Chinese Rhythm Vol. One : The Shanghai-De-Ho

Songs of SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE & HONG KONG

Shanghai-De-Ho (Leo Robin, Richard Whiting and Frederick Hollaender, soundtrack from the 1936 Paramount Picture Anything Goes)

part one - ETHEL MERMAN

part two - dance instrumental (this is probably the piece identified as "Lotus Lou" in the cue sheets, listed by Ken Bloom.)

part three - medley of "Shanghai-De-Ho" and "You're The Top" by MISS MERMAN AND MR. BING CROSBY. (I shudder to think what Cole Porter must have thought, but it works for me!)

From Here to Shanghai – "Baritone"‹(Gene Greene) – Little Wonder 541. NY, c1917. Early scat & Popeye voice!

Shanghai Lil (Warren - Dubin, WB film Footlight Parade)

THE RAMBLERS - Dutch Hot Dance Orchestra, 4/2/34

RICH AND SYLVA, duettists with piano, Regal Zonophone MR 1184 (CAR-2421-1), London circa early 12/33 (very unusual British vocal duo, with verse - not in film!)

Shanghai Rose (Silverman-Fallon): OWEN FALLON & HIS CALIFORNIANS, obscure west coast band, vWoolf Silverman, 1929 (privately pressed by Brunswick for Fallon)

Shanghai Dream Man (Davis - Akst): PAUL WHITEMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA,vocal by chorus including Bing Closby. NY, 2/10/27 [Vi 20683 / BVE 37764-4]

(Why Did I Tell You I Was Going To) Shanghai (Bob Hilliard - Milton DeLugg): HARRY BABBIT WITH THE MODERNAIRES (Coral, May '51) I'm not including the more famous Doris Day hit version.

Old Shanghai (Brown-Friend). "Ike, ukelele & voice" (actually CLIFF EDWARDS, a.k.a. "Ukulele Ike"). Harmograph 1067-B (105956). New York, April 1925.

Shanghai Shuffle (Gene Rodemich & Larry Conley)

FLETCHER HENDERSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA, 1924: Featuring Charlie Green, Don Redman and Louis Armstrong! (I'm not including FH's 1934 Decca version.)

BUNNY BERIGAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA, 1938 (Thesaurus transcription): Georgie Auld, Joe Dixon, BB, Dixon

Night Over Shanghai (from the Warner Brothers Production "The Singing Marine"). LENNIE HAYTON & HIS ORCHESTRA, VOCAL BY PAUL BARRY Decca 1268-A, New York, April 22,1937.

Shanghai Honeymoon STATE STREET RAMBLERS (NYC, 3/29/32) featuring Roy Palmer, tb; Darnell Howard, cl &as; vocal duo possibly inc. Big Bill Broonzy.

Shanghaied (composed and arranged by Neil Hefti) COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (from Verve LP On My Way And Shoutin' Again). NY, 11/2/62 Cohn, Foster

Goodbye Shanghai CLEARTONE DANCE ORCH. (NATHAN GLANTZ AND HIS ORCHESTRA) (alto solo by Glantz) circa 1921-1922 [Mx 103-2 / Cleartone 125] Glantz seems to have recorded this two or three different times for different labels, as well as later tunes like "Shanghai" and "Shanghai Dream Man."

Singapore Sorrows (Jack LeSoir - Ray Doll)

Exotic Instrumental Version: Ambrose & His Orchestra at the May Fair Hotel, London. HMV B5464 (B6-13144-1). Hayes, Middlesex, April 2, 1928. Fairly hot at that!.

Hot Dance Version with vocal: Ben Pollack & His Californians, vocal by Ben Pollack. Victor 21437-B (43540-6). New York, April 26, 1928.

On A Little Street In Singapore (Billy Hill - Peter DeRose): KENNY BAKER, with orchestra directed by David Broekman, Hollywood, 12/22/39. Vic 26456-A

Singapore Sue "A Musical Tragedy" from the original off-Broadway cast recording of Dames At Sea, rec 1969.

Hong Kong Blues (Carmichael). HOAGY CARMICHAEL, WITH PERRY BOTKIN & HIS ORCHESTRA. Brunswick 8255 (LA-1731-A). Los Angeles, October 14, 1938.

Chong ("He Came From Hong Kong") Medley Fox Trot (Introducing "By the Camp Fire") (Harold Weeks-Percy Wenrich). JOSEPH C. SMITH'S ORCHESTRA, VOCAL BY BILLY MURRAY. (Passage for two pianos played by Hugo Frey & Frank Banta). Victor 35684-B, New York, March 4, 1919.

Hong Kong Dream Girl (Barris & Springer)‹THE KNICKERBOCKERS (Ben Selvin's Orchestra). Columbia 358-D (140524-4), New York, April 14, 1925.

Road To Hong Kong (Cahn - Van Huesen) BILLY MAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA with incidental vocals, L. A. 4/2/62 (from Time LPBilly May '70).

bonus tracks

In Blinky, Winky, Chinky Chinatown – "Duet"‹(male & female, unknown vocalists and orchestra)‹Little Wonder 203. ( 5"). Circa 1914 (?), New York. Anticipating an entire disc of songs about Chinatown, Chop Suey and Laundry: The Asian experience in the west.

(Little Sing-A-Lee) Sing A Lown Down Tune – STEVE WASHINGTON & HIS ORCHESTRA, VOCAL BY STEVE WASHINGTON. Vocalion 2598 (B-14364-A), New York, November 22, 1933. (Benny Goodman, cl) Anticipating several discs of songs about mainland China.