The Gold Diggers' Song (We're In the Money Now) (from film The Gold Diggers of 1933) (Al Dubin-Harry Warren) ­ Jack Berger and His Hotel Astor Orchestra, vocal by Ted Holt. Montgomery Ward M-4272-A, New York, May 5, 1933.
My First Love To Last (from Fox film Adorable) (Geo. Marion, Jr.-Richard Whiting) ­ Jack Berger and His Hotel Astor Orchestra, vocal by Ted Holt. Montgomery Ward M-4272-B, New York , May 5, 1933.
Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen) ­ Paul Tremaine and His Orchestra, vocal by Paul Tremaine. Bluebird B-5049-A, New York, April 14, 1933.
She'll Be Comin' Around the Mountain (trad.) ­ Paul Tremaine and His Orchestra, vocal by orchestra members. Bluebird B-5053-A. New York, April 14, 1933. Joe Ortolano ­ tb; rest unfortunately unknown. Hot!
Thank Heaven For You (from the film International House) (Leo Robin-Ralph Rainger) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Rudy Vallee. Bluebird B-5098-A, New York, June 20, 1933.
On The Air (Gibbons-Campbell-Connelly-Vallee) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Rudy Vallee. Bluebird B-5097-A, New York, June 20, 1933.
Shame On You (Edward Heyman-Harold Arlen) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Alice Faye. Bluebird B-5175-B, New York, September 6, 1933.
Nagasaki (Mort Dixon-Harry Warren) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees. Bluebird B-5177-B, New York, September 6, 1933. Hot instrumental!
We'll Make Hay While the Sun Shines (Arthur Freed-Nacio Herb Brown) ­ Ernie Holst and His Hotel Lexington Orchestra, vocal by Ernie Holst. Bluebird B-5209-A, New York, October 2, 1933.
How Do I Look? (from the Fox picture My Weakness) (DeSylva-Robin-Whiting) ­ Barney Rapp and His New Englanders, vocal (?) by Buddy Welcome and male trio. Fox Movietone Record F-104-B, New York, November 3, 1933.
Hush My Mouth (If I Ain't Goin' South) (Sigler-Cleary-Hoffman) ­ Jerry Freeman and His Orchestra, vocal by Frank Sylvano. Bluebird B-5233-A, New York, October 20, 1933.
Dark Clouds (Allen Boretz-Walter G. Samuels) ­ Jerry Freeman and His Orchestra, vocal by Frank Sylvano. Bluebird B-5233-B, New York, October 20, 1933.
Rolling In Love (from Paramount film Old Fashioned Way) (Mack Gordon-Harry Revel) ­ Vincent Lopez and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Johnny Morris. Bluebird B-5537-A, New York, May 31, 1934.
My Hat's On the Side Of My Head (Woods-Hulbert) ­ Vincent Lopez and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Frances Hunt. Bluebird B-5537-B, New York, May 31, 1934.
Ridin' Around In the Rain (Gene Austin-Carmen Lombardo) ­ Vincent Lopez and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Frances Hunt. Bluebird B-5442-A, New York, April 12, 1934.
Somebody Cares For You (Al Sherman) ­ Vincent Lopez and His Hotel St. Regis Orchestra, vocal by Lou Rapp (later known as Barry Wood). Bluebird B-5440-B, New York, April 12, 1934.
Throwin' Stones At the Sun (Simon-Hueston-Mysels) ­ Hal Davis and His Orchestra (pseudonym for Sid Peltyn Orch.), vocal by Dick Robertson. Bluebird B-5793-A, New York, January 2, 1935.
Because of Once Upon A Time (Young-Stride-Maltin) ­ Hal Davis and His Orchestra (Sid Peltyn), vocal by Dick Robertson. Bluebird B-5793-B, New York, January 2, 1935.
Singing A Happy Song (from M-G-M film Folies Bergere) (NOTE: incorrect studio credit!) (Jack Meskill-Jack Stern) ­ George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Loretta Lee. Bluebird B-5802-B, New York, December 19, 1934.

Jig-Saw Rhythm (Dave Rose) ­ Dave Rose and His Orchestra. Bluebird B-5708-B, Chicago. (NOTE: same song as She's Got "It" by Teagarden and Itchola by

Paul Whiteman‹and same composer and arranger, Dave Rose!

Shadows (Dave Rose) ­ Dave Rose and His Orchestra, Bluebird B-5708-A. Chicago. Composed and arranged by Rose‹highly advanced for the time, it wasn't released until 1935 and must have sold poorly, given the scarcity of copies today.
Tea For Two (from No No Nanette) (Irving Caesar-Vincent Youmans) ­ Tom Berwick and His Orchestra (listed under "Dick Robertson and His Orchestra," it is most probably a phantom band led by Tony Pastor. A previous title issued on Victor 24719, Missouri Misery, from the same session, has an uncredited vocal by Pastor. The late Neal McCaffrey said that Pastor led a band in late 1934, and this is mostl likely an uncredited session of that band). Bluebird B-5631 (listed in Rust as "rejected"), New York, August 22, 1934. FOOTNOTE: This has the earmarks of an Artie Shaw arrangement, to my ears; it's very advanced for the time. The clarinet solos are not by Shaw, but I feel quite certain that the tenor sax solo IS by Shaw!
Au Revoir L'Amour (Good-bye to Love) (from M-G-M film Folies Bergere) (Jack Meskill-Jack Stern) ­ Goerge Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Sonny Schuyler. Bluebird B-5802-A, New York, December 19, 1934.
Did My Heart Beat, Did I Fall In Love? (Russell-Wendling-Meyer) ­ George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Loretta Lee and Barry Wells. Bluebird B-5117-B, New York, July 6, 1933.

