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RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY: COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36 #1


RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY
THE COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36: VOLUME ONE

BOWLLY ACC BY VICTOR YOUNG ORCH, NYC 10/30/34
1. If I Had A Million Dollars Dec 293, F-5326
2 Be Still My Heart

BOWLLY ACC BY VICTOR YOUNG ORCH, NYC 11/2/34
3. Say When Dec 278
4. When Love Comes Swingin' Along -

BOWLLY ACC BY RAY NOBLE ORCH, NYC 1/12/34
5. You and the Night and the Music Vic 24855
6. Blue Moon Vic 24849
7. In A Blue and Pensive Mood -
8. A Little White Gardenia Vic 24855

RAY NOBLE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Charlie Spivak-Pee Wee Erwin-t/Glenn Miller-tb-a/Will Bradley tb/Johnny Mintz-Jim Cannon-Milt Yaner-cl-as/Bud Freeman-ts/Nick Pisani- Fritz Prospero-Dan d'Andrea-vn/ Claude Thornhill-p-a/George van Eps-g/Delmar Kaplan-sb/Bill Harty-d/Al Bowlly-The Freshmen-Sally Singer (Schermerhorn)-v. New York, February 9, 1935.

9. 87496-1 Soon - vAB Vic 24879, HMV BD-140, UK CAMDEN LP
10. 87497-1 Clouds - vAB Vic 24865, HMV OD-147
11. 87498~1 Down By The River - vAB Vic 24879, HMV BD-140,
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
12. 87499-1 Sonny's Little Lullaby - vSS Vic 24865 (not issued)
"Sonny's Little Lullaby" is listed as "Vic 24865 (not issued)" in Rust, however 24865 was apparently issued twice, both pressings with "Clouds" on the B side but with either "Flowers For Madame" or "Sonny's Fuchacta Lullaby" as the B side.

New York, March 9, 1935.

13. 89300-2 El Relicario (p-d) Vic 24891, HMV BD-173, UK CAMDEN LP
14. 69301-1 Flowers For Madame - vAB Vic 24865, HMV BD-213
15. 89302-1 Allah's Holiday Vic 24891, HMV BD-173, UK CAMDEN LP

BOWLLY ACC BY RAY NOBLE ORCH, NYC 3/15/35

16. My Melancholy Baby 25007
17. Everything's Been Done Before 25004
18. You Opened My Eyes -
19. Basin Street Blues 25007


Camden, N. J., May 10, 1935.

20. 88963-2 Paris In Spring - vAB Vic 25040, HMV BD-192
21. 88964-2 Bonjour Mamtselle - vAB-
88965-1-2 'Way Down Yonder In Now Orleans-aGM Rejected
22. 88966-1 Chinatown, My Chinatown - aGM Vic LPV-536, LSA-3067,
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100,possibly, UK CAMDEN LP

New York, June 8, 1935.

23. 92229-1 Top Hat - vAB-F Vic 25094, HMV BD-247, VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100 ,
RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY: COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36 #2


RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY
THE COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36: VOLUME TWO

New York, June 8, 1935, cont.

1. 92230-2 Let's Swing It - vF Vic 25070, HMV BD-5186


New York, June 10, 1935.

2. 88965-4 ' Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - aGM Vic 25082, HMV BD-5004,
UK CAMDEN LP
3. 88966-4 Chinatown, My Chinatown - aGM Vic 25070, HMV BD-5186, JF 49,
UK CAMDEN LP
4. 92231-1 Piccolino-- vAB Vic 25094, HMV BD-247
5. 92232-1 St. Louis Blues - vAB Vic 25082, HMV BD-5004

New York, July 20, 1935.(comp. RN) *

6. 92747-1 Why Dream ? - vAB Vic 25104, HMV BD-210, , VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
7. 92748-2 Double Trouble - vF-RN Vic 25105, HMV OD-211,UK CAMDEN LP
8. 92749-1 Why Stars Come Out At Night - vAB * Vic 25105, HMV BD-210, UK CAMDEN LP
9. 92750-1 I Wished On The Moon - vAB Vic 25104, HMV BD-211

No vn used on this date.New York, October 9, 1935.

10. 95190-1 Bugle Call Rag Vic 25223, HMV BD-5197,
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
11. 95191-1 Dinah Vic 25223,UK CAMDEN LP
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100,

New York, November 14, 1935.

