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

Laurie London--Frank Sinatra--The Four Lads--Russ Conway--Charlie Applewhite--The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

 A Red A Purple A Blue A Green A Black and a mixture make this selection colourful Labels as well as vintage sounds !!....And a silly sea side place (Is it real ) ???

"Although it is arguably the longest place name mentioned in a song, it does not actually exist."

1. Boomerang......Laurie London

2. The Gospel Train......Laurie London

3. From Here To Eternity......Frank Sinatra

4. My One And Only Love......Frank Sinatra

5. Gilly Gilly Ossenfenffer Katzenellen Bogan By The Sea......The Four Lads

6. I Hear It Everywhere......The Four Lads

7. China Tea...... Russ Conway

8. The Wee Boy Of Brussels......The Four Lads

9. You Were Meant For Me......Charlie Applewhite

10. I Love Paris......Charlie Applewhite

11. Narcissus.......The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

12. The Bells Of St Mary's......The New Stoll Picture Theatre Organ

Laurie London (born 19 January 1944) is an English singer, who achieved fame as a boy singer of the 1950s, for both his gospel and novelty songs recording in both English and German. He is best known for his hit single of the spiritual song "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands".

He made an up-tempo version of "He's Got the Whole World in His Hands" with the Geoff Love Orchestra for Parlophone Records (45-R4359) which was picked up by its co-owned American sister label Capitol Records (F3891). In April 1958, it reached number 1 on Billboard's "Most Played by Jockeys" chart and remained there for four weeks.

Charlie Applewhite (November 25, 1932 – April 27, 2001) was an American singer and radio host. The height of his fame came as a regular on the Milton Berle show in the mid 1950s, and he became a highly-paid entertainer, performing on records, radio, and television. The advent of the Rock era and a plane crash that left him severely injured curtailed his career.

          1. Boomerang

Jimmy Young--Mario Lanza--The Casino Orchestra--Alma Cogan--The Royal Opera House Orchestra Covent Garden--The Andrews Sisters

A couple of waltzes and a dance with blades !..and a guessing game with a dimple !....

1. Unchained Melody.......Jimmy Young

2. Help Me Forget.......Jimmy Young

3. Serenade......Mario Lanza

4. Drinking Song......Mario Lanza

5. Smiles Then Kisses Waltz......The Casino Orchestra

6. Sweet Delusion Waltz.......The Casino Orchestra

7. Where Will The Dimple Be......Alma Cogan

8. Keep Me In Mind.......Alma Cogan

9. Preludium......The Royal Opera Orchestra Covent Garden

10. Berceuse......The Royal Opera Orchestra Covent Garden

11. Heartbreaker......The Andrews Sisters

12. Sabre Dance......The Andrews Sisters

The Casino Orchestra was the House Orchestra in the Columbia studios in London from 1910 to 1918.

The Royal Opera House (ROH) is an opera house and major performing arts venue in Covent Garden, central London. The large building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. It is the home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. The first theatre on the site, the Theatre Royal (1732), served primarily as a playhouse for the first hundred years of its history. 

From 1934 to 1936, Geoffrey Toye was managing director, working alongside the Artistic Director, Sir Thomas Beecham.

The Royal Opera House reopened on 20 February 1946 with a performance of The Sleeping Beauty in an extravagant new production designed by Oliver Messel. Webster, with his music director Karl Rankl, immediately began to build a resident company. In December 1946, they shared their first production, Purcell's The Fairy-Queen, with the ballet company. On 14 January 1947, the Covent Garden Opera Company gave its first performance of Bizet's Carmen.

(All Info edited from Wikipedia)

         9. Preludium

Jay Wilbur & His Band--The Rhythm Rascals--The King Brothers--David Hughes--P.T.Kirpinchek & P.S. Sellinik--Krasovsky--Vera Lynn--Perry Como,

 It seem like we might be on an Island with a Cossack in the corner in his rockin' shoes holding a letter to his Mother and son and it could be rain in the valley !!!

