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Roger Wolfe Kahn & His Orchestra – Where The Wild Wild Flowers Grow, Fox-Trot (Nixon-Woods) Victor 1932 (USA) NOTE: Roger Wolfe KAHN (1908-1962) was a talented and somewhat whimsical and eccentric American dance band leader of the Jazz Age. He was the son of banker Otto Kahn, who emigrated to the United States from Germany in the late 19th century. Roger, however, betrayed his father's profession and began to learn to play several instruments. He formed his own orchestra at a young age, and thanks to his family's wealth was able to hire...
Harry Archer & His Orchestra – Thinking Of You, Fox-Trot from „The 5 O’Clock Girl” (Kalmar-Ruby) with Vocal Chorus, Brunswick 1927 (Rec. in USA, pressed in GB) NOTE: Harry ARCHER (born 1888 in Creston, Iowa - died 1960 in New York) was an American dance band leader and composer in the 1920s and 1930s. His best-known hit was 'I Love You' from the 1923 Broadway musical 'Little Jessie James' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5akujPUe3dQ Harry Archer learned music at home from his mother, then played trombone at the Michigan Military Academy and...
Tadeusz FALISZEWSKI (aka Jan Pobóg) & Orkiestra - Żebyś ty mnie zrozumiała [If You’d Understand Me / The Whole World Would Be Ours]. Tango z teatru „Nowa Scena” (from the revue theatre The New Stage) Muz. M. Wróblewski / Słowa: Nel), Melodja-Electro 1934 (Polish) NOTE: Some confusion is associated wich this song, for its title contains a linguistic error, with regard to the phrase "ŻEBYŚ ty mnie zrozumiała/ cały świat byłby nasz”. The correct Polish (in context of the refrain) ought to be "GDYBYŚ ty mnie zrozumiała/ cały świat byłby...
Tanz-Orchester Dajos Béla mit Gesang: Paul O’Montis – Tanzt du auch so gern wie ich? (Do you like dancing as much as I do?) Tango (Rosen-Schwabach) Odeon 1932 (German) NOTE: Paul O'MONTIS (né Paul Wendel 1894, in Budapest, Hungary-died 1940 in Sachsenhausen, Germany). --. Hungarian-Jewish actor and singer who performed in Budapest in the early 1920s to become a cabaret star in Berlin during the Weimar Republic, appearing in many major revues, including the Scala and Wintergarten. Discovered in 1926 by German composer and pianist Friedrich...
The Night Club Orchestra (Harry Reser’s Orchestra) – Flamin’ Mamie, Fox-Trot (Rose & Whiteman), Vocal chorus by Tom Stacks, Harmony 1926 (USA) NOTE: The Night Club Orchestra was one of the nicknames used by Harry Reser's band in the 1920s. Among the myriad of other aliases, the best remembered are The Cliquot Club Eskimos, The Seven Little Polar Bears, Six Jumping Jacks, The Tennessee Tooters or The Jazz Pilots. In later years, this remarkable American dance bandleader and banjo virtuoso became a classic in the world popular & jazz music...
Jack Payne & His BBC Dance Orchestra – My Baby Just Cares For Me, Fox-Trot from „Whoopee” (Kahn & Donaldson) with Vocal Trio, Columbia 1930 (UK) NOTE: Jack PAYNE is one of the big names of the Golden Era of British Big Bands (late 1920s to 1930s), including such bandleaders as Jack Hylton, Lew Stone, Harry Roy, Bert Ambrose, Jack Jackson, Billy Cotton, Carroll Gibbons and dozens of others. Born in 1899 in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, Jack Payne was interested in flying and joined the Officer Training Corps school. In the army, he was...
