Thursday, October 29, 2009

"Mark's Turn" October 30, 2009

UPDATE: The actual selections that Mark played Friday, Oct. 30 may be found at this link.

This week radio veteran Mark Fuller has prepared an excellent program that will appeal to all regular listeners of RADIOLA! My deepest gratitude goes to Mark, host of RETRO RADIO (broadcast Saturdays from 8-10 PM Eastern on WHCL), for his help this Friday.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (and with direct streaming here). And be sure to tune in Saturday at 6 PM for Mark's annual RETRO RADIO Halloween Special!

Here is a tentative list of selections for Friday's program:

Red Nichols and His Five Pennies - I Got Rhythm (George and Ira Gershwin) (1930) Brunswick 6711
Coon-Sanders Nighthawks (CC v) - Rhythm King (Trent-Robinson) (1928) Victor 21891-B
Orrin Tucker (Bonnie Baker v) - Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh (Rose-Olman) (1939) Columbia 35228
Ray Noble - The Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble) (1934) Victor 24954
Russ Morgan - Does Your Heart Beat For Me (Johnson-Morgan-Parish) (1939) Decca 25080
Coon-Sanders Nighthawks (JS v) - Here Comes My Ball And Chain (Coots-Davis) (1928) Victor 21812-B
ZachWhyte's Chocolate Beau Brummels - It's Tight Like That (Dorsey-Whittaker) (1929) - Ch 15714
Benny Goodman - Jam Session (Jimmy Mundy) (1936) Victor 25497
Dick Jurgens (Eddy Howard, v) - Me, Myself And I (Gordon-Kaufman-Roberts) (1937) (Hindsight HIN 111)
Frankie Newton Uptown Seven - The Blues My Baby Gave To Me (Mezz Mezzrow) (1939) Bluebird 10216
Gene Krupa's Swing Band - I'm Gonna Clap My Hands (Riley-Farley) (1936) Victor 25236
A Jam Session at Victor - Honeysuckle Rose (Waller-Razaf) (1937) Victor 25559
Glenn Miller - Doin' The Jive (Miller-MacGregor) (1937) Brunswick 8062
Chick Webb - Heebie Jeebies (Atkins) (1931) Vocalion 1607
Glen Gray and Casa Loma Orch - Blue Moon (Rodgers-Hart) (1934) Decca 312 B
Duke Ellington - Cocktails For Two (Coslow-Johnston) (1934) Victor 24617
Rudy Vallee - You Ought To Be In Pictures (Heyman-Suesse) (1934) Victor 24580
Fats Waller - Don't Let It Bother You (Gordon-Revel) (1934) Victor 24714
Mike Riley and Eddie Farley - The Music Goes Round And Around (Riley-Farley) (1935) Decca 578 A
Connie Boswell - You Are My Lucky Star (Freed-Brown) (1935) Decca 575 A
Dick Robertson - Drop A Nickel In The Slot (Ahlert-Young) (1938) Decca 1706
Les Brown - This Can't Be Love (Rodgers=Hart) (1938) Bluebird 10017
Artie Shaw Back Bay Shuffle (Shaw-McRae) (1938) Bluebird 7759
The High Hatters - Get Happy (Arlen-Koehler) (1930) Victor 22445
Harry Richman - Puttin' On The Ritz (Irving Berlin) (1930) Brunswick 4677
Earl Hines - Sweet Georgia Brown (Bernie-Casey-Pinkard) (1934) Decca 182 B
Hal Kemp (Smoothies v) - Three Little Fishies (Dowell-Sokole) (1939) Victor 26204
Jimmie Lunceford - Margie (Conrad-Davis-Robinson) (1938) Decca 1617
Jan Savitt - 720 In The Books (Adamson-Savitt-Watson) (1939) Decca 2771 B
Bob Crosby - Yancey Special (Meade Lux Lewis) (1938) Decca 1747 B
Count Basie - Jumpin' At The Woodside (Basie-Hendricks) (1939) Decca 3709 A
Kay Kyser (Harry Babbitt-Ginny Simms v) - The Answer Is Love (Newman-Stept) (1939) Columbia 35138
Judy Garland - Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart (James F. Hanley) (1939) Decca 18543
Martha Raye - Body and Soul (Green-Heyman-Sour) (1939) Columbia 35522
Bing Crosby (Sam Lanin Orch) - If I Had You (Campbell-Connolly-Shapiro) (1929) Okeh 41188
Paul Whiteman - Willow Weep For Me (Ann Ronell) (1932) Victor 21487
Fred Astaire (Johnny Green Orch) - Isn't This A lovely Day? (Irving Berlin) (1935) Brunswick 7847
Paul Whiteman - Hot Lips (Busse-Lange-Davis) (1922) Victor 18920
Louis Armstrong - Jeepers Creepers (Warren-Mercer) (1939) Decca 2267 A
Al Jolson - Sonny Boy (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson-Jolson) (1928) Brunswick 4033
Green Brothers Novelty Band - Stop It! (Mel B. Kaufman) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 4086
Billy Murray - Chili Bean (Albert Von Tilzer) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 4103
Collins and Harlan - I Want A Jazzy Kiss (Milo-Rega) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 4133
Cal Stewart - A Chautauqua At Punkin Center (Cal Stewart) (1919) Edison Diamond Disc 50844-R
Al Bernard - I'm A Dancin' Fool (J. Russel Robinson) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 3913
Charles Hart - Floating Down The Old Monongahela (Kerry Mills) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 3938
New York Military Band - Pretty Dick Polka (Vangucci) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 3939
Marion Cox and Harvey Hindermyer - Let The Rest Of The World Go By (Ernest R. Ball) Edison Blue Amberol 3955
Rudy Wiedoeft - Saxema (Rudy Wiedoeft) (1920) Edison Blue Amberol 4005