1. Wheezy Anna//A Letter To My Mother......Jay Wilber And His Band

2. Just an Echo In The Valley//Standing On The Corner......The Rhythm Rascals (Jay Wilbur) ??

3. In The Middle Of An Island......The King Brothers

4. Rockin' Shoes......The King Brothers

5. Love Is a Many Splendoured Thing.......David Hughes

6. Bella Notte......David Hughes

7. Cossack Song.......P.T. Kirpinchek & P.S. Sellinik with Orch Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

8. From Border To Border......Krasovsky with Orch Bolshoi Theatre Moscow

9. My Son My Son......Vera Lynn

10. Our Heaven On Earth......Vera Lynn

11. More Than You know......Perry Como

12. A Garden In the Rain......Perry Como

James Edward Wilbur (1898–1968) was a British bandleader and prolifically recorded musician identified with and influential in the era of Big Band and British dance band music.With his own name and under many pseudonyms, his recordings appeared on a variety of labels, including Imperial, Eclipse, Rex and Crown.

Jay Wilbur and His Band performed extensively for Allied military servicemembers during World War II. He is known for recording established tunes while rendering them in foxtrot style.

          4. Rockin' Shoes

Teddy Johnson--Al Jolson--Howard Keel--Virginia Gibson--Edmundo Ros--Joe Loss

 Only one bio and pic on this selection all the other bio's and pics are further down posts !!

1. Beloved Be Faithful......Teddy Johnson

2. Wanderin'......Teddy Johnson

3. Chinatown My Chinatown......Al Jolson

4. After You've Gone......Al Jolson

5. Sobbin' Women......Howard Keel

6. June Bride......Virginia Gibson

7. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 1.......Russ Conway

8. Piano Pops (No 5)..Part 2.......Russ Conway

9. Come Closer To Me......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

10. Cavaquinho......Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band

11. Painting The Clouds With Sunshine.....Joe Loss And His Orchestra

12. We Won't Live In A Castle.......Joe Loss And His Orchestra

       7. Piano Pops (No 5) Part 1.

Edmundo Ros OBE, FRAM (7 December 1910 – 21 October 2011), born Edmund William Ross, was a Trinidadian-Venezuelan musician, vocalist, arranger and bandleader who made his career in Britain. He directed a highly popular Latin American orchestra, had an extensive recording career and owned one of London's leading nightclubs.

In August 1940, Ros formed his own orchestra, performing as Edmundo Ros and His Rumba Band in the style of Lecuona Cuban Boys directed by Armando Oréfiche. In 1941 he cut his first tracks with Parlophone, the first number being "Los Hijos de Buda". The band played regularly at the Coconut Grove club in Regent Street, attracting members of London's high society and royal family.

         9. Come Closer To Me

Two Cities Symphony Orchestra--Kay Starr--Peter Dawson--Sammy Davis--Anne Welch & Norton Collyer & Victor Conway

 Two Columbia Two Capitol Two HMV Two Brunswick & Four Decca...starts 2023 off !! plus no info ! on the Orchestra and the trio of singers on Decca !

1. The Way To The Stars. Part One......Two Cities Symphony Orchestra

2. The Way To The Stars. Part Two......Two Cities Symphony Orchestra

3. If You Love Me......Kay Starr

4. The Man Upstairs......Kay Starr

5. Phil The Fluter's Ball.......Peter Dawson

6. The Mountains O' Mourne......Peter Dawson

7. Frankie And Johnny......Sammy Davis

8. Circus......Sammy Davis

9. The Maid Of The Mountains.Vocal Gems. Part 1..Anne Welch-Norton Collyer-Victor Conway

10.The Maid Of The Mountains.Vocal Gems. Part 2..Anne Welch-Norton Collyer-Victor Conway

        5. Phil The Fluter's Ball

Happy New Year Everybody !!

 Not posted much recently but fear not I still have hundreds of 78's to record and post...so year 2023 will be fruitful.... got some really old 78's....so keep coming back and make as many comments as you want to....good or bad its okay it's great to talk even if it's not face to face....cheers and happy 2023.....Micky..

