00
15. Oh, Gee, Georgie! 3:13
16. If You Do What You Do 3:04
17. I'll Have Vanilla 3:10
18. On A Windy Day 'Way Down In Waikiki 2:57
19. Oh Pappa! 3:11
20. Monkey Doodle 3:13
21. Charley My Boy 2:49
22. No One Knows What It's All About 3:02

Disc 2

1. Doodle Doo Doo 3:16
2. How I Love That Girl 3:05
3. Those Panama Mammas 2:50
4. Goo-Goo-Good-Night Dead!! 3:15
5. Laff It Off! 3:02
6. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) 2:54
7. We're Back Together Again, My Baby And Me 2:29
8. Row, Row, Rosie! 2:49
9. Oh! Boy, What A Girl 3:21
10. What A Perfect Combination 3:08
11. Look What You've Done 3:05
12. Over Somebody Else's Shoulder 3:02
13. The Man On The Flying Trapeze 2:45
14. Mandy 2:45
15. An Earful Of Music 3:15
16. When My Ship Comes In 3:16
17. Okay Toots 2:30
18. When My Ship Comes In 3:08
19. The Only Thing I Want For Christmas (Is Just To Keep The Things That I've Got) 2:58
20. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie) 2:36
21. Little Curly Hair In A High Chair 3:13
22. Margie 3:09

Anytime, Any Day, Anywhere

A nice collection of some of the leading male singers from the late 1920s into the 1940s. The packaging for this series was very nice, the booklet included a brief history of the Art Deco style as well as matrix numbers and recording dates for each of the tracks. For the sole tune by Lew Bray, the authors ask "Does anybody out there know anything about this Texas vocalist?" The second disc includes three tunes by Chick Bullock including a very nice version of Anytime, Any Day, Anywhere recorded by the ARC house band that included both Dorsey brothers and Joe Venuti for that session. Also, my favorite version of A Hundred Years From Today by Jack Teagarden. Enjoy. + +

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Deep Elm - Willard Robison
2. Devil Is Afraid of Music - Willard Robison
3. Harlem Blues - Willard Robison
4. Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? - Gene Austin
5. Everything I Have Is Yours - Gene Austin
6. There Was Nothing Else to Do - Seger Ellis
7. Shine on Harvest Moon - Seger Ellis
8. Why Do You Suppose? - Smith Ballew
9. Miss You - Smith Ballew
10. (You're Always Sure of) My Love for You - Smith Ballew
11. To Whom It May Concern - Smith Ballew
12. We Can't Use Each Other Anymore - Lew Bray
13. How Long Will It Last? - Bing Crosby
14. Cabin in the Cotton - Bing Crosby
15. Got the South in My Soul - Harlan Lattimore
16. How Do You Do It? - Harlan Lattimore
17. Let's Pretend There's a Moon - Russ Columbo
18. I See Two Lovers - Russ Columbo
19. I Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me - Red McKenzie
20. Georgia on My Mind - Red McKenzie
21. Dream Sweetheart - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
22. Great Big Bunch of You - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
23. All of a Sudden - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
24. Crazy People - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards

Disc 2


1. Night Owl - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
2. It's Only a Paper Moon - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
3. Six Women (Me & Henry the Eighth) - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
4. I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby - Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
5. Object of My Affection - Pinky Tomlin
6. Porter's Love Song to a Chambermaid - Pinky Tomlin
7. He's a Curbstone Cutie (They Call Him Jelly-Bean) - Pinky Tomlin
8. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere - Chick Bullock
9. Ah! But I've Learned - Chick Bullock
10. Junk Man - Chick Bullock
11. Love Me - Jack Teagarden
12. Blue River - Jack Teagarden
13. Hundred Years from Today - Jack Teagarden
14. Stars Fell on Alabama - Jack Teagarden
15. You're a Builder Upper - Harold Arlen
16. Moon over Miami - Buddy Clark
17. Midnight Blue - Buddy Clark
18. Old Fashioned Love - Eddy Howard
19. Stardust - Eddy Howard
20. Exactly Like You - Eddy Howard
21. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away) - Eddy Howard
22. Melancholy Mood - Frank Sinatra
23. My Buddy - Frank Sinatra
24. My Silent Love - Dick Haymes
25. You've Changed - Dick Haymes