Friday, October 23, 2009

"Black Friday" October 23, 2009

(Week 184)

UPDATE: This program is now available for a limited time as a 128k download: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2

This RADIOLA! observes the 80th anniversary of the 1929 Wall Street crash with fitting (if not always obvious) selections.

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern Friday to WHCL (with direct streaming here). I'll upload the program to my Live365 station very shortly thereafter.

Will Rogers - Will Rogers Talks to Bankers (1924) - Victor 45374 A
George Olsen and his Music - King For a Day (1928) - Victor 21566 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Ted Lewis and his Band - Is Everybody Happy Now (1928) - Columbia 1207 D
Annette Hanshaw - Ain'tcha (1929) - Volume 7 1929-30 (Sensation 805455 100325)
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders - I'll Get By (1928) - Victor 21786 A
Frank Crumit - And Then He Took Up Golf (1930) - Victor 22323 B
George Olsen and his Music - I Faw Down An' Go Boom! (1928) - Victor 21832 A
Paul Whiteman and his Orch - Poor Little Rich Girl (1925) - Victor 19929 A
Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees - Deep Night (1929) - Victor 21868 B
Sam Lanin and his Orch (SB v) - It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) (1930) - orig Columbia 2313 D
Ted Lewis and his Band - I'm The Medicine Man For the Blues (1929) - Columbia 1882 D
Wayne King and his Orch - Song of the Islands (1929) - Victor 22301 B
Shep Fields RR Orch (Bob Goday v) - That's When Your Heartaches Begin (1937) - Bluebird 7015 B
Guy Lombardo and his RC'ns - Roosevelt Grill Promo Record (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3004
Hit of the Week Orch - La Paloma (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3004
Ted Fiorito and his Orch (The Mariners v) - Hangin' On The Garden Gate (1929) - Victor 22301 A
Washboard Rhythm Kings - Depression Stomp (1932) - orig Victor 23357
The Carter Family - No Depression in Heaven (1936) - Harry Smith's Anthology of Folk Music
Vincent Rose and his Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - There's No Depression In Love (1931) - Conqueror 7813
Vincent Lopez and his Orch (Jack Parker v) - I'm a Dreamer Aren't We All? (1929) - Oriole 1786 a
Chick Bullock's Levee Loungers - Brother Can You Spare A Dime (1932) - Banner 32617
Leonard Refrigerator Ad - The Len A Dor Hit Of 1932 (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3004
Chevrolet Ad - The Great American Value for 1932 (1931) - Archeophone ARCH 3004
Rudy Vallee and his CT Yankees - Here It Is Monday And I've Still Got A Dollar (1932) - Columbia 2730 D
Bing Crosby - Just One More Chance (1931) - Brunswick 6120
Russ Columbo - Prisoner of Love (1931) - Victor 22867 B
Mal Hallett and his Orch (Clark Yocum v) - Sweet Misery of Love (1936) - Vocalion 3278
Dick Powell - The Road Is Open Again (1933) - Legacy/Columbia CK 66978
Ted Lewis and his Band - There's A New Day Coming (1933) - orig Columbia 2753 D
Eddie Cantor and Phil Spitalny's Orch - Cheer Up! (1931) - orig Durium De Luxe K6
Russ Columbo - Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day (1931) - Victor 22867 A
Horace Heidt and his Brigadiers - Dawn Of A New Day (1939) - orig Brunswick 8313
Wayne King and his Orch (Ernie Birchill v) - Good-Night Sweetheart (1931) - Victor 22825 A

