Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney--Earl Bostic-Jo Stafford--Benny Goodman--Bing Crosby--Mantovani

Back To the mixture sessions !

1. Too Old To Cut The Mustard......Marlene Dietrich & Rosemary Clooney

2. Good For Nothing......Rosemary Clooney & Marlene Dietrich

3. Deep Purple......Earl Bostic & His Orchestra

4. Smoke Rings......Earl Bostic & His Orchestra

5. A Round The Corner.....Jo Stafford

6. Don't Worry 'Bout Me......Jo Stafford

7. The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise.......Benny Goodman Quartet

8. Shine.......Benny Goodman Sextet

9. Home On The Range......Bing Crosby

10. The Last Round Up......Bing Crosby

11. Blue Fantasy......Mantovani & His Orchestra

12. Song Of Sorrento......Mantovani & His Orchestra

Eugene Earl Bostic (April 25, 1913 – October 28, 1965) was an American alto saxophonist. Bostic's recording career was diverse, his musical output encompassing jazz, swing, jump blues and the post-war American rhythm and blues style, which he pioneered. He had a number of popular hits such as "Flamingo", "Harlem Nocturne", "Temptation", "Sleep", "Special Delivery Stomp", and "Where or When", which all showed off his characteristic growl on the horn. 

          5. A Round The Corner

Kenny Baker--Humphfrey Lyttelton--Ted Heath--Glenn Miller--Billy May--Pee Wee Hunt

Its Now The Turn Of The Big Band Sound !

1. Trumpet Fantasy......Kenny Baker & His Band

2. Melancholy Baby......Kenny Baker & His Band

3. It's Mardi Gras......Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band

4. Sweet And Sour......Humphrey Lyttelton & His Band

5. Rhapsody For Drums.......Ted Heath & His Music

6. Etrospect......Ted Heath & His Music

7. Adios......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

8. Under Blue Canadian Skies......Glenn Miller & His Orchestra

9. Love Is Just Around The Corner......Billy May & His Orchestra

10. All Of Me......Billy May & His Orchestra

11. Twelfth Street Rag......Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra

12. Somebody Else Not Me......Pee Wee Hunt & His Orchestra

Walter Gerhardt "Pee Wee" Hunt (May 10, 1907 – June 22, 1979) was an American jazz trombonist, vocalist, and bandleader.Hunt was the co-founder and featured trombonist with the Casa Loma Orchestra. His "Twelfth Street Rag" was a three-million-selling number-one hit in September 1948 

          3. It's Mardi Gras

Frank Sinatra--Dean Martin--Al Martino--Bing Crosby--Nat King Cole--Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

Now here comes the Guy's....With A Capitol C

 

1. From The Bottom Of My Heart......Frank Sinatra

2. Here Comes The Night......Frank Sinatra

3. Memories Are Made Of This......Dean Martin

4. Change Of Heart......Dean Martin

5. Now......Al Martino

6. Say You'll Wait For Me......Al Martino

7. Man On Fire.....Bing Crosby

8. Seven Nights A Week.....Bing Crosby

9. Walking My Baby Back Home......Nat King Cole

10. Somewhere Along The Way......Nat King Cole

11. Every Streets A Boulevard In Old New York......Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

12. How Do You Speak To An Angel......Dean Martin

          4. Change Of Heart

Bonnie Lou--Vera Lynn--Dorothy Squires--Jane Froman--Kay Starr--Nellie Lutcher

 1. Tennessee Wig Walk......Bonnie Lou

2. Just Out Of Reach......Bonnie Lou

3. Yours.....Vera Lynn

4. The Homing Waltz......Vera Lynn

5. The Gypsy......Dorothy Squires

6. Safe In My Arms Again......Dorothy Squires

7. Blue Moon.....Jane Froman

8. Tea For Two......Jane Froman

9. Changing Partners......Kay Starr

10. I'll Always Be In Love With You......Kay Starr

11. Sleepy Lagoon......Nellie Lutcher

12. The Song Is Ended......Nellie Lutcher

Mary Joan Okum (née Kath; October 27, 1924 – December 8, 2015), known by her performing name Bonnie Lou, was an American musical pioneer, recognized as one of the first female rock and roll singers. She is also one of the first artists to gain crossover success from country music to rock and roll. A regular musical performer on popular shows in the 1960s and 1970s. She "was a prime mover in the first days of rockabilly, and is a member of the Rockabilly Hall of Fame.