Anton Walbrook & Billie Worth--Jesse Crawford--Max Bygraves--Frank Sinatra--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Deanna Durbin

 A  few real oldies in this little lot and in the middle we have "Maxie & Frankie"

1. Lichtenburg.. from Call Me Madam......Anton Walbrook

2. Marring For Love.. from Call Me Madam.....Billie Worth & Anton Walbrook

3. Where The Shy Little Violets Grow......Jesse Crawford

4. When Summer Is Gone......Jesse Crawford

5. The Cricket Song......Max Bygraves

6. We're Having A Ball......Max Bygraves

7. The Birth Of The Blues......Frank Sinatra

8. Why Try To Change Me Now......Frank Sinatra

9. Wish Me Luck......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. My Prayer......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Ave Maria......Deanna Durbin

12. Alleluja.......Deanna Durbin

Adolf Anton Wilhelm Wohlbrück (19 November 1896 – 9 August 1967) was an Austrian actor who settled in the United Kingdom under the name Anton Walbrook. A popular performer in Austria and pre-war Germany, he left in 1936 out of concerns for his own safety and established a career in British cinema. Walbrook is perhaps best known for his roles in the original British film of Gaslight, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp and The Red Shoes.

 In 1952 he appeared at the Coliseum as Cosmo Constantine in Call Me Madam, also participating alongside Billie Worth, Jeff Warren and Shani Wallis on the EMI cast record.

Billie Worth (born October 20, 1916) is an American former actress who performed on Broadway and in other venues from regional theater in the United States to European capitals.In 1953, she was called "the toast of the British Isles" for her performance as leading lady in a London production of Call Me Madam that ran for 18 months. She also played in Anything Goes in London and in five musical comedies.

Jesse Crawford (December 2, 1895 – May 28, 1962) was an American pianist and organist. He was well known in the 1920s as a theatre organist for silent films and as a popular recording artist. In the 1930s, he switched to the Hammond organ and became a freelancer. In the 1940s, he authored instruction books on organ and taught organ lessons.

Walter William Bygraves OBE (16 October 1922 – 31 August 2012), best known by the stage name Max Bygraves (adopted in honour of Max Miller), was an English comedian, singer, actor and variety performer. He appeared on his own television shows, sometimes performing comedy sketches between songs. He made twenty Royal Variety Performance appearances and presented numerous programmes, including Family Fortunes between 1983 and 1985. His catchphrase "I wanna tell you a story" became an integral part of his act, although it had originated with comedian Mike Yarwood impersonating Bygraves.

           5. The Cricket Song

Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra--Bill Barry & His Orchestra--Billy Cotton & His Band--Reginald Dixon--Dean Martin--Steve Conway--Billie Anthony

1. Lullaby Of Broadway......Sid Peltyn & His Orchestra

2. You're A Heavenly Thing......Bill Barry & His Orchestra

3. The Dam Busters March......Billy Cotton & His Band

4. Bring Your Smile Along......Billy Cotton & His Band

5. Dixonland (No 7) Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland (No 7) Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Innamorata......Dean Martin

8. You Look So Familiar......Dean Martin

9. My Thanks To You......Steve Conway

10. My Foolish Heart......Steve Conway

11. This Ole House......Billie Anthony

12. Oh What A Dream......Billie Anthony

Steve Conway (born Walter James Groom; 24 October 1920 – 19 April 1952) was a British singer who rose to fame in the post-war era. Known for romantic ballads, he made dozens of recordings for EMI's Columbia label, appeared regularly on BBC Radio and toured the UK, before his career was interrupted by his untimely death at the age of from a heart condition. He has been described as "Britain's first post-war male heart-throb, a masculine equivalent of Vera Lynn in his sincerity and clear diction."

Billie Anthony (born Philomena McGeachie Levy; 11 October 1932 – 5 January 1991) was a Scottish female singer. She is best known for her Top 10 hit version of "This Ole House", which despite chart competition from other versions of the same song, reached No. 4 in the UK chart.Her record release in October finally made the charts. The song was "This Ole House". Several other singers recorded the same song, including Alma Cogan and Joan Regan, but it was Rosemary Clooney who jockeyed with Anthony for the highest chart position. Clooney, in the charts for eighteen weeks, finally won the battle for the coveted number one spot both in the UK and America. Anthony reached No. 4 in the UK and remained in the UK Singles Chart for sixteen weeks.

        8. You Look So Familiar

Johnny Green--Allan Jones--Tommy Steele--Jack Payne & His Band--Jack Hylton & His Orchestra--Rosemary Clooney

 No Bio's or Pic's on this post.... all on other posts except "Johnny Green" could'nt find anything on the net...only the American by the same name who wrote Body And Soul.....

