Showing posts with label Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra. Show all posts

Thursday, 28 March 2024

Harry Gordon--Charlie Kunz--Tommy Dorsey--Mario Lanza--The Melachrino Orchestra--Jimmy Shand


 30's And 40's represented here

1. Scotland Calling......Harry Gordon
2. Granny's Highland Name.......Harry Gordon
3. The Kunz Medley No 6....... (Part 1)..Charlie Kunz
4. The Kunz Medley No 6....... (Part 2)..Charlie Kunz
5. The Sunshine Of Your Smile......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
6. Until......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
7. Serenade.......Mario Lanza
8. My Destiny......Mario Lanza
9. Dream Of Olwen......The Melachrino Orchestra
10. Way To The Stars......The Melachrino Orchestra
11. St Bernard Waltz.......Jimmy Shand & His Band
12. Machine Without Horses......Jimmy Shand & His Band

Sir James Shand MBE (28 January 1908 – 23 December 2000) was a Scottish musician who played traditional Scottish dance music on the accordion. On New Year's Day morning in 1945 he made his first broadcast with "Jimmy Shand and his Band". This was the first of many such BBC radio and television appearances. His signature tune was "The Bluebell Polka".

          11. St Bernard Waltz

Monday, 6 November 2023

The Universal International Orchestra--Ursula Van Diemen--Allan Jones--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Kenny Baker--The Andrews Sisters

It seems that Brunswick is playing bookends with the HMV Dog !!

1. In The Mood......The Universal International Orchestra
2. Pennsylvania 6-5000......The Universal International Orchestra
3. An Die Musik (To Music)......Ursula Van Diemen
4. Wanderers Nachtlied......Ursula Van Diemen
5. Make Believe......Allan Jones
6. Why Do I Love You......Allan Jones
7. Opus No 1......Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
8. Swing High......Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
9. A Wandering Minstrel......Kenny Baker
10. The Moon And I......Kenny Baker
11. Lullaby Of Broadway......The Andrews Sisters
12. We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye......The Andrews Sisters

Ursula van Diemen, née Ursula Stürzel, was a German singer and actress.
Ursula Van Diemen (1897 -1988) was born in Schwerin in northern Germany, her father was Dutch and her mother German. She studied singing under Selma Nicklass-Kempner, Lola Beeth and Louis Bachner in Berlin.

Kenneth Laurence Baker (September 30, 1912 – August 10, 1985) was an American singer and actor who first gained notice as the featured singer on radio's The Jack Benny Program during the 1930s.
At the height of his radio fame, and after leaving the Benny show in 1939 (succeeded by Dennis Day, whose tenor voice was very similar to Baker's), he appeared in 17 film musicals. He also starred in the 1939 movie version of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. He later co-starred with Mary Martin in the original Broadway production of Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash's One Touch of Venus (1943).

          7. Opus No 1

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

The Four Knights--Gracie Fields--Suzi Miller--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Corona Dance Orchestra--Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters


 Two Purple, 6 different shades of Blue, 2 doggies maybe called Regal and a Mannikin Next !!

1. I Get So Lonely......The Four Knights
2. Till Then......The Four Knights
3. Annie Get Your Gun Part 1. (Selection)......Gracie Fields
4. Annie Get Your Gun Part 2. (Selection)......Gracie Fields
5. Happy Days And Lonely Nights.....Suzi Miller
6. Tell Me Tell Me......Suzi Miller
7. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
8. Song Of India.....Tommy Dorsey& His Orchestra
9. March Of The Mannkins......Corona Dance Orchestra
10. Tell Me A Story.......Corona Dance Orchestra
11. Gotta Have Something In The Bank Frank......Frankie Vaughan & The Kaye Sisters
12. Single......Frankie Vaughan

CORONA DANCE ORCHESTRA
Pseudonym used on British Regal in the 1920s for many American jazz and dance bands such as California Ramblers, Fletcher Henderson And His Orchestra, The Original Memphis Five and University Six.

           8. Song Of India

Saturday, 28 January 2023

Al Martino--Eartha Kitt--Anton Karas--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra--Doris Vane & Harold Williams


 Three city's we are visiting now Spain France and Vienna...and 3 dances to go with them...Vienna the Waltz's.....Spain maybe the Boogie Woogie and France Fox Trot.. or maybe the other way around !!