Early in her recording career, she performed country music songs. She soon had top-10 country hits with "Tennessee Wig Walk" and "Seven Lonely Days", each of which sold about 750,000 copies.

Dorothy Squires (born Edna May Squires, 25 March 1915 – 14 April 1998) was a Welsh singer. Her early successes were achieved with "The Gypsy", "A Tree in the Meadow" and "I'm Walking Behind You" by her partner Billy Reid, and "Say It with Flowers" written by Squires with piano accompaniment by Russ Conway. 

Ellen Jane Froman (November 10, 1907 – April 22, 1980) was an American actress and singer. During her thirty-year career, she performed on stage, radio, and television despite chronic health problems due to injuries sustained in a 1943 plane crash......Her life story was told in the 1952 film With a Song in My Heart. She was portrayed by Susan Hayward, who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.

          1. Tennessee Wig Walk

Geraldo & His Orchestra--Bob & Alf Pearson--Ted Heath--Herbert Cave--Layton & Johnstone--Pryor's Band

A  30's mix with a big 50's band in the middle with one of the best recording's of "Skin Deep" (IMO)...Also I wonder if the dog is called REX !!

1. Whispering Grass......Geraldo & His Orchestra (vocal Doreen Villiars)

2. Move It Over.....Geraldo & His Orchestra (vocal The Geraldo Ensemble)

3. Play To Me Gypsy......Bob & Alf Pearson

4. Lonely Lane......Bob & Alf Pearson

5. Walking Shoes......Ted Heath & His Music

6. Skin Deep......Ted Heath & His Music

7. The Holy City......Herbert Cave

8. The Star Of Bethlehem......Herbert Cave

9. Song Of The Dawn......Layton & Johnstone

10. Stein Song......Layton & Johnstone

11. The Warbler's Serenade......Pryor's Band

12. The Whistler And His Dog......Pryor's Band

Bob and Alf Pearson were an English musical variety double act, consisting of brothers Robert Alexander Pearson (15 August 1907 – 30 December 1985)and Alfred Vernon Pearson (15 June 1910 – 7 July 2012), who were mainly known for their singing of songs as a duo in close-harmony. Their career together lasted over 50 years, spanning stage, radio, television and gramophone records.

During the 1930s, they became one of the most popular acts in Britain, and had sold over a million records by 1936.

Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In later life, he became a Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. 

          12. The Whistler And His Dog

Layton & Johnstone--Jay Wilber--Woody Herman--Bing Crosby--Reginald Dixon--Jack Simpson Sextet

Bouncing along Broadway doing the tango could be interesting !!

1. Broadway Melody.......Layton & Johnstone

2. You Were Meant For Me......Layton & Johnstone

3. The Donkey's Serenade......Jay Wilber & His Band (vocals Cavendish Three)

4. The Down & Out Blues.....Jay Wilber & His Band (vocals Cavendish Three)

5. Woody Herman's Apple Honey......Woody Herman & His Orchestra

6. Northwest Passage.....Woody Herman & His Orchestra

7. Amor Amor.....Bing Crosby

8. I'll Be Seeing You......Bing Crosby

9. Blue Tango......Reginald Dixon

10. Blackpool Bounce......Reginald Dixon

11. There's No One But You......Jack Simpson Sextet (vocal Maureen Morton)

12. Are You Coming Out Tonight Mary...Jack Simpson Sextet (vocal Maureen Morton)

          9. Blue Tango

Ted Heath--Al Martino--Gracie Fields--Casani Club Orchestra--Frank Sinatra--Bill Snyder

A great mixture.. big band ! orchestra from the 30's/40's ! comic turn from Gracie !

plus to cool 50's voices !!...ending with great Piano !

