Just wanted to let you know that I have just about finished the Roger Wolfe
Kahn project. Five CD's, comprising the complete Victors, Brunswicks and
Columbias, including some rare alternates.

John Leifert is coming over tomorrow with the Deaville Dozen (RWK band)
record containing "Pep" and "Dreaming of Tomorrow." The first one is on the
RWK Jazz Oracle CD, but I don't have the second one. He's also bringing a
couple of RWK broadcasts, while I will use to fill up the last disc. He
claims that Mike Sambach had an alternate of "Pep," but no one has been able
to locate it.

Special thanks to Mr. Leifert, as well as to Peter Doyle and especially to
the eminent Dan Morgenstern for supplying all the missing titles. I should
also acknowledge Vince Fitzpatrick, who has been seaching for his copy of
"Russian Lullaby" for about a month now. Good luck, Vince!

My band played a job in Morristown, NJ on Monday night, and at the end of the
concert, the great John E. Miller put nine CDs in my hands, including five
CDs comprising the complete Benson Orchestra of Chicago! Only one title
missing--"Tears of Happiness" from Victor 19387. Anyone out there have it?-----

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Original Message-----
From: LOUPGAROUS@aol.com [mailto:LOUPGAROUS@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 4:33 PM
To: LOUPGAROUS@aol.com
Subject: Dances with Wolfe

Well, after many months of slaving over a hot platter, it's done.
The great, illustrious, prolific, talented wonderboy, that scrawny
child prodigy, son of millionaire Otto Kahn, born with a silver
stylus in his mouth in Morristown, New Jersey, has finally gotten his
due, forty years after his death.

I sent the package off to Uncle Wilsci today--Five 80-minute CDs,
comprising his entire recorded output, for Victor, Harmony,
Brunswick, and Columbia, as well as ultra-rare broadcasts,
transcriptions, and soundtracks from Vitaphone and Movietone shorts.
I would once again like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance of
John Leifert, Peter Doyle, Vince Fitzpatrick, Joe Lauro, Peter
Mintun, and Dan Morgenstern, for contributing rare material,
alternate takes, film footage, and upgrades. I could not have
completed this massive project without their help.

Alas, after extensive research, I could not determine the names of
two titles, one from the Movietone short, and one from the 1936
Vitaphone short. I played them for Mssrs. Leifert, Giordano, and the
eminent Ron Hutchinson, but no one could identify them. I thank
these authorities for their valiant efforts, and I appeal to all of
you out there in the land of toast to fill in the blanks on the track
sheets. Please respond to me if you have any answers.

Which reminds me, in regards to track info, don't settle for an
internet download when you make your requests to the great
toastmaster. I have painstakingly prepared five beautiful tracks
sheets, neatly set up to to accompany two double jewel cases and a
single one (sold separately, of course), and I have included 12
copies in today's shipment, available to the first dozen lucky
emailers.

Please make your orders directly to Wilsci, as it is he who is
blessed with the holy high-speed copier, and enjoy the music of the
greatest Kahn artist of them all!!!

Following this message is a complete listing of what's in store and
not in stores. Proceed, IF YOU DARE.

Dan "Waterman" Levinson

The Complete
ROGER WOLFE KAHN and His Orchestra
Volume One

March 10, 1925
1. Hot-Hot-Hottentot
2. Yearning (Just for You)

October 1925 (as the Deauville Dozen)3. Dreaming of Tomorrow
4. Pep

October 2, 1925
5. Look Who's Here!
6. Bam-Bam-Bammy Shore

November 13, 1925
7. I'm Sitting on Top of the World
8. I Never Knew

November 19, 1925
9. A Little Bungalow
10. You Told Me to Go

November 27, 1925
11. Lucky Boy
12. Down and Out Blues

December 15, 1925
13. Rhythm of the Day
14. A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and You

January 13, 1926
15. Looking for a Boy
16. Song of the Flame

January 25, 1926
17. Baby
18. Lantern of Love

March 10, 1926
19. Birdie

May 6, 1926
20. At Peace with the World
21. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain if I
Knew I'd Find You

May 13, 1926
22. Somebody's Lonely23. Raquel Meller Medley

May 27, 1926
24. Cross Your Heart
25. Mountain Greenery

The Complete
ROGER WOLFE KAHN and His Orchestra
Volume Two

July 8, 1926
1. Adorable
2. Ting-a-Ling, the Bells'll Ring

September 24, 1926
3. That's a Good Girl
4. Jersey Walk (36355-2)
5. Jersey Walk (36355-4)

November 4, 1926
6. Clap Yo' Hands
7. We'll Have a Kingdom

November 24, 1926
8. Tonight You Belong to Me
9. Wouldn't You?