Friday, October 16, 2009

"Paper Moon" October 16, 2009 INTERNET ONLY

(Week 183)

UPDATE: For a limited time download this program in 128k here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2

This RADIOLA! greets with skepticism any notion of monkeying with the moon.

On a more positive note, we celebrate the music of Perry Bechtel, the extraordinary guitarist and banjoist who helped design the Martin OM-28--the basis of the flattop acoustic guitars now played everywhere. (Many thanks to Paul Alcantara for sending me his excellent article on Bechtel in issue #98 of Guitar Buyer magazine.)

Owing to WHCL-FM being closed for Fall Break, tonight's show will be available only on my Live365 station.


Whoopee Makers - There's Something New 'bout The Old Moon Tonight (1929) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8042
Lillian Glinn - Wobble It a Little Daddy (1929) - Complete Recorded Works (Document DOCD-5184)
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Abe Lyman and his Orch (Phil Neely v) - Keep Sweeping The Cobwebs Off The Moon (1927) - Brunswick 3753
Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orch (Scrappy Lambert v) - Make Believe (1928) - Brunswick 3752
High Hatters (Leonard Joy, dir.) (Claire Madjette v) - You Can't Believe My Eyes (1929) - Victor 22190
Baby Rose Marie (w/Fletcher Henderson's Orch) - Take A Picture Of The Moon (1932) - Victor 22960
Art Gillham - (I Don't Believe It, But) Say It Again (1926) - Columbia 626 D
Billy Jones and Ernest Hare - Pardon Me While I Laugh (1925) - Take Two TT503CD
Ben Pollack Park Central Orch (S. Lambert v) - Reaching For The Moon (1929) - Jazz Oracle BDW 8026
Johnny Hamp and his Orch - Ooh-Hoo! Yoo-Hoo! (Don't 'Cha Know The Moon Is New?) (1931) - Victor 22730
Will Osborne and his Orch - I Can't Believe It's True (1932) - Banner 32533
Lillian Glinn - I'm A Front Door Woman With A Back Door Man (1929) - Document DOCD-5184
Perry Bechtel and his Boys - Rubber Dolly (1931) - Columbia 2622 D
The Carpal Tunnel Kid – Inflatagirl (2009) - Live at Thornberry's March 7, 2009
Baker-Baldwin Radiogram Washboards (1992) - How High The Moon - Ozark Blues (Stomp Off CD1243)
Molly Ryan - It's a Sin to Tell a Lie (2008) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG 1003)
Dan Levinson's Trans-Atlantic Saxtette - Ghost of the Saxophone (2009) - Ghosts of the Saxophone (Stomp Off CD1430)
Bennie Krueger's Orch - Apple Sauce (1923) - Brunswick 2419
Broadway Bellhops (Lewis James v) - I Don't Believe You (1928) - Harmony 600 H
Lillian Glinn - Atlanta Blues (1929) - Document DOCD-5184
Johnny Marvin - Half A Moon (1926) - Columbia 750 D
Vaughn DeLeath - Banana Oil (1925) - Columbia 361 D
Ted Wilson and his Orch (Chick Bullock v) - If The Moon Turns Green (1935) - Vocalion 2924
Dorsey Bros' Orch (Bob Crosby v) - I Threw a Bean Bag at The Moon (1935) - Decca 368 B
Fletcher Henderson and his Orch - The Moon Looks Down And Laughs (1939) - Live 1939
Kate Smith - Makin' Faces At The Man In The Moon (1931) - Harmony 1347 H
Perry Bechtel and his Orch - I Saw Stars (1934) - Bluebird B 5595
Greta Keller - I Believe In Miracles (1935) - Decca F-5460
Cliff Edwards - It's Only A Paper Moon (1933) - Art Deco: The Crooners (Columbia C2K 52942)
Alice Faye - I'm Shootin' High (1936) - ARC 6-03-08
Art Tatum - Elegie (1940) - Decca 25199