Tanz-Orchester Dajos Béla mit Gesang: Paul O’Montis – Tanzt du auch so gern wie ich? (Do you like dancing as much as I do?) Tango (Rosen-Schwabach) Odeon 1932 (German) NOTE: Paul O’MONTIS (né Paul Wendel 1894, in Budapest, Hungary – d. 1940 in Sachsenhausen, Germany) --. A Hungarian-Jewish actor and singer who performed in Budapest in the early 1920s to become a kabaret star in Berlin during the Weimar Republic, appearing in many major revues, including the Scala and Wintergarten. Discovered in 1926 by composer and pianist Friedrich...
Albert HARRIS (aka Albert Holm; born: Aaron Hakelman) & Orkiestra Cristal-Electro – Rebeka, Tango (Białostocki-Włast) z rewii teatru Morskie Oko „Yo-Yo” (from theatre Morskie Oko revue „YoYo”) Cristal-Electro 1932 (Poland) NOTE: The song is one of the best-known Polish prewar hits identified with old Jewish culture in Poland. The first recording on gramophone record performed by Zofia Terne dates back to 1932. In subsequent years, the song was sung by the biggest stars of the Polish interwar stage: Adam Aston, Tadeusz Faliszewski, Stefan...
Fry’s Milion Dollar Pier Orchestra – There’s Yes! Yes! In Your Eyes, Fox-Trot (Santly-Friend), Perfect 1924 (USA) NOTE: The Fry's Million Dollar Pier Orchestra was one of aliases of the renowned Nathan Glantz’s dance orchestra. Sometimes it was labelled as Charlie Fry's Million Dollar Pier Orchestra. Some sources claim, that Charlie Fry - who was sideman in Nathan Glantz’s band, also for some time run a separate dance band under his own name. See one more recording of that exquisite dance orchestra of the American Roaring Twenties...
El Choclo, Tango (Villoldo) – The Castillians, under the direction of Victor Young, Decca 1951 (USA) NOTE: Victor YOUNG (born 1899 in Chicago, Illinois - died 1956 in Palm Springs, USA) is an American violinist, conductor and composer of Polish-Jewish descent. Born into a family of Polish immigrants, Victor Young was sent back to Warsaw after his mother's death to live with his grandfather in Poland. He studied at the Warsaw Conservatory, after which he earned a living playing in the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1920, he decided to...
Jack Berger’s Hotel Astor Orch. – Would You Like To Take a Walk? Fox-Trot from „Sweet And Low” (Dixon-Rose-Warren), Conqueror 1931 (USA) NOTE: Jack BERGER (b. Leonard Berger 1898 in NYC – d. 1940 in NYC) – American pianist & dance bandleader who is largely fogotten now. He started performing at Astor Hotel NY just before 1930, where he replaced the orchestra of Joe Moss (Meyer Davis' unit). Berger's band enjoyed a residency at the Astor until 1936 considered a "wedding specialist", for he was hired to play at 1,500 weddings in six years!...
Zbigniew Rawicz & Ork. T. Kwiecińskiego – {A mnie jest) Szkoda lata [I Miss Summer So Much...] Tango (A. Lewandowski – E. Schlechter) Muza 1949 (Polish) NOTE: The old Polish tango "A mnie jest szkoda lata" was composed in 1937 and became a big hit two years before the outbreak of World War II, becoming an evergreen. After the war, the song lived to see beautiful interpretations by several artists, including the big pre-war cabaret star Andrzej Bogucki or the new young singer Zbigniew Rawicz, who sings it to the melancholy and stylish...
Roy Ingraham & His Orchestra - That’s Living, Fox-Trot (Ryan-Violinsky) with Vocal chorus by Roy Ingraham & Male Trio, Brunswick 1929 (USA) NOTE: Roy INGRAHAM (b. 1895 in Whiting, Indiana – d. 1988 in LA, Calif.) - American pianist, singer, bandleader and songwriter ("No Regrets," "Deep in the Arms of Love," "On the Sunny Side of the Rockies"). His band performed in California and at New York's Paramount Hotel Grill from 1929 to the early 1930s. His orchestra recorded on the Brunswick label and also broadcast in New York via CBS. He...
