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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...
Merle Johnston & His Orchestra – Time On My Hands (Adamson-Gordon-Youmans ) Fox-Trot with Vocal chorus by Tom Brown, Banner 1931 (USA) NOTE: Merle JOHNSTON (born 1887 in New York City - died 1978 there) is an American dance band leader, clarinetist, tenor and alto saxophonist and a well-known saxophone teacher. His students included many famous musicians such as Buddy Collette and Frank Morgan. He designed the Johnston-Selmer saxophone mouthpiece. From 1923-30 he played with renowned dance orchestras: Sam Lanin, Isham Jones, Seger Ellis,...
Stuart Ross & Joe Sargent with Piano – Egyptian Ella (W. Doyle) Parlophone 1930 (UK) NOTE: This absolutely lovely song from the 1930 is still performed today. In my opinion, it is one of the most attractive American hits of that time and is so nicely and fully performed by Stuart Ross and Joe Sargent. Unfortunately, our knowledge of these „American duettists” is little today, although they must have been quite popular in their day. Just see these elegant photos of their performances at London's most fashionable Cafe de Paris in the late...
Tom Gerunovich and His Roof Garden Orchestra – Am I Blue? Fox-Trot (Clarke – Akst) with Ocal chorus by Jimmy Davis, Brunswick 1929 (USA) NOTE: Tom GERUNOVICH (aka Tom Gerun) is an American violinist and dance band leader, born in San Francisco, Calif. in 1900. He attended a polytechnic school when, at the age of 16, his musical skills led him to play in the orchestra of the Portola Louvre in San Francisco. Soon he was playing in such famous venues as the Palace Hotel and Winter Garden, and by the age of 19 he had his own dance band that...
Olga Kamieńska (Sung in Russian) – Czernyje glaza (Black Eyes) Tango (Oskar Strok) & Septet pod dyr. H. Golda (Henryk Gold’s Septet), Columbia 1934 (Polish) NOTE: Olga KAMIEŃSKA was an outstanding pre-war Polish interpreter of old romances. Born in 1905 to a wealthy Russian-Polish family in Grozny (today's Chechen Republic), she received a thorough education, including music. After the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917, her family fled Imperial Russia and settled in Poland in 1920. Having joined the Warsaw higher class of the 1920s, Olga was...
Tango-Kapelle Morello (Géza Komor Tanz-Orchester), Refraingesang: Kurt Mühlhardt - Warum, charmante Frau, lieb’ ich grad’ Sie? [Why, Sweet Lady, Do I Love Her?] Tango (B.Bauer) Tri-Ergon, 1929 (Germany) NOTE: Here is one of those unique German tangos from the Weimar Republic! I absolutely adore them. Also - the music posters or illustrations and colour magazine covers are second to none in Europe of that era! (There is a slideshow made of some of them in this clip). Tango-Kapelle Morelo was one of the nicknames used by the dance...
Pennsylvania Syncopators – Clap Yo’ Hands, Fox-Trot from „Oh, Kay!” (G. & I. Gershwin) with Refrain (sung by A. Fields) Emerson, 1926 (USA) NOTE: This famous Gershwin song comes from the play Oh Kay, written by George and Ira Gershwin and based on the book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. The plot revolves around the adventures of English smugglers Duke of Durham and his sister, Lady Kay in Prohibition era America. The show is remembered for its songs 'Someone to Watch Over Me', 'Clap Yo' Hands', 'Do, Do, Do' and the title song 'Oh Kay'....