Saturday 3 April 2021

John McHugh--Vic Damone--Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong--Suzi Miller

A walk in the forest in the cool of the evening leads to the Jazz Calypso complete with Banjo's !

1. Trees......John McHugh
2. Mother Mchree......John McHugh
3. My Truly Truly Fair......Vic Damone
4. In The Cool Cool Of The Evening......Vic Damone
5. High Society Calypso......Louis Armstrong
6. Now You Has Jazz......Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong
7. The Banjo's Back In Town......Suzi Miller
8. Go On By......Suzi Miller

John McHugh (23 July 1911 – June 2004 was a British tenor best known for his singing of ballads and songs.

Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop and big band singer, actor, radio and television presenter, and entertainer. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My Heart", and other hits like "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady) and "I Have But One Heart".In 1951, Damone appeared in two movies, The Strip, where he played himself, and Rich, Young and Pretty.  In 1954 and made two movies, Deep in My Heart and Athena. In 1955 he played the Caliph in Kismet. In 1960, he played an effective dramatic role in the war film Hell to Eternity.


High Society is a 1956 American romantic musical comedy film directed by Charles Walters and starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra, with a musical contribution by Louis Armstrong.When Bing Crosby sang "Now You Has Jazz", he uttered the Porter lyric "rock and roll", and it very well might have been the first time that phrase was uttered on film. It would have been ironic coming from Crosby since rock and roll would very soon eclipse the jazz and swing of Crosby, Sinatra, and Armstrong. As name-checked by Crosby in the song "Now You Has Jazz", where each musician takes a small solo, Armstrong's band includes: Edmond Hall (clarinet), Trummy Young (trombone), Billy Kyle (piano), Arvell Shaw (bass), and Barrett Deems (drums)

      6. Now You Have Jazz

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