Bennie Krueger's Orchestra - Teasin', Fox-Trot (Carleton, Biese, Walsh) Brunswick 1923 (USA) NOTE: Bennie KRUEGER - American jazz saxophonist and leader of dance bands during the Jazz Age. He was the first saxophonist ever included in an early "jass" band. In 1920, after a successful tour of England, the Original Dixieland Jazz Band was asked to record several albums for Victor Records. However, the company's music manager insisted that a saxophonist be included in the band for a recording session and Bennie Krueger was chosen. After...
Red McKenzie & His Rhythm Kings - I Can’t Get Started With You, Fox-Trot from The Ziegfeld Follies Of 1936 (Ira Gershwin – Vernon Duke) with Vocal Chorus by Red McKenzie, Decca 1936 (USA) NOTE: "Red" McKENZIE (born William McKenzie in 1899 in St. Louis, Missouri - d. 1948) was an American jazz singer and musician who played a comb as an instrument (with a strip of paper placed along it), producing a sound similar to a kazoo. In 1923, along with Jack Bland and Dick Slevin, he formed the Mound City Blue Blowers, which was later joined by...
Tadeusz Faliszewski (aka Jan Pobóg) & Orkiestra Syrena-Rekord (dyr. Iwo Wesby) – Ja mam czas, ja poczekam [I Have Time, I Can Wait] Tango z teatru „Stara Banda” [from the revue-theatre The Old Gang] (Mierzejewski – Schlechter), Melodja-Electro 1935 (Polish)NOTE: This recording was already presented on this channel several years ago, but in not very good quality. I recently came into possession of a much better recording, almost untouched by time. So I decided to present it again, because the piece is exceptionally beautiful (still performed...
Marlene Dietrich mit Orchesterbegleitung Dir.: Peter Kreuder (Sung in French) - Moi, je m'ennuie [I’m Bored] (Wal-Berg – Camille François), Polydor 1933 (German) NOTE: It seems that Marlene Dietrich stole this French song about boredom and the emptiness of life from the illustrious Parisian singer Damia. Marlene recorded it in French for the Polydor label, achieving great success and including this anthem of hopelessness and spleen in her iron repertoire. Even today, I think it fits well the current gloomy and cold days of February....
Jacques Renard & His Orchestra – Three Little Words (Kalmar – Ruby) Fox-Trot from the Radio Talking Picture „Check And Double Check” with Vocal Chorus by Chester Gaylord, Brunswick 1930 (USA) NOTE: Jacques RENARD (born 1897 in Kiev, Russian Empire – d. 1973 in Miami, Florida). American violinist and dance orchestra leader active in Boston since the late 1920s. He saldo performed in California at the famous Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles and toured Europe, performing at the Lido Hotels in Italy, among other venues. His orchestra also...
Jules Herbuveaux & His Orchestra – So Tired, Fox-Trot (Little-Sizemore) with Vocal Chorus (by Frank Sylvano) Brunswick 1927 (USA) NOTE: Jules HERBUVEAUX was a sax player and leader of a Chicago dance band in the 1920s, which - after declining in popularity during the big-band era - switched to TV productions in the 1940s and 50s. His earliest recordings from the early 1920s were made under the name Guyon's Paradise Orchestra, and in 1927-29 as Jules Herbuveaux & His Palmer House Victorians or Jules Herbuveaux & His Orchestra. They...
Tadeusz Faliszewski & Orkiestra „Lonora” – Ty albo żadna [You, Or No Other], Tango z teatru „Banda” [from theatre Banda] (J. Petersburski – L. Szmaragd), Lonora-Electro 1932 (Polish) NOTE: Lonora-Electro was a small Polish record label operating in the 1930s until outbreak of the 2nd WW in Sept 1939. It was located on Wiktorska Street in Mokotów - an elegant, residential part of pre-war Warsaw. The company had a wide repertoire: popular music, film music, cabaret, comic dialogues, folk music and dance hits. Among the singers were Tadeusz...