1. A Little On The Lonely Side......Johnny Green

2. I Promise You......Johnny Green

3. Your breaking My Heart......Allan Jones

4. No No And No......Allan Jones

5. Nairobi......Tommy Steele

6. Neon Sign......Tommy Steele

7. Over On The Sunny Side.....Jack Payne & His Band

8. No More Heartaches No More Tears......Jack Payne & His Band

9. That's My Weakness Now.....Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

10. Mississippi Melody......Jack Hylton & His Orchestra

11. Hello Young Lovers......Rosemary Clooney

12. Pet Me Popa......Rosemary Clooney

          5. Nairobi

Nat King Cole--Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Orchestra--Reginald Dixon--The Vipers Skiffle Group--Kentucky Minstrels--Perry Como

 Mixed Bag !!....an Organ...Skiffle...an Orchestra...and Minstrels Crooner at the beginning and Crooner at the end !!

1. Tenderly......Nat King Cole

2. Why......Nat King Cole

3. Me And My Shadow......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

4. Broken Hearted......Phil Ohman & Victor Arden & Their Orchestra

5. Dixonland No4..Part 1......Reginald Dixon

6. Dixonland No 4..Part 2......Reginald Dixon

7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O......The Vipers Skiffle Group

8. 10,0000 Years Ago......The Vipers Skiffle Group

9. Abide With Me. Part 1.....Kentucky Minstrels

10. Abide With Me.Part 2......Kentucky Minstrels

11. I'm Confessing.....Perry Como

12. I'll Always Be With You......Perry Como

Phil Ohman (October 7, 1896 – August 8, 1954) was an American film composer and pianist.He is remembered as being one half of one of the pre-eminent piano duos in the 1922-1932, paired with Victor Arden. They were the pit pianists in many of George Gershwin's musicals, and recorded hundreds of piano rolls and records. Starting in mid 1927, just as they signed to Victor Records, they developed a large studio orchestra specializing in Broadway show songs that became quite popular. These particular records employed a rather large, brassy powerful sound (it is not known who they used as arranger), always with a space for a twin piano duet section.

Victor Arden was the stage name for an American pianist named Lewis John Fuiks (8 March 1893 — 31 July 1962) who was best known as the piano duo partner of and co-orchestra leader with Phil Ohman from 1922 to 1932. He was the pianist in the All-Star Trio, who made several hits for Victor Records between 1919 and 1921.

Reginald Herbert Dixon, MBE, ARCM (16 October 1904 – 9 May 1985) was an English theatre organist who was primarily known for his position as organist at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool, a position he held from March 1930 until March 1970. He made and sold more recordings than any other organist before him, or since. He was in high demand throughout the 1930s, 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s. During his fifty-year career he was one of the top-selling artists, his prolific output ranking alongside that of Victor Silvester and Bing Crosby.

Between 1932 and 1958, Reginald Dixon released some 296 records on 78rpm discs.

The Vipers Skiffle Group – later known simply as The Vipers – were one of the leading British groups during the skiffle period of the mid to late 1950s, and were important in the careers of radio and television presenter Wally Whyton, coffee bar manager Johnny Martyn, wire salesman Jean Van den Bosch, instrument repairer Tony Tolhurst, journalist John Pilgrim, record producer George Martin, and several members of The Shadows.The group formed in the spring of 1956 in central London, originally as a trio of singer-guitarists comprising Whyton, Johnny Martyn (born John Martyn Booker, 1934–2007), and Jean Van den Bosch, who was replaced in 1958 by Freddy Lloyd. Later that summer they added a rhythm section, Tony Tolhurst (bass) and John Pilgrim (washboard), and took up residency at the renowned Soho music venue, the 2i's Coffee Bar. There, they sometimes jammed with jazz musician Mike Pratt and singer Tommy Hicks, later known as Tommy Steele. In September 1956 they were offered an audition with George Martin at Parlophone Records, and won a recording contract. 

Their second single, "Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O", produced by Martin, reached number 10 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1957.

Doris Arnold was born on November 4, 1904 in Wimbledon, Surrey, England, UK. She is known for The Kentucky Minstrels (1948), Looking In (1933) and Sunshine Ahead (1936).

The Kentucky Minstrels was a popular series of BBC radio programmes broadcast regularly in Britain between 1933 and 1950. Despite the fact that the show could only be heard and not seen, it retained the conventional format of minstrel shows, with a "white" compere or "Interlocutor", and "black" comedy "end men" and entertainers.