Thursday, October 08, 2009

"Marvelous!" October 9, 2009

(Week 182)

UPDATE: For a limited time, download this program in 128k here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

For this RADIOLA! "Marvelous" is not just the first selection--there's a great mixture of old and new music here!

For those listening online in the Chicago area, we celebrate the upcoming gig featuring members of Vince Giordano's Nighthawks and the West End Jazz Band hosted by the Illiana Club of Traditional Jazz on October 31 at the Glendora Ballroon, 10225 S. Harlem Ave., Chicago Ridge, IL. This is one I truly wish I could attend!

Tune in at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming here). The show will be available on my Live365 station shortly.

Johnny Marvin - Marvelous (1927) - Victor 20893 A
Colonial Club Orch (Specht) (J Morris v) - What Are We Waiting For? (1927) - Perfect 14909 A
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orch - Ev'rything is Hotsy-Totsy Now (1925) - Brunswick 2916 A
Original Memphis Five (James A. Griffiths v) - Sioux City Sue (1924) - Columbia 186 D
Joe Friedman's Monte Carlo Orch - Breezin' Along (To Georgia) (1925) - Harmony 30 H
Hollywood Dance Orch (Billy James) (J. Kaufman v) - Shake Off the Blues (1929) - Banner 6292 B
Shilkret's Rhyth-Melodists - I'm Sorry Sally (1928) - Victor 21688 A
Irving Aaronson and his Commanders (Phil Saxe v) - Wimmin Aaah! (1926) - Victor 20002 A
West End Jazz Band - Hop Off (2008) - Sunny Side Up (Rivermont BSW-2208)
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks - Southbound (1993) - Quality Shout! (Stomp Off CD 1260)
Dan Levinson's Roof Garden Jass Band - Tiger Rag (1998) - Salutes the ODJB (Loup-garous LG 1001)
Paul Van Loan and his Orch - Where's My Sweetie Hiding? (1924) - Cameo 591
New Synco Jazz Band (Samuels) - Nobody Knows What a Red Head Mama Can Do (1924) - Silvertone 1293 B
Bailey's Lucky Seven (I. Kaufman v) – No, No Nora (1923) - Apex 418 B
Molly Ryan - These Foolish Things (2008) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loup-garous LG 1003)
Baby Soda Jazz Band - Blue Skies (2007) - Cures Everything But The Blues (Brown Bag CD)
National Guards Band - Edison Marcia (March) (Italian, c 1905) - Columbia E 978
Jascha Heifetz - Valse Bluette (Drigo) (1917) - Victrola 64758
Isham Jones Orch - Stars (1921) - Brusnwick 5072 A
Mobile Trio (Vernon Dalhart v) - Struttin' Jim (1923) - Gennett 5246 B
Harry Raderman's Orch - Whispering (1920) - Gennett 4643 B
Dan Levinson's Trans-Atlantic Saxtette - Fatima (2009) - Ghosts of the Saxophone (Stomp Off CD 1430)
Johnny Marvin - It All Belongs To Me (1927) - Victor 20893 B
Sam Lanin and his Orch - Polly (1927) - Perfect 14909 B
Shilkret's Rhyth-Melodists - I Can't Give You Anything But Love Baby (1928) - Victor 21688 B
Bailey's Lucky Seven (I Kaufman v) - I've Got The 'Yes We Have No Bananas' Blues (1923) - Apex 418 A
Original Memphis Five - The Grass is Always Greener (in the Other Fellow's Yard) (1924) - Columbia 186 D
Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orch - He's Just a Horn Tootin' Fool (1925) - Brunswick 2916 B
West End Jazz Band - Too Bad (2008) - Sunny Side Up (Rivermont BSW-2208)
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - My Pretty Girl - Bill Challis' The Goldkette Project (Circle CCD-118)
Jack Denny and his Orch - Starlight (1932) - Victor 22906 B

Thursday, October 01, 2009

"Shake That Thing!" October 2, 2009

(Week 181)

UPDATE: For a limited time, download this program in 128k here: HOUR 1 and HOUR 2.

