Thursday, 31 October 2024

Woody Herman--Al Bowlly--Ken Mackintosh--Hardy & Hudson--Wally Bishop--Josef Locke

We begin with Swing ! then take a trip to Capri then Constantinople Ooops ! Istanbul
then a dip in Kentucky ending with the bells in a Soldiers Dream about Jimmy Brown 

1. Panacea......Woody Herman & His Orchestra
2. The Good Earth.....Woody Herman & His Orchestra
3. The Isle Of Capri......Al Bowlly
4. Judy......Al Bowlly
5. Istanbul......Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra
6. Skin Deep......Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra
7. Roll Along Kentucky Moon......Hardy & Hudson
8. Time Seems So Long When You're Waiting.......Hardy & Hudson
9. When Mother Nature Sing Her Lullaby......Wally Bishop & His Band
10. How Can I Thank You......Wally Bishop & His Band
11. While The Angelus Was Ringing......Josef Locke
12. The Soldier's Dream....Josef Locke

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his death in 1987. His bands often played music that was cutting edge and experimental; their recordings received numerous Grammy nominations.
Herman's first band became known for its orchestrations of the blues, and was sometimes billed as "The Band That Plays the Blues". This band recorded for the Decca label, at first serving as a cover band, doing songs by other Decca artists. After two and a half years on the label, the band had its first hit, "Woodchopper's Ball" recorded in 1939. Herman remembered that "Woodchopper's Ball" started out slowly. "It was really a sleeper. But Decca kept re-releasing it, and over a period of three or four years it became a hit. Eventually it sold more than five million copies—the biggest hit I ever had." 

Albert Allick Bowlly (7 January 1899 – 17 April 1941) was a South African-British vocalist, crooner and dance band guitarist who was Britain's most popular singer for most of the 1930s. He recorded upwards of 1,000 songs that were listened to by millions.He moved to Britain, where in July 1928 he joined Fred Elizalde's band that played at the Savoy Hotel, London until 1929. He went on to play with various bands on a temporary basis, before gaining more regular employment in May 1931 with Roy Fox, singing in his live band for the Monseigneur Restaurant, a stylish restaurant on Piccadilly in London, and with bandleader Ray Noble in November 1930.

         11. While The Angelus Was Ringing

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