1. Before......Al Martino
2. Matador......Al Martino
3. Under The Bridges Of Paris.....Eartha Kitt
4. Lovin' Spree......Eartha Kitt
5. The Harry Lime Theme......Anton Karas
6. The Cafe Mozart Waltz......Anton Karas
7. Boogie Woogie......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
8. Tin Room Blues......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
9. The Cuckoo Waltz......New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra
10. Nights Of Gladness Waltz......New Mayfair Novelty Orchestra
11. Only A Rose......Doris Vane & Harold Williams
12. Song Of The Vagabonds......Harold Williams

Anton Karl Karas (7 July 1906 – 10 January 1985) was an Austrian zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's The Third Man. His association with the film came about as a result of a chance meeting with its director. The success of the film and the enduring popularity of its theme song changed Karas' life.

Harold John Williams MBE (3 September 1893 – 5 June 1976) was an Australian baritone and music teacher. Born in Sydney, he had a career in England and his native country, performing in opera, oratorio and concerts and giving radio broadcasts.

Can't Find any Info On Doris Vane

         4. Lovin' Spree

Thursday, 6 October 2022

The Ink Spots--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Benny Goodman & His Orchestra--Harry James & His Orchestra--Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra--Turner Layton--Marion Ryan

A nice colourful little lot of labels from picture ones to fluorescent purple one's.....AND two versions of "Stardust" by Two 1936 Swing Bands !! 

1. Whispering Grass......The Ink Spots
2. Maybe......The Ink Spots
3. Stardust......Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
4. Stardust......Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
5. Trumpet Blues And Cantabile......Harry James & His Orchestra
6. Concerto For Trumpet......Harry James& His Orchestra
7. Sail Along Silvery Moon.......Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
8. Raunchy......Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra
9. Comin' In On A Wing And A Pray'r.....Turner Layton
10. You Rhyme With Everything That's Beautiful.....Turner Layton
11. Ding Dong Rock a Billy Wedding......Marion Ryan
12. That's Happiness......Marion Ryan

Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing".

From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City on January 16, 1938, is described by critic Bruce Eder as "the single most important jazz or popular music concert in history: jazz's 'coming out' party to the world of 'respectable' music."
 During an era of racial segregation, he led one of the first integrated jazz groups, his quartet and quintet. 
Harry Haag James (March 15, 1916 – July 5, 1983) was an American musician who is best known as a trumpet-playing band leader who led a big band from 1939 to 1946. He broke up his band for a short period in 1947 but shortly after he reorganized and was active again with his band from then until his death in 1983. He was especially known among musicians for his technical proficiency as well as his tone, and was influential on new trumpet players from the late 1930s into the 1940s. He was also an actor in a number of films that usually featured his band.


Turner Layton (July 2, 1894 – February 6, 1978), born John Turner Layton, Jr., was an African American songwriter, singer and pianist. He frequently worked with Henry Creamer.
Beginning in 1924, Layton found major popular success in England with Clarence "Tandy" Johnstone as a member of the group Layton & Johnstone, quickly earning a reputation as a cabaret act, with the pair allegedly selling over "10 million records". Layton split with Johnstone in 1935... With Johnstone returning to New York and continuing to perform with significantly less success. Layton continued to perform in England. An elegant song stylist, he held a regular, successful spot over the years at the Café de Paris, a London club, until his retirement in 1946.

           6. Concerto For Trumpet

Saturday, 24 September 2022

Andy Williams--Bing Crosby--Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra--Alma Cogan--Nat King Cole--Bill Johnson


 It's all heart on the boat and train clipity clop !

1. Butterfly......Andy Williams
2. It Doesn't Take Very Long......Andy Williams
3. Dear Hearts And Gentle People.....Bing Crosby
4. Mule Train.....Bing Crosby
5. Nola.....Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
6. Who.....Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra
7. Dreamboat.......Alma Cogan
8. Irish Mambo......Alma Cogan
9. Because Your Mine......Nat King Cole
10. Faith Can Move Mountains......Nat King Cole
11. You Breaking My Heart....Bill Johnson
12. Some Day My Heart Will Awake.....Bill Johnson


Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again".

William Thomas Johnson was a star performer at the University of Maryland, College Park, performing for the school's Footlight Club and graduating with an engineering degree in 1936. He was nicknamed "Bing" by his classmates due to his singing ability. Upon graduation he got a job at NBC as a singer on a radio show featuring Dinah Shore. After a brief mid-1940s spell in Hollywood, including 1945's "Keep Your Powder Dry," Johnson returned to Broadway, where in 1955-1956 he played "Doc" in Rodgers and Hammerstein's final musical, "Pipe Dream," for which received a Tony nomination. 

         4. Mule Train