I May Be Dancing With Somebody Else (Little-Oppenheim-Schuster) ­ George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Barry Wells. Bluebird B-5117-A, New York, July 6, 1933.
You're Gonna Lose Your Gal (Joe Young-James V. Monaco) ­ Reggie Childs and His Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra, vocal by Duke Durbin. Bluebird B-5278-B, New York, November 27, 1933.
Thanks (from Paramount film Too Much Harmony) (Arthur Johnston-Sam Coslow) ­ Bill Scotti and His Hotel Montclair Orchestra, vocal by Larry Murphy. Bluebird B-5180-A, New York, September 15, 1933. (NOTE: Larry Murphy is the singer on many of the "Friendly Five Footnotes" transcriptions).
The Day You Came Along (from Paramount film Too Much Harmony) ­ Bill Scotti and His Hotel Montclair Orchestra, vocal by Tom Low. Bluebird B-5180-B, New York September 15, 1933.
Keep Young and Beautiful (from the film Roman Scandals) ­ Bill Scotti and Orchestra, vocal by Lee Sullivan. (Canadian) Bluebird B-5309-B (American issue was B-5310), New York, December 22, 1933.
Stringin' Along On A Shoe String (Harold Adamson-Burton Lane) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Rudy Vallee. Bluebird B-5115-A, New York, July 7, 1933.
Don't Blame Me (Dorothy Fields-Jimmy McHugh) ­ Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees, vocal by Rudy Vallee. Bluebird B-5115-B, New York, July 7, 1933.
I Can't Go On Like This (Johnson-Powell-Addy) ­ Tal Henry and His North Carolinians, vocal by Taz Wolter. Bluebird B-5366-B, New York, February 7, 1934.
Armful O'Sweetness (Alexander Hill) ­ Leo Zollo and His Benjamin Franklin Orchestra (listed under "Al Mitchell and His Orchestra," this is actually Sid Peltyn's Orchestra), vocal by Dick Robertson. Bluebird B-5415-B, New York, March 16, 1934.
Sleepy Head (From M-G-M film Operator 13) (no composer credit on label, I think it's Walter Donaldson) ­ Vincent Lopez and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Frances Hunt. Bluebird B-5524-A, New York, May 31, 1934.
I Never Slept A Wink Last Night (Andy Razaf-Nat Simon) ­ Vincent Lopez and His St. Regis Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Frances Hunt. Bluebird B-5524-B, New York, May 31, 1934.
An Earful Of Music (from Goldwyn production Kid Millions featuring Eddie Cantor) ­ George Hall and the Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Loretta Lee. Bluebird B-5663-B, New York, September 14, 1934.
Your Head On My Shoulder (from Goldwyn production Kid Millions featuring Eddie Cantor) ­ George Hall and the Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Allen Church. Bluebird B-5663-A, New York, September 14, 1934.
Will Love Find A Way (from the Princeton University Triangle Club's production Stags At Bay) (Brooks Bowman-K.B. Alexander) ­ George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Dolly Dawn. Bluebird B-6101-A, New York, September 14, 1935.
Here Comes the Show Boat -- Mack Rogers and His Gunter Hotel Orchestra. (from Goldwyn production Kid Millions featuring Eddie Cantor) ­ George Hall and the Hotel Taft Orchestra, vocal by Loretta Lee. Bluebird B-5835-B, San Antonio, February 2, 1935.

Baby Won't You Please Come Home? (Charles Warfield-Clarence Williams) -- Mack Rogers and His Gunter Hotel Orchestra, vocal by Sibyl Hopkins. Bluebird B-5835-A, San Antonio, February 2, 1935.
Baby Won't You Please Come Home? (Charles Warfield-Clarence Williams) -- Bill Staffon and His Orchestra. Bluebird B-6175-A, New York, August 1, 1935.
Am I Blue? (from Warner Bros. film On With the Show) ­ Bill Staffon and His Orchestra, vocal by Bill Staffon. Bluebird B-6175-B, New York, August 1, 1935.
Lost My Rhythm, Lost My Music, Lost My Man (from Lew Brown's Casino de Paree Revue) (Lew Brown-Maxwell-Akst) ­ Bill Staffon and His Orchestra, vocal by the Bennett Sisters. Bluebird B-6049-B, New York, August 1, 1935.
Why Stars Come Out At Night (from Paramount film The Big Broadcast of 1935) (Ray Noble) ­ Bill Staffon and His Orchestra. Bluebird B-6049-A, New York, August 1, 1935.
Heartstrings (Stanley Adams-Maria Grever) ­ Bill Staffon and His Orchestra, vocal by Joe Dixon. Bluebird B-6048-A, New York, August 1, 1935.
Sittin' Around On Sunday (Joe Young-Fred E. Ahlert) ­ Bill Staffon and His Orchestra, vocal by the Bennett Sisters. Bluebird B-6048-B, New York, August 1, 1935.
Love Is Good For Anything That Ails You (from the Republic film The Hit Parade) ­ Johnny Hamp and His Orchestra, vocal by Millicent Hope. Bluebird B-6848-A, New York,
Double Trouble (from Paramount film The Big Broadcast of 1935) (Robin-Whiting-Rainger) ­ Frank Dailey and His Meadowbrook Orchestra, vocal by Nancy Flake.