The popularity of the show led to  a film in 1934, Kentucky Minstrels. 

         7. Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O

Al Martino--Yehudi Menuhin--The Tanner Sisters--The Hedley Ward Trio--Victor Silvester & Orchestra--Lee Lawrence--Vincent Howard & His Dance Band

 

  A Number 1 for Al Martino in England in 1953 starts this selection off...followed by a very young "Master" Yehudi Menuhin...ending in a Dance Band from the early 1930's

1. Here In My Heart......Al Martino

2. I Cried Myself To Sleep....Al Martino

3. La Capricciosa......Master Yehudi Menuhin

4. Allegro......Master Yehudi Menuhin

5. Goodnight Irene......The Tanner Sisters

6. When He's All Dolled Up......The Hedley Ward Trio

7. Fascination.......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

8. With All My Heart......Victor Silvester & His Orchestra

9. A Beggar In Love.......Lee Lawrence

10. Wher'er You Go......Lee Lawrence

11. Fairy On The Clock......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

12. Monte Carlo......Vincent Howard & His Dance Orchestra

Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, (22 April 1916 – 12 March 1999) was an American-born violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the great violinists of the 20th century. He played the Soil Stradivarius, considered one of the finest violins made by Italian luthier Antonio Stradivari.

Menuhin worked with famous jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli in the 1970s on Jalousie, an album of 1930s classics led by duetting violins backed by the Alan Claire Trio.

His recording contract with EMI lasted almost 70 years and is the longest in the history of the music industry. He made his first recording at age 13 in November 1929, and his last in 1999, when he was nearly 83 years old. He recorded over 300 works for EMI, both as a violinist and as a conductor. 

Stella Tanner was born in 1925 and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She left her focus on dramatic acting to form the Tanner Sisters with her sister, Frances Tanner. Together, the Tanner Sisters made hundreds of appearances on British radio and television during the 1950s, even performing alongside Buddy Holly in March 1958. The Tanner Sisters often performed with the Hedley Ward Trio, first appearing with them on the Educating Archie radio show from 1950 to 1952.

Hedley Ward was one of the foremost British bandleaders of the 30s, 40s and 50s, and his Trio featured in many radio and television broadcasts, and are still to be heard on archive programmes. The Trio was made up of Jack Mckechnie, guitar; Derek Franklin Bass; Bob Carter, Piano. Derek Franklin was also known as the second husband of actress Beryl Reid.

      11. Fairy On The Clock

Eric Delaney & His Band--Russ Morgan & His Orchestra--Guy Lombardo & His Canadians--Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra--David Carroll & His Orchestra--David Hughes--Frankie Laine-

Instrumental's is the main theme of this posts ending in a Brit and a  Guy from over the pond !!

1. Sweet Georgia Brown......Eric Delaney & His Band

2. Truckin'......Eric Delaney & His Band

3. Nightingale......Russ Morgan & His Orchestra

4. Idaho.....Guy Lombardo & His Canadians

5. It All Depends On You......Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

6. The Birth Of The Blues.....Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

7. Fascination......David Carroll & His Orchestra

8. Swingin' Sweethearts.......David Carroll & His Orchestra

9. Never......David Hughes

10. Only You Will Ever Know......David Hughes

11. Dear Dear Dear......Frankie Laine

12. May The Good Lord Bless You And Keep You.....Frankie Laine

Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (June 19, 1902 – November 5, 1977) was a Canadian-American bandleader, violinist, and hydroplane racer.

Lombardo formed the Royal Canadians in 1924 with his brothers Carmen, Lebert and Victor, and other musicians from his hometown. They billed themselves as creating "the sweetest music this side of Heaven." The Lombardos are believed to have sold between 100 and 300 million records during their lifetimes, many featuring the band's lead singer from 1940 onward, Kenny Gardner.

Although Lombardo's "sweet" big-band music was viewed by some in the jazz and big-band community of the day as "boring, mainstream pap," trumpeter Louis Armstrong regularly named Lombardo's band his favourite orchestra.

Paul Samuel Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist.As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz". His most popular recordings include "Whispering", "Valencia", "Three O'Clock in the Morning", "In a Little Spanish Town", and "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers". Whiteman led a usually large ensemble and explored many styles of music, such as blending symphonic music and jazz, as in his debut of Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin.

