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BIG JOHN’S SPECIALS #1:

A MERRY MISCELLANY —1928 TO 1936

  1. Out Of The Dawn (Donaldson). PAUL ASH & HIS ORCH. Vocal Paul Small. Columbia 1531-D (146861-2). NY, 8/22/28.
  2. Ten Little Miles From Town (Schoebel and Kahn). PAUL ASH & HIS ORCH. Vocal Paul Small. Columbia 1531-D (146862-3). NY, 8/22/28.
  3. Do You? That’s All I Want To Know! (Tobias, Russell and Yellen). IPANA TROUBADOURS (S.C. LANIN — Director). Vocal Scrappy Lambert. Columbia 1638-D (147143-2). NY, 10/25/28. Solos: Benny Goodman-cl; Tommy Dorsey-tb; Fud Livingston-ts (who probably also did the arrangement). Great!
  4. Glorianna (Pollack and Clare). IPANA TROUBADOURS (S.C. Lanin-Director). Vocal Scrappy Lambert. Columbia 1638-D (147142-3). NY, 10/25/28.
  5. Heartbroken And Lonely (Coslow, Conrad and Bernie). IPANA TROUBADOURS (S.C.Lanin — Director). Vocal Smith Ballew. Columbia 1586-D (147041-3). NY, 10/4/28. TD-tb; beautiful arrangement.
  6. Solo Y Muy Triste (Heartbroken And Lonely) (Coslow-Conrad-Bernie). SAM LANIN Y SU ORQUESTA (IPANA TROUBADOURS). Vocal Adolfo Utrera (in SPANISH). Columbia (green-label export series) 3287-X (96784-2; unlisted in Rust). (Probably) NY, 10/4/28. TD-tb. (RARE ISSUE)
  7. I Can’t Make Her Happy (That Old Girl Of Mine) (Pollack and Clare). IPANA TROUBADOURS (S.C. Lanin-Director). Vocal Smith Ballew. Columbia 1586-D (147040-3). NY, 10/4/28.
  8. Louise, I Love You (Tal Henry-Hank Hauser). TAL HENRY AND HIS NORTH CAROLINIANS. Victor 21573-A (45162-3). NY, 5/22/28.
  9. Why Do You Make Me Lonesome? (Francis Ellsworth-Ivan Morris). TAL HENRY AND HIS NORTH CAROLINIANS. Vocal Chester Shaw. Victor 21573-B (43746-3). Camden, NJ, 4/25/28.
  10. You Know Who (by E.H.Harbison,’28) (From the Princeton Triangle Club production "Napoleon Passes"). PRINCETON TRIANGLE CLUB JAZZ BAND. Columbia Personal Record 114-P (170299-1). NY, 3/31/28.
  11. Everybody And You (by E.M.Ashcraft,III,’29) (From the Princeton Triangle Club production "Napoleon Passes") PRINCETON TRIANGLE CLUB JAZZ BAND. Columbia Personal Record 114-P (170300-1). NY, 3/31/28.
  12. China Boy. THE EQUINOX ORCHESTRA OF PRINCETON, N.J. (Princeton Triangle Club Jazz Band). Columbia Personal Record 114-P (170301-2). NY, 3/31/28.
  13. That’s A Plenty. THE EQUINOX ORCHESTRA OF PRINCETON, N.J. (Princeton Triangle Club Jazz Band). Columbia Personal Record 114-P (170302-2). NY, 3/31/28.
  14. Let Me Sing And I’m Happy (From "Mammy") (Berlin). THE RHYTHM MANIACS (Dir. Arthur Lally? Philip Lewis?). Vocal Maurice Elwin. (E) Decca F. 1858 (MB-1569-2). London, 1930. (Brief misstart of record due to bite in opening grooves)
  15. To My Mammy (from "Mammy") (Berlin). THE RHYTHM MANIACS (Dir. Arthur Lally or Philip Lewis). Vocal Maurice Elwin. (E) Decca F. 1858 (MB-1568-2). London, 1930.
  16. So Is Your Old Lady (Dubin & Burke). TEDDY BROWN AND HIS CAFÉ DE PARIS BAND. Vocal Lionel Rothery. (E) Imperial 1627 (4456-2). London, 8/20/26. Good trumpet.
  17. Hello Sunshine Hello (Murray-C. & H. Tobias). EDDIE CANTOR, Comedian with Orchestra (Leonard Joy-director). Victor 21982-B (51610-3). NY, 4/5/29.
  18. I’ve Found What I Wanted In You (Endor-Ward). EARL BURTNETT AND HIS LOS ANGELES BILTMORE HOTEL ORCHESTRA. Vocal Gene Conklin. Brunswick 6059 (LAE-957-B). Los Angeles, 2/16/31.
  19. Imagine (Burnett-Base-Kirkpatrick-Canfield). EARL BURNTNETT AND HIS LOS ANGELES BILTMORE HOTEL ORCHESTRA. Vocal Gene Conklin. Brunswick 6059 (LAE-956-B). LA, 2/16/31.
  20. Wouldn’t It Be Wonderful, Baby (Joffe-Thomas). GOLDEN GATE DANCE ORCHESTRA (California Ramblers). Vocal trio (one is Elmer Feldkamp). Banner 0666-B (9590-3). NY, 4/7/30. ?Jack Purvis-t; Pete Pumiglio or Bobby Davis-as.
  21. Good-Bye Love (Conrad-Mitchell-Gottler) (From "Good-Bye Love"). HERB GORDON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. Vocal Rose Blane. Perfect 15835-B (14073-3). NY, 10/6/33. (Clarinet is amazingly like Pee Wee Russell, with a touch of Clarence Hutchenrider!!)
  22. Robins and Roses (no composer credits on label, but the famous hit song of 1936). "CALLY" HOLDEN AND HIS "BAND FROM MOVIELAND". Private pressing (Allied West-Coast laminated pressing) for The Aerogram Corporation, 1161 Cosmo Street, Hollywood, California (Hillside 7211). (Mx. # AE-6391). Hollywood, 1936. Hot as Hell, and amazingly there are no solos! A great example of "Hollywood Swing".
  23. Apple Blossom (Joe Venuti). THE MUSIC MAKERS (From the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra), Directed by Henry Hall. (American) Columbia 277-M (CA-15673-1). London, 3/21/36. (Arranged by Burton Gillis). Beautiful.
  24. Buffoon (Zez Confrey). THE MUSIC MAKERS (From the B.B.C. Dance Orchestra), Directed by Henry Hall. (American) Columbia 277-M (CA-15673-1). London, 3/21/36. (Arranged by Burton Gillis).
  25. High Hat (Louis Alter). JESSE CRAWFORD (Played on the Wurlitzer Organ), with xylophone (Larry Gomar). Victor 21666-B (45404-1).NY, 5/22/28. Charming period novelty.
  26. Do Ya’ Love Me? (Just A Tiny Bit, Do Ya’?) (Wayne and Gillespie). BEN SELVIN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (as "Rudy Marlow & His Orchestra"). Velvet Tone 2088-V (100353-1). NY, 12/11/29. Benny Goodman-clarinet solo.
  27. I’m On A Diet Of Love (from Fox film "Happy Days"??) AMBROSE AND HIS ORCHESTRA At the MayFair Hotel, London. Vocal Sam Browne. Vinyl test of (E) Decca UNISSUED TAKE, MB-979-1 !! Chelsea, London, 2/22/30.
  28. Not A Cloud In the Sky (Jones-Newman). ISHAM JONES’ ORCHESTRA. Vocal Eddie Stone. Brunswick 4826 (C-5742). Chicago, May 12-16, 1930.