Beat the Band to the Bar (1940s)

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  1. BEAT THE BAND TO THE BAR                   
    (Ken Meisel, Sam Donahue)
    Sam Donahue (tenor saxophone) & his Orchestra:
    Harry Gozzard, Bud Davis, Mitch Paull (trumpet)
    Ken Meisel, Tak Takvorian (trombone) Bill Nichol,
    John Forys (alto saxophone) Max Kriseman, Paul Petrilla (tenor saxophone)
    Wayne Herdell (piano) John Jordan (guitar)
    Walter Sherman (double-bass) Harold Hahn (drums) Irene Daye (vocal)
    BS 065632-1 (Bluebird B 11285), New York, 20th May 1941


    PARADE OF BANDS
    Richard Himber & his Essex House Orchestra 2-5,
    Rhythmic Pyramids Orchestra 6,7:
    Johnny McGee, Ruby Weinstein 2,3, Ralph Muzzillo 2,3,
    Johnny Cusmano 4,5, Melville Solomon 4,5, John
    Dilliard 6,7, Sy Baker 6,7 (trumpet) George Mazza, Roland
    Dupont 2,3, Blue Barron 4-7, Jesse Ralph 4,5, Walter
    Mercurio 6,7 (trombone) Milt Yaner 2,3, Alfie Evans 2,3, Sid
    Stoneburn 4,5, Milton Schutz 6,7 (celeste, alto saxophone) Paul Ricci 2,3,
    Hank D'Amico 6,7 (celeste, alto saxophone,tenor saxophone) Jess Carneol, John Sadola
    4,5, Tony Zimmers 6,7 (celeste,tenor saxophone) Verlye Mills 2,3 (harp)
    Adrian Rollini 2,3 (cel/vibes) Godfrey Hirsch 6,7 (vibes)
    Eddie Steinber (piano) Frank Victor 2,3, Jimmy Smith 4,5,
    Dave Barbour 6,7 (guitar) Harry Sniffin 2,3, Haig Stephens 4-
    7 (double-bass) Nat Levine (drums) Stuart Allen (vocal) Gilbert Martyn 5,6,
    Rudy Vallee 5a intra (compere)

     
  2. Part 1: (a) Hot Lips (Busse, Lange, Davis) -
    (b) Vilia (Lehar) -
    (c)  Dinah (Lewis, Young, Akst)                       
    BS 017732-1 (Victor 25754), New York, 17th December 1937

     
  3. Part 2: (a) Marie (Berlin) - (b) Sugar Blues
    (Fletcher, Williams) - (c) Can I Forget You?
    (Kern, Hammerstein)                                       
    BS 017733-1 (Victor 25754), New York, 17th December 1937

     
  4. Part 3: (a) When My Baby Smiles At Me
    (Stirling, Lewis, Munro) - (b) I'll Love You In My
    Dreams     (Baer, Heidt, Russell) -
    (c) Smoke Rings (Washington, Gifford) 3.10
    BS 023709-1 (Victor 26007), New York, 21st June 1938

     
  5. Part 4: (a) My Time Is Your Time
    (Little, Dance) - (b) Let's Dance (Bonime,
    Stone) - (c) Got A Date With An Angel
    (Grey, Miller, Weller, Turnbridge)                    2.35
    BS 023708-1 (Victor 26007), New York, 21st June 1938

     
  6. Part 5: (a) Rhapsody in Blue (Gershwin) -
    (b) Summertime (Gershwin) -
    (c)  Nightmare (Shaw)                                     2.24
    BS 031880-1 (Victor 26164), New York, 2nd February 1939

     
  7. Part 6: (a) The Dipsy Doodle (Clinton) -
    (b)  Nocturne in E flat (Chopin) -
    (c) One O'Clock Jump (Basie)                     2.48
    BS 031881 -1 (Victor 26164), New York, 2nd February 1939

     
  8. BARNACLE BILL THE SAILOR                   2.48
    (Carson Robison, Frank Luther; 1929)
    Hoagy Carmichael (vocal) & his Orchestra:
    Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Bubber Miley (trumpet) Tommy
    Dorsey (trombone) Benny Goodman (celeste) Arnold Brilhart (alto saxophone)
    Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone) Joe Venuti (violin, vocal) Irving Brodsky
    (piano) Eddie Lang (guitar) Harry Goodman (tu) Gene
    Krupa (drums) Carson Robison (vocal)
    BVE 62301 -1 (Victor V 38139), New York, 21st May 1930

     
  9. ANNIE'S COUSIN FANNY                            3.08
    (Glenn Miller)
    The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra:
    Frank Guarente or Charlie Margulis, Bunny Berigan,
    Mannie Klein (trumpet) Glenn Miller (trombone, vocal) Tommy
    Dorsey, Chuck Campbell, Lloyd Turner (trombone) Jimmy
    Dorsey (celeste, alto saxophone) Lyle Bowen (alto saxophone) Jimmy Crossan,
    Larry Binyon (tenor saxophone) Joe Venuti (violin) Fulton McGrath (piano)
    Dick McDonough (guitar) Artie Bernstein (double-bass) Stan King
    (drums) ensemble, Tommy Dorsey, Kay Weber,
    Don Mattison, Skeets Hurfurt, Glenn Miller (vocal)
    B 15249-C (Brunswick 6938), New York, 4th June 1934