Man About Town

Bert Ambrose led a very popular band at the May Fair Hotel and the Embassy Club in London. Vera Lynn got her start with the Ambrose Orchestra during this period. Enjoy. +

Tracks

1. Man About Town
2. You Are My Lucky Star
3. I'll Step Out Of The Picture
4. Wotcha Got A Trombone For?
5. The Piccolino
6. Why Was I Born?
7. One-Way Street
8. Knock, Knock, Who's There?
9. Cheek To Cheek
10. Squibs
11. La Chchuracha
12. Who's Been Polishing The Sun?
13. I'm Gonna Wash My Hands Of You
14. Yip! Neddy
15. College Rhythm
16. Stay As Sweet As You Are
17. Home James And Don't Spare The Horses
18. Wood And Ivory
19. Dames
20. I Only Have Eyes For You
21. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
22. Just A'Wearyin' For You

Jig Time

This set includes the first recordings of Gene Kardos and His Orchestra. I have yet to pick up the next two volumes. The musicians are top-notch, but as for the songs there is this from the liner notes:
The tunes given Kardos to record were bright and bouncy, but rarely of lasting quality. Just as the band had become a favorite "try-out" group for publishers of stock arrangements, it now introduced several little-known tunes destined to stay that way. "A lot of the tunes we recorded weren't exactly popular," said Red Hymie. "I think Eli Oberstein, the A&R guy at Victor, was being 'paid off' to get these tunes recorded. .... We did 'em, but....." If some songs remain obscure, they're still rendered with enthusiasm by the Kardos crew, which now had Nat Brown on trombone instead of Jules Harrison, and saxophonist Pete Salemi replacing Milt Small. With its second session, the Kardos band had found its true sound and line-up, which would remain intact through the band's tenure at Victor. Enjoy. +

Tracks

1. Jig Time (2:47)
2. Left My Gal In the Mountains (3:13)
3. Georgia On My Mind (3:12)
4. Lazy River (2:50)
5. Waiting For the Moon (2:58)
6. Red-Headed Baby (2:46)
7. Mean Music (2:52)
8. China Boy (2:42)
9. A Hot Dog, a Blanket and You (3:03)
10. Peter and Paul (3:02)
11. What Are You Thinkin' About, Baby? (3:05)
12. You've Got to Sell It (3:27)
13. Freddy the Freshman (2:41)
14. Now's the Time to Fall in Love (2:52)
15. Down On the Farm (3:04)
16. Sweet Violets (3:17)
17. Tell Tales (3:06)
18. You're Foolin' Yourself (2:54)
19. Business in F (2:55)
20. Corn-Fed Cal (3:17)
21. Blue Danube Blues (3:02)
22. I Wouldn't Change You For the World (2:57)
23. Fate Introduced Me to You (3:26)

Georgia On My Mind

This compilation includes Hoagy Carmichael's first recording of Stardust (instrumental) from 1927 and his sixth recording of the same tune in 1942. As mentioned in another post, lyrics weren't added until 1929 by Mitchell Parrish. Chick Bullock recorded the first vocal version the next year. This series was produced by France Telecom Foundation, and included cds of Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Lee Wiley, the Boswell Sisters and more. I don't know if the series continued after volume 18 or not. Enjoy. +

Tracks

1. Stardust
2. So Tired
3. Harvey
4. Rockin' Chair
5. High and Dry
6. Georgia on My Mind
7. One Night in Havana
8. Bessie Couldn't Help It
9. Lazy River
10. Jewish Boy Blues
11. Come Easy, Go Easy Love
12. Sing It Way Down Low
13. Lazy Bones
14. Judy
15. Two Sleepy People
16. Hong Kong Blues
17. Riverboat Shuffle
18. New Orleans
19. Little Old Lady
20. The Old Music Master
21. Old Man Harlem
22. Stardust