Friday, August 29, 2014

"Reheat Wave" August 29, 2014

(Week 396)

This RADIOLA! observes sweater weather by warming over a few old favorites.

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Many and sincere thanks to Dan Levinson for sending excellent CDs from the old Renovation label. Dan helped produce these wonderful reissues, and I am delighted to be able to play them on this program. (Speaking of which, Dan's new CDs are also quite wonderful!)

Billy West (Billy Jones) - Get Hot (1921) - Regal 9124
Richard Himber and his Ritz-Carlton Orch (Joey Nash v) - Ev'rything's Been Done Before (1934) - Lullaby of Broadway (Renovation 7009)
Dick Barrow with Dot Scott's Rhythm Band - Down at the Cabin Inn (1936) - Decca 7226 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
Ted Weems and his Orch (Parker Gibbs v) - My Cutey's Due at Two-To-Two Today (1926) - My Gal Sal (Renovation 7005)
George Olsen and his Music - Too Bad (1926) - Who? (Renovation 7004)
The Six Hottentots (IK v) - Rosy Cheeks (1927) - Regal 8289 B
Whispering Jack Smith - Tonight's My Night With Baby (1926) - Victor 20069 A
The Merrymakers (Revelers) - Mah Lindy Lou (1926) - Brunswick 3154 B
Ethel Waters - Am I Blue (1929) - Columbia 1837 D
(Emerson) Military Band - Chinese Jazz (1918) - Symphonola 467
Charles Dornberger and his Orch - Oh! Sister, Ain't That Hot! (1923) - Victor 19138 A
Ted Weems and his Orch - Big Boy! (1924) - My Gal Sal (Renovation 7005)
Agnes Lynn - Jazz Baby (1919) - Columbia A2745
Palmetto Jazz Quartette - My Jazz Gal (1921) - Okeh 8011 B
Dave Harman (acc by The Razz Jazz Trio) - Baby What Is Your Name? (1925) - Okeh 40342 A
Dalton Ridenhour - Eccentricity (James P. Johnson) (2012) - Eccentricity (Rivermont BSW 2220)
Gene Austin (Billy Carpenter uke) - Everything Is Hotsy Totsy Now (1925) - Victor 19656 A
The Benson Orch of Chicago - March of the Mannikins (1923) - Victor 19183 B
Harry Raderman's Red Hotters - Sunday (1926) - Okeh 40736 B
Chicago Loopers - Three Blind Mice Master No 1 (1927) - Hot Record Society 1
Johnny Dodds' Hot Six - Too Tight (1929) - Bluebird B10240 A
Louis Armstrong and his Orch - I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1931) - Parlophone R 992
Hotel Bossert Orch (Freddy Martin) (Elmer Feldkamp v) - I've Got to Pass Your House to Get to My House (1933) - Melotone M 12725
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians (CL v) - Nothing But the Best (1934) - Melotone M 13124 A
Claude Hopkins and his Orch (Orlando Roberson v) - Mandy (1934) - Decca 353 A
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orch (Bob Goday v) - Where Have You Been All My Life? (1936) - Bluebird B 6641 A
Mal Hallett Orch (Teddy Grace v) - Turn On That Red Hot Heat (1937) - Decca 1384 B
Quintette of the Hot Club of France - Swing Guitars (1937) - Victor 25601 B
The Piano Twins (Dick Robertson v) - Got a Date With an Angel (1932) - Perfect 11334 A
Smith Ballew and his Orch - The World is Mine (1934) - Oriole 3037 A
Richard Himber and his Ritz-Carlton Orch (Joey Nash v) - Autumn in New York (1934) - Lullaby of Broadway (Renovation 7009)

Friday, August 22, 2014

"Dog Gone Wit's End" August 22, 2014

(Week 395)

This RADIOLA! veers toward the elegiac but manages to get in some good tunes along the way.

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Groucho Marx - Willow, Tit Willow (1960) - The Mikado (DRG 19106)
Lil Armstrong and her Swing Orch - Happy Today Sad Tomorrow (1938) - Decca 1788 B
Willard Robison w/Ipana Troubadours - Wake Up! Chill'un, Wake Up! (1929) - from Columbia 1779 D
Ross Gorman and his Earl Carroll Orch - Oh! Boy, What a Girl (1925) - Columbia 435 D
Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orch (Johnny Marvin v) - All Alone Monday (1926) - Victor 20259 A
George Olsen and his Music (trio v) - Leander (1926) - Victor 20289 B
Charles Dickson (Irving Kaufman) - Laugh Clown Laugh (1929) - Jewel 5297 A
Greta Woodson (Leroy Shield p) - What's the Use of Crying? (1926) - Victor 20275 A
Gloria Geer (Vaughn DeLeath) - Bye Bye Blackbird (1926) - Cameo 963
Paul Biese and his Novelty Orch - When You're Alone (1919) - Victor 18662 B
The Benson Orch of Chicago - Foolish Child (1923) - Victor 19136 A
Six Black Diamonds (Samuels) - Sobbin' Blues (1923) - Banner 1265 B
Victor Light Opera Co - Gems from Queen of the Movies (Paulton-MacDonough-Gilbert) (1914) - Victor 35365 A
Willard Robison and his Piano - Thinking of You (1926) - Perfect 12311 B
Sam Lanin and his Orch (Irving Kaufman v) - Gone (1930) - Velvet Tone 2107 V
Ragtime Jazz Band with Carling's Family - New and Easy (2009) - Coco 51
Molly Ryan - These Foolish Things (2007) - Songbird in the Moonlight
Alma Gluck and Efrem Zimbalist - Élégie (Massenet) (1912) - Victrola 87513
Arthur Pryor's Band - The Whistler and his Dog (1913) - Victor 17380 A
The Benson Orch of Chicago - That Old Gang of Mine (1923) - Victor 19136 B
Hotel Pennsylvania Music (Spitalny) - Tiger Rag (1930) - Harmony 1092 H
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies (Dick Robertson v) - Twenty-One Years (1931) - Brunswick 6241
Paul Whiteman and his Orch (Irene Taylor v) - Willow Weep For Me (1932) - Victor 24187 A
Gene Austin - Now That You're Gone (1931) - Hit Of The Week L3
Chris Hall - Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone (1931) – Edison Bell Winner 5338 (UK)
Jenny Howard - Looking On The Bright Side (1931) - Edison Bell Winner 5515 (UK)
Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orch (Bob Goday v) - I'm Always In the Mood For You (1937) - Bluebird B 7180 A
The Waltz Kings (Ken McComber dir) - Tales From the Vienna Woods (1934) - Bluebird B 5685 A
The New Music of Reginald Foresythe - The Melancholy Clown (1935) - Columbia 3060 D
Tempo King and his Kings of Tempo - Cryin' Mood (1937) - Vocalion 3716
Bumble Bee Slim - Past and Gone (1936) - Decca 7343 B
Russ Columbo - Auf Wiedersehen, My Dear (1932) - Victor 22976 B

Wednesday, August 06, 2014

No Show This Week

I'm going on hiatus for. . .a while.