     
  10. THE DRUNKARD SONG
    (There Is A Tavern In The Town)                        2.58
    (Traditional; arr. Rudy Vallee) - No.6 hit
    Rudy Vallee (vocal) & his Connecticut Yankees:
    Mickey Bloom, Henry Cincione, Jimmy Hanson
    (trumpet) Hal Matthews, Charlie Butterfield (trombone)
    Sam Diehi, Bob Bowman, Bud Webber (celeste, as)
    Joe Miller (tenor saxophone) Phil Buata, Sal Terini, Zelly
    Smirnoff (violin) Cliff Burwell (piano) Frank Staffa (banjo)
    Harry Patent (double-bass) Frank Friselle (drums)
    BS 84240-2 (Victor 24739), New York, 7th September 1934

     
  11. WHAT'S THE REASON I'M NOT
    PLEASIN' YOU?                                                          3.24
    (Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch - m; Coy Poe,
    Jimmie Grier - w; Times Square Lady,
    1935 film) -No. 19 hit
    Jimmy Dorsey (celeste, alto saxophone) & his Orchestra:
    Toots Camarata, George Thow (trumpet) Don Mattison
    (trombone,vocal) Bobby Byrne, Joe Yukl (trombone) Dave Matthews,
    Fud Livingston (celeste, as) Skeets Herfurt (tenor saxophone,vocal) Jack
    Stacey (tenor saxophone) Bobby Van Eps (piano) Roc Hillman (g,vocal)
    Slim Jim Taft (double-bass) Ray McKinley (drums) Bob Eberly,
    Kay Weber, Trio [Mattison, Herfurt, Hillman] (vocal)
    DLA 321-A (Decca 762), Los Angeles, 29th March 1936

     
  12. ARE ALL MY FAVOURITE BANDS
    PLAYING OR AM I DREAMING?                       2.54
    (Joe Davis, Bobby Gregory, Charles Dornberger)
    Tommy Dorsey (trombone) & his Orchestra:
    Pee Wee Erwin, Joe Bauer, Andy Ferretti (trumpet)
    Red Bone, Les Jenkins (trombone) Johnny Mince,
    Mike Doty (celeste,ss) Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone.vocal) Howard
    Smith (piano) Carmen Mastren (guitar) Gene Traxler (double-bass)
    Russ Isaacs (drums)
    BS 011094-1 (Victor 25632), New York, 10th July 1937

     
  13. 13.    OL' MAN MOSE                                                       2.30
    (Louis Armstrong, Zilner Randolph; 1938)
    -No. 2 hit
    Eddy Duchin (p) & his Orchestra:
    A. Carroll, Charles Trotta (trumpet) Buddy Morrow (trombone)
    John Geller, Aaron Voloshin, Stanley Worth
    (celeste, alto saxophone) Fred Morrow (celeste,tenor saxophone) Milt Shaw (violin)
    Horace Diaz (piano) Gene Baumgarden (guitar) Al Kunze
    (double-bass) Harry Campbell (drums) Patricia Norman (vocal)
    LA 1606-A (Brunswick 8155), Los Angeles, 21st March 1938

     
  14. SO YOU LEFT ME FOR THE LEADER OF A SWING BAND
         3.28
    (Archie Gottler, Harry Kogen)
    Hal Kemp (celeste, alto saxophone,vocal) & his Orchestra:
    Clayton Cash, Mickey Bloom, Harry Williford (trumpet)
    Eddie Kusby, Carl Loeffler, Leo Moran (trombone)
    Harold Dankers (celeste, alto saxophone) Ben Williams (celeste, alto saxophone, double-bass)
    Saxie Dowell, Bruce Milligan (celeste,tenor saxophone) C.A. van
    Nordstrand (piano) Dave Barbour (guitar) Jack Shirra (double-bass)
    E.A. Kenyon (drums) The Swing-A-Roosters (vocal)
    BS 023501-2 (Victor 25865), New York, 26th May 1938

     
  15. THE WRONG IDEA                                                2.55
    (Billy May, Charlie Barnet)
    Charlie Barnet (tenor saxophone,sop) & his Orchestra
    ("Swing And Sweat With Charlie Barnet").
    Billy May (tp,vocal) Bob Burnet, John Owens,
    Lyman Vunk (trumpet) Don Ruppersberg, Bill Robertson,
    Ben Hall (trombone) Gene Kinsey, Don McCook (alto saxophone)
    Kurt Bloom (tenor saxophone) Bill Miller (piano) Phil Stephens (tu)
    Bus Etri (guitar) Ray Michaels (drums)
    PBS 042178-1 (Bluebird B 10804), Hollywood, 9th October 1939

     
  16. 16.    SHE HAD TO GO AND LOSE IT
    AT THE ASTOR                                                            2.40
    (Don Raye, Hugh Prince; 1939)
    Johnny Messner & his Orchestra; ensemble (vocal)
    US 17 (Varsity 8083), New York, October 1939

     
  17. FRIENDSHIP                                                             2.54
    (Cole Porter; Dubarry Was A