12. 98063-1 Life Begins At Sweet Sixteen - vF Vic 25190
13. 98064-1 I'm The Fellow Who Loves You - vAB-F -
14. 98065-1 Where Am I ? (Am I In Heaven ?) - vA8 Vic25187, HMV BD 5072,
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
15. 98066-1 Dinner For One, Please James - vAB Vic25187, VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100

New York, December 9, 1935.

16. 98359-1 With All My Heart - vAB Vic 25209, HMV BD-5028,,
VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
17. 98360-1 I Built A Dream One Day - vAB Vic25200
18. 98361-1 Somebody Ought To Be Told - vAB -
19. 98362-1 A Beautiful Lady In Blue (w) - vAB Vic 25209

New York, January 23, 1936.

20. 98670-1 Let Yourself Go - vAB-F Vic 25241, HMV BD-5047
21. 986?1-1 We Saw The Sea (6/8 One-Step)vF Vic 25240, HMV BD-5048
22. 98672-1 Let's Face The Music And Dance vAB Vic 25241, HMV BD-5047
23. 98673-1 If You Love Me - vAB Vic 25240, HMV BD-5046

RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY: COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36 #3


RAY NOBLE & AL BOWLLY
THE COMPLETE AMERICAN SESSIONS, 1934-'36: VOLUME THREE

New York, March 10, 1936. (comp. RN) *

1. 99900-1 Yours Truly Is Truly Yours - vAB Vic 25277, VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
2. 99901-1 Moonlight In Hilo - vAB Vic 25282
3. 99902-1 The Touch Of Your Lips * - vAB Vic 25277, VIC LPV 536 & AU PCD 10100 ,, UK CAMDEN LP
4. 99903-1 Blazin' The Trail (To My Home) - vAB Vic 25282, HMV BD-5072
Note: The track listing on the Vintage LP claims that THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS is an alternate take. However, this take is identical to every other release of THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS that we've heard.

Ray Noble dir. Charlie Spivak-t/Sterling Bose-t-v/Glenn Miller-tb-a/Alex Polascay-tb/ Johnny Mintz Mike Doty-Milt Yaner-cl-as/John van Eps-ol ts/Nick Pisani-Fritz Prospero-Dan dtAndrea-vn/Frank Vigneau-p/George van Eps-g/Delmar Kaplan-sb/Bill Harty-d/Al Bowlly-v.New York, May 25, 1936.

5. 102863-1 Empty Saddles - vAB Vic 25346, HMV BD-5095
6. 101864-1 Big Chief Do Sota - vAB-SB Vic 25346, VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100
7. 101865-1 But Definitely - vAB Vic 25336, HMV BD-5091
8. 101866-1 When I'm With You - vAB Vic 25336, HMV BD-5091

Noble & Bowlly record the special RAY NOBLE MEDLEY in London on 8/24/36

BOWLLY ACC BY RAY NOBLE ORCH, NYC 9/18/35
9. Roll Along, Prairie Moon VIC 25142
10. Red Sails in the Sunset -

New York, September 25, 1936.

11. 0744-1 Easy To Love - vAB Vic 25422, HMV BD-5147, UK CAMDEN LP
12. 0745-1 I've Got You Under My Skin - vAB Vic 25422, HMV BD-5147, UK CAMDEN LP
13. 0746-1 Let's Call A Heart A Heart - vAB Vic 25428
14. 0747-1 One, Two, Button Your Shoe - vAB -

New York, October 16, 1936.

15. 02159-1 Now - vAB Vic25448, HMV BD-5287
16. 02160-1 Little Old Lady - vAB -
17. 02161-1 Therels Something ln The Air - vAB Vic 25459, HMV BD-5153
18. 02162-1 Where The Lazy River Goes By - vAB -, VIC LPV-536 & AU PCD 10100 -

NOTE: We don't have room for the final Noble Victor session (1/5/37), which does NOT feature Al Bowlly, although it may still be the famous Rainbow Room All Star Noble band. However, we ARE including Bowlly's 1937 New York session for Bluebird, as follows:

AL BOWLLY AND HIS ORCHESTRA, 12/3/37 (bluebird)

19. I Can Dream, Can't I? Bluebird 7332
20. Half Moon on the Hudson Bluebird 7317
21. Every Day's A Holiday Bluebird 7319
22. Sweet As a Song Bluebird 7317
23. Outside of Paradise Bluebird 7319
24. Sweet Stranger Bluebird 7332