David Carroll (October 15, 1913 – March 22, 2008) was an American studio arranger, conductor, and musical director.

Musical director for Mercury from 1951 to the early 1960s. As studio arranger and conductor, Carroll played on numerous Top 40 hits, backing the Crew Cuts on their #1 hit, "Sh-Boom" and Rusty Draper on his "Shifting, Whispering Sands".

David Hughes (born Geoffrey Paddison; 11 October 1925 – 19 October 1972) was an English pop and opera singer.

He appeared often in the 1950s on television and radio. These shows included Presenting David Hughes, Sunday Night at the London Palladium and two series of his own show Make Mine Music (1959). 

           8. Swingin' Sweethearts

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

Tab Hunter--Gracie Fields--Troise & His Mandoliers--Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Quentin.M.Maclean

 Yep !...some real oldies in this post on the "Rex" label...and the two songs by Alma Cogan don't sound like her at all !!...now whether or not its because of the filter's I have used who knows !!...but it did make me wonder ????

1. Ninety Nine Ways......Tab Hunter

2. Don't Get Around Much Anymore......Tab Hunter

3. When I Grow To Old To Dream......Gracie Fields

4. Turn 'Erberts Face To The Wall Mother......Gracie Fields

5. Zampa......Troise & His Mandoliers

6. Raymond......Troise & His Mandoliers

7. You Belong To Me......Alma Cogan

8. I Went To Your Wedding.......Alma Cogan

9. The Gandy Dancers Ball.......Frankie Laine

10. When Your In Love......Frankie Laine

11. In A Monastery Garden..Part 1.....Quentin M Maclean

12. In A Monastery Garden..Part 2.....Quentin M Maclean

Pasquale Troise (1895 – 1957) was born in Naples in 1895. He came to Great Britain during the 1920, first as a member of the London Radio Dance Band, but soon founded his own orchestra, the Selecta Plectrum Mandoline Orchestra, which was later renamed to Troise and his Mandoliers. When the banjo became more popular than the mandolin (mainly because it was louder) the orchestra replaced the mandolins by banjos and played as Troise and his Banjoliers. The orchestra existed from the 1930s until 1957 directed by Troise, and continued until the early 1970s then conducted by Jack Mandel. 

Quentin Maclean was one of the most beloved church and theatre organists of the mid-20th century, pursuing a dual career as a performer and recording artist that encompassed both popular and classical music, in addition to being a composer and teacher. Born Quentin Stuart Morvaren Maclean in London in 1896.

Maclean soon found himself in demand as a popular musician, and spent the years 1921-1939 playing the organ at various British movie palaces. From 1925 onward, he was also a fixture on the BBC.

 He made numerous 78 rpm recordings in the '20s and '30s, for EMI's Columbia label, among other major imprints, among them a version of "Rhapsody in Blue" adapted for his instrument, and pop standards such as "Body and Soul," "With a Song in My Heart," "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes," "Watching My Dreams Go By," "Miner's Dream of Home," "Just a Wee Deoch and Doris," and medleys such as "Parade of the Tin Soldiers"/"The Mosquitos Parade"/"My Love Parade." Maclean was one of the most celebrated organists of his day.

         7. You Belong To Me

Guy Mitchell--Vera Lynn--Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Harmony Dance Orchestra--The Canadians

 

1. The Roving Kind......Guy Mitchell

2. You're NOt In My Arms Tonight.......Guy Mitchell

3. Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart......Vera Lynn

4. From The Time You Say Goodbye.......Vera Lynn

5. Love And Marriage.......Alma Cogan

6. Sycamore Tree......Alma Cogan

7. Georgia On My Mind......Frankie Laine

8. You're Just The Kind......Frankie Laine

9. Yes Sir That's My Baby.......Harmony Dance Orchestra

10. Cecilia......Harmony Dance Orchestra

11. Only You (And You Alone)......The Canadians

12. Zambesi.......The Canadians

          12. Zambesi

Alma Cogan--Frankie Laine--Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France--Jannette Scott & John Fraser--Joe Mr piano Henderson--Johnny Bond & Orchestra--Spike Jones

 There's a house in the street that's dripping with music rags and strings Ha! Ha ! Ha! Ha