December 14, 1926
10. Tell Me Tonight
11. Tenderly Think of Me

January 11, 1927
12. Delilah
13. Following You Around

January 25, 1927
14. A Little Birdie Told Me So
15. Yankee Rose

March 2, 1927
16. If You're in Love, You'll Waltz17. I Can't Believe that You're in
Love with Me (38132-1)
18. I Can't Believe that You're in
Love with Me (38132-3)

April 14, 1927
19. Sometimes I'm Happy
20. Russian Lullaby
21. Just the Same

April 28, 1927
22. One Summer Night

May 12, 1927
23. South Wind
24. Where the Wild, Wild Flowers Grow
25. Calling

The Complete
ROGER WOLFE KAHN and His Orchestra
Volume Three

July 14, 1927
1. All By My Ownsome
2. The Tap-Tap

November 15, 1927
3. An Old Guitar and an Old Refrain
4. The Hours I Spent with You

November 23, 1927
5. Among My Souvenirs

February 8, 1928
6. Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (42420-1)
7. Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella (42420-2)
8. Say "Yes" Today

March 14, 1928
9. She's a Great, Great Girl (43358-1)
10. She's a Great, Great Girl (43358-2)11. Give Me the Sunshine

April 12, 1928
12. Imagination
13. Crazy Rhythm (43560-2)
14. Crazy Rhythm (43560-3)

June 26, 1928
15. You're a Real Sweetheart
16. Lonely Little Bluebird

September 7, 1928
17. In a Bamboo Garden
18. Anything You Say

November 28, 1928
19. A Room with a View
20. Dance, Little Lady

February 21, 1929
21. Shady Lady
22. You're the Only One for Me

The Complete
ROGER WOLFE KAHN and His Orchestra
Volume Four -- The Brunswick Sessions

c. May 15, 1929
1. Pretty Little Thing
2. Heigh-Ho, Everybody, Heigh-Ho

c. July 30, 1929
3. Do What You Do!
4. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)

c. October 6, 1929
5. Then You've Never Been Blue
6. Through! (How Can You Say We're
Through?)
7. 'Twas Not So Long Ago
c. October 16, 1929
8. Why Was I Born?
9. Here Am I

c. November 1, 1929
10. Great Day

c. November 9, 1929
11. Without a Song
12. Don't Ever Leave Me

c. January 22, 1930
13. Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love
14. When a Woman Loves a Man (E-31962-?A)
15. When a Woman Loves a Man (E-31962-?B)

March 5, 1930
16. Exactly Like You
17. Montana Call
18. On the Sunny Side of the Street
19. The Moon is Low

c. May 17, 1930
20. Cheer Up (Good Times are Comin')
21. Dark Night
22. Into My Heart

Information amended from Rust based on Ross Laird's Brunswick discography

The Complete
ROGER WOLFE KAHN and His Orchestra
Volume Five -- The Columbia Sessions, plus Broadcasts and Rarities

May 4, 1932
1. Lazy Day
2. There I Go Dreaming Again
3. My Silent Love
4. Tell Me Why You Smile, Mona Lisa

August 5, 19325. You've Got Me in the Palm of Your
Hand
6. Another Night Alone
7. Sheltered By the Stars, Cradled By
the Moon
8. I Can't Believe It's True

November 9, 1932
9. Fit as a Fiddle
10. Medley: A Shine on Your Shoes/
Louisiana Hayride
11. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't
Got That Swing)
12. Just a Little Home for the Old Folks

c. late 1932
Unknown broadcast (incomplete)
Featuring Artie Shaw
13. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't
Got That Swing)

c. late 1932
Lucky Strike "Magic Carpet" Program
14. Medley: A Shine on Your Shoes/
Louisiana Hayride
15. And So to Bed

16. 1932 Vitaphone Short:
"The Yacht Party"
Featuring Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans
Gosh, Darn!
Sweet 'n' Hot
Medley: Crazy Rhythm/You're Driving Me Crazy/
Crazy People
Dinah
Lullaby of the Leaves

c. July 1933
As Reese & Abbot Orchestra
Discographies list Benny Goodman on this session, butI believe the soloist is Artie Shaw--D.L.
Excerpted from a World Transcription Service 16" disc
Demonstration Program No. 5803
Chevrolet Motor Co. "Musical Moments" Program No. 98
17. Medley: A Shine on Your Shoes/
Louisiana Hayride

July 7, 1934
Atlantic Beach, Long Island
18. Fox Movietone Story #22-595
?title

19. 1936 Vitaphone Short:
"Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra"
Whispering
Love is Like a Cigarette
?title (dance number)
Goody Goody-------------

BEWARE THE WRATH OF KAHN!

Stop the Presses ... Unplug the Duplicators

Through a medium The Millionaire Musician came to me last night from beyond seeking closure. A recent report that a Komplete Kahn
Kollection was in the making pleased the wunderkind, but pleasure
soon turned to anger when he noticed the exclusion of the two
February 14, 1927 Vitaphone shorts. The legacy of the mighty Kahn is
not something to be tampered with ... beware!

Vitaphone #468
Popular Victor Recording orchestra assisted by the Mound City Blue Blowers
1. El Tango Del Perroquet
2. Following You Around
3. Telling The Birds (MCBB)
4. Blue Skies

Vitaphone #469
Popular Victor Recording Orchestra assisted by Henri Garden (tenor)
and the Williams Sisters
1. Indian Butterfly
2. My Heart Is Calling You (Garden)
3. Thinking Of You (Williams)
4. Yankee Rose

David Sager has #468