For this RADIOLA! there's lots of recently acquired shellac (thanks to Rick Heller!)--and a report of last week's jazz fest in Cazenovia. Follow the links!

Many thanks also to Pete Bianco for his marvelous job hosting RADIOLA! last week!

Tune in this Friday at 8 PM Eastern to WHCL (with direct streaming here). The show will be uploaded to my Live365 station very soon!

Broadway Broadcasters - When the Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along (1926) - Cameo 954
Charley Straight and his Orch (Keller Sisters and Lynch v) - Nesting Time (1927) - Brunswick 3516 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - Columbia 1779-D
Hollywood Dance Orch (Billy James) (J Kaufman v) - That's What's Good For Me (1928) - Banner 6210 B
Jack Pettis and his Band – St. Louis Shuffle (1926) - Domino 3884 B
Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks - Shake That Thing (2004) - “The Aviator” Columbia/Sony CK 93628
Bob Haring and his Orch (Al Bernard v) - Go 'Long, Mule (1924) - Cameo 591
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies - Dina (1923) - Cameo 415
Joe Friedman's Monte Carlo Orch (Billy Jones v) - Speech! (1925) - Harmony 30 H
Bear Cat Jass Band - That's a Plenty (2009) - Cazenovia (Sept. 26, 2009 private recording)
Carl Freed's Harmonica Band - Ridin' The Reeds (1936) - Decca 748 A
Dan Levinson's Trans-Atlantic Saxtette - Russian Rag (2009) - Ghosts of the Saxophone (Stomp Off CD1430)
New Synco Jazz Band (Joseph Samuels) - Big Bad Bill (1924) - Silvertone 1293 A
Mal Hallett and his Orch (John Ryan v) - What Good Is “Good Morning?” (1926) - Perfect 14616 A
Joe Ryan and his Orch (Smith Ballew v) - My Fate Is In Your Hands (1929) - Regal 8897 A
Molly Ryan w/Dan Levinson's Swing Wing - The Lorelei (2008) - At the Codfish Ball (Loupgarous LG 1004)
The Manhattan Rhythm Kings - Happy Feet (2004) - “The Aviator” Columbia/Sony CK 93628
Lou Gold and his Orch (Radio Imps v) - You're The Cream in My Coffee (1928) - Banner 6210 A
Tuxedo Dance Orch (IK v) - Me And The Man In The Moon (1928) - Perfect 15088 A
Charley Straight and his Orch (Keller Sisters and Lynch v) - Side By Side (1927) - Brunswick 3516 A
Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies – Cold, Cold Winter Blues (1923) - Cameo 415
Gloria Geer (Vaughn DeLeath) - Brown Eyes, Why Are You Blue? (1925) - Cameo 802
Irving Kaufman - Let Me Sing and I'm Happy (1930) - Regal 8988 A
Molly Ryan - I Was Lucky (2008) - Songbird in the Moonlight (Loupgarous LG 1003)
Dan Levinson's Trans-Atlantic Saxtette - Passion Dance (2009) - Ghosts of the Saxophone (Stomp Off CD1430)
Vince Giordano's Nighthawks - Birmingham Breakdown (1993) - Quality Shout! (Stomp Off 1260)
Webb Hahne (Ukulele Bailey) - Rah Rah Cholly (1925) - Cameo 802
Arthur Fields - Captain Jinks (c 1927) - Radiex 4119
Seven Little Polar Bears (Tom Stacks v) - Show That Fellow The Door (1926) - Cameo 919
Carl Freed's Harmonica Band - Spring Tonic (1936) - Decca 748 B
Johnny Johnson and his Orch (Al Jennings v) - Let Yourself Go (1936) - Perfect 6 04 03
Jack Denny and his Orch - Good-Night Moon (1932) - Victor 22906 A