1. The Pipers Patrol......Ted Heath & His Music

2. Vanessa......Ted Heath & His Music

3. Wanted......Al Martino

4. There'll Be no Teardrops Tonight......Al Martino

5. Fred Fannakapan......Gracie Fields

6. Three Green Bonnets......Gracie Fields

7. A Gypsy Who Has Never Been In Love......Casani Club Orchestra

8. All Alone In Vienna......Casani Club Orchestra

9. Someone To Watch Over Me......Frank Sinatra

10. The Gal That Got Away......Frank Sinatra

11. Bewitched......Bill Snyder & His Orchestra

12. Drifting Sands......Bill Snyder & His Orchestra

         11. Bewitched

Ambrose& His Orchestra--Pat O'Malley--Eddie Fisher--Richard Tauber--Mantovani & Sidney Torch--Bing Crosby

Seems like we have a water theme in this selection !..with a Lover in the moonlight by the river or asleep by the Lagoon !!

1. I'm Sending My Blessings......Ambrose & His Orchestra (vocal George Melachrino)

2. By The River Of The Roses....Ambrose & His Orchestra (Vocal George Melachrino)

3. Soon......Pat O'Malley

4. Down By The River.....Pat O'Malley

5. Trust In Me......Eddie Fisher

6. Forgive Me......Eddie Fisher

7. Lover Come Back To Me......Richard Tauber

8. My Moonlight Madonna.....Richard Tauber

9. Intermezzo......Mantovani & Sidney Torch

10. By The Sleepy Lagoon......Mantovani & Sidney Torch

11. It Must be True......Bing Crosby

12. Be Honest With Me......Bing Crosby

James Rudolph O'Malley (15 March 1904 – 27 February 1985) was an English actor and singer who appeared in many American films and television programmes from the 1940s to 1982, using the stage name J. Pat O'Malley. He also appeared on the Broadway stage in Ten Little Indians (1944) and Dial M for Murder (1954)

Born into an Irish family in Burnley, Lancashire, O’Malley sang with Jack Hylton and his orchestra in the United Kingdom from 1930 to 1935. Known at that time as Pat O'Malley, in 1930 he sang "Amy, Wonderful Amy", a song about aviator Amy Johnson, performed by Jack Hylton's band.

At the end of 1935 Hylton and O'Malley came to the United States to record with a band composed of American musicians, thus emulating Ray Noble and Al Bowlly. 

Sidney Torch MBE (born Sidney Torchinsky; 5 June 1908 – 16 July 1990) was a British pianist, cinema organist, conductor, orchestral arranger and a composer of light music. His first professional job was as accompanist to the violinist Albert Sandler. He worked as an accompanist before getting a job playing the piano with the Orchestra of the Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London.

Torch then played the organ in a number of London cinemas (amongst others, the Regal, Edmonton) and in 1937 he became the Chief Organist of the new Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn.

         1. I'm Sending My Blessings

Ambrose--Phil Harris--Peggy Lee--Bing Crosby--Robert Wilson--Harry Roy

Seems that we have two ferryboats...Must have forgotten to turn it over !!...or the Nasty Man or the Gypsy or maybe the Woodman turned it back !!

1. Ferryboat Serenade......Ambrose & His Orchestra (vocal Sam Browne)

2. Good Night Again.......Ambrose & His Orchestra (vocal Anne Shelton)

3. Woodman Spare That Tree......Phil Harris

4. The Dark Town Poker Club......Phil Harris

5. Mr Wonderful......Peggy Lee

6. The Gypsy With Fire In His Shoes......Peggy Lee

7. Autumn Leaves......Bing Crosby

8. Harbour Lights......Bing Crosby

9. A Gordon For Me......Robert Wilson

10. When The Heather Gleams Like Stardust......Robert Wilson

11. Nasty Man......Harry Roy & His Orchestra

12. My Dog Loves Your Dog......Harry Roy & His Orchestra

Phil Harris & Alice Faye

Wonga Philip Harris (June 24, 1904 – August 11, 1995) was an American actor, bandleader, entertainer and singer. He was an orchestra leader and a pioneer in radio situation comedy, first with The Jack Benny Program, then in The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show in which he co-starred with his wife, singer-actress Alice Faye, for eight years. Harris is also noted for his voice acting in animated films. As a voice actor, he played Baloo in The Jungle Book (1967), Thomas O'Malley in The Aristocats (1970), Little John in Robin Hood (1973), and Patou in Rock-a-Doodle (1991). As a singer, he recorded a number one novelty hit record, "The Thing" (1950).