1. In The Middle Of The House......Alma Cogan

2. The Innocent Years.......Alma Cogan

3. On The Sunny Side Of The Street......Frankie Laine

4. I May Be Wrong......Frankie Laine

5. Solitude......Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France

6. When Day Is Done......Quintette Of The Hot Club Of France

7. Where There's You / Good Companians......Jannette Scott & John Fraser

8. If Only......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

9. Music Music Music......Johnny Bond & Orchestra

10. Rag Mop......Johnny Bond & Orchestra

11. Holiday For Strings......Spike Jones & His City Slickers

12. Drip Drip Drip ( Sleepy Lagoon )

The Quintette du Hot Club de France ("The Quintet of the Hot Club of France"), often abbreviated "QdHCdF" or "QHCF", was a jazz group founded in France in 1934 by guitarist Django Reinhardt and violinist Stéphane Grappelli and active in one form or another until 1948.
ne of the earliest and most significant continental jazz groups in Europe, the Quintette was described by critic Thom Jurek as "one of the most original bands in the history of recorded jazz." Their most famous lineup featured Reinhardt, Grappelli, bassist Louis Vola, and rhythm guitarists Roger Chaput and Joseph Reinhardt (Django's brother) who filled out the ensemble's sound and added occasional percussion.

Cyrus Whitfield Bond (June 1, 1915 – June 12, 1978), known professionally as Johnny Bond, was an American country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and composer and publisher, who co-founded a music publishing firm, he was active in the music industry from 1940 until the late 1970s

          11. Holiday For Strings

Xavier Cugat Orchestra--The Ink Spots--Muggsy Spanier Orchestra--Joe Mr Piano Henderson--Lionel Hampton Quartet--Paul Robeson

10 Vintage Jazz sounds ends with a Little man just dreaming !!

1. Sun Sun Babae.......Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra

2. Oooh !......Xavier Cugat& His Orchestra

3. Bless You......The Ink Spots

4. Thoughtless......The Ink Spots

5. American Patrol......Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra

6. More Than You Know......Muggsy Spanier & His Orchestra

7. Trudie......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

8. Love Is The Sweetest Thing......Joe Mr Piano Henderson

9. Chord A Re Bop......Lionel Hampton & His Quartet

10. Hamp's Salty Blues.......Lionel Hampton & His Quartet

11. Little Man You've Had A Busy Day.......Paul Robeson

12. I Ain't Lazy I'm Just Dreaming......Paul Robeson

The Ink Spots were an American pop vocal group who gained international fame in the 1930s and 1940s. Their unique musical style presaged the rhythm and blues and rock and roll musical genres, and the subgenre doo-wop. The Ink Spots were widely accepted in both the white and black communities, largely due to the ballad style introduced to the group by lead singer Bill Kenny.

In July 1954, Kenny officially disbanded the Ink Spots after an appearance at the "Bolero Bar" in Wildwood, New Jersey

 Since the Ink Spots disbanded, in 1954, there have been well over a hundred vocal groups calling themselves "The Ink Spots", with and without any original members of the group. It has often been the case that these groups claimed to be "second generation" or "third generation" Ink Spots.

Francis Joseph "Muggsy" Spanier (November 9, 1901 – February 12, 1967) was an American jazz cornetist based in Chicago. He was a member of the Bucktown Five, pioneers of the "Chicago style" that straddled traditional Dixieland jazz and swing.

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson (2 May 1920 – 4 May 1980) was a British pianist born in Glasgow, Scotland, who was most active during the 1950s.

Henderson was taught to play the piano by his mother and became a professional at age 15, playing in dance bands. After World War II, he began working for the Peter Maurice publishing company. It was there that he met the singer Petula Clark in 1947. In 1949, Henderson introduced Clark to Alan A. Freeman, who, together with her father Leslie, formed the Polygon record label, for which she recorded her earliest hits.

Clark and Henderson later had a romantic relationship, which is said to have broken up because he did not want to be "Mr. Petula Clark".......In 1955, Clark suggested Henderson be allowed to record his own music, and he enjoyed two chart hits on Polygon, "Sing It With Joe" and "Sing It Again With Joe", both medleys of popular songs.

Henderson's biggest hit was "Trudie", which made number 14 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 1 in the sheet music chart, where it was the biggest hit of 1958. The song also won an Ivor Novello Award.

Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. Hampton worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Quincy Jones. In 1992, he was inducted into the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, and he was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1996.

          7. Trudie