          3. Woodman Spare That Tree

Bing Crosby--Ken Mackintosh--Anne Shelton--Layton & Johnstone--The Three Ginx--Dan Roberts--

There's a Wedding to go to in the springtime in Sioux city in the mountains with the Blackbird whistling away near the Red School !

1. Sioux City Sue......Bing Crosby

2. You Sang My Love Song To Somebody Else......Bing Crosby

3. The Creep.....Ken Mackintosh & His Orchestra

4. Tootle-Lo-Siana......Ken Mackintosh (vocal Gordon Langhorn)

5. The Wedding Of Lilli Marlene.......Anne Shelton

6. Hold Me Just A Little Closer Dear.......Anne Shelton

7. Bye Bye Blackbird.......Layton & Johnstone

8. Because I Love You.......Layton & Johnstone

9. Ole Faithful......The Three Ginx

10. Whistle My Love.......The Three Ginx

11. Pals Of The Little Red School.......Dan Roberts & His Home Towners

12. When Its Springtime In The Blue Ridge Mountains..Dan Roberts Home Towners

The Three Ginx were one of the most successful British vocal groups of the 1930s. They began their career as instrumentalists (Ivor Robinson, saxophonist; Jack Joy, pianist; and Eric Handley, drummer.) and met while playing with the New Mayfair Dance Orchestra. Later they joined Sidney Kyte's orchestra, where they were regularly featured as vocalists.They were known for their rhythmic singing style and contributed to many records of the era, often collaborating with other stars like Al Bowlly and Jessie Matthews. They also appeared in films such as "Road House" (1934)

          10. Whistle My Love

Geraldo--Elsie Carlisle--Anne Ziegler & Webster Booth--David Whitfield--Layton & Johnstone--Bing Crosby

A mixture of vocal styles...ranging from the 20's through to the 50's !..George Washington gets a mention !!

1. Dolores......Geraldo & The Savoy Hotel Orchestra

2. Just A little Cottage......Geraldo & The Savoy Hotel Orchestra

3. When That Man Is Dead And Gone......Elsie Carlisle

4. The Little Boy Who Never Told A Lie......Elsie Carlisle

5. So Deep Is The Night......Anne Ziegler & Webster Booth

6. My Paradise.......Anne Ziegler & Webster Booth

7. Everywhere.......David Whitfield

8. Mama......David Whitfield

9. My Inspiration Is You.......Layton & Johnstone

10. Just A Little Fond Affection.......Layton & Johnstone

11. It Could Happen To You.......Bing Crosby

12. The Day After Forever........Bing Crosby

When Geraldo opened at the Savoy Hotel with his Gaucho Tango Orchestra, British dance music changed forever. After World War II, he organised bands for transatlantic P & O liners allowing young British musicians to hear modern jazz on 52nd Street. His ‘strict tempo’ dance classic compilations still thrill.

          3. When That Man Is Dead And Gone

Harry James--Ralph Silvester--Malcolm Vaughan--Ronnie Hilton--Parlophone Variety Company--Bing Crosby & Muriel Lane

 

Roses and poppies a Boogie and a waltz plus an Angel who could be whistling !

1. Back Beat Boogie......Harry James & His Orchestra

2. Dukes Mixture......Harry James & His Orchestra

3. Serenade In TheNight......Ralph Silvester

4. When The Poppies Bloom Again......Ralph Silvester

5. Chapel Of The Roses.....Malcolm Vaughan

6. Guardian Angel......Malcolm Vaughan

7. Veni Vidi Vici......Ronnie Hilton

8. I Still Believe......Ronnie Hilton

9. Dance And Song Medley Part 3.....Parlophone Variety Company

10. Dance And Song Medley Part 4.....Parlophone Variety Company

11. The Anniversary Waltz......Bing Crosby

12. The Whistler's Mother In Law......Bing Crosby And Muriel Lane

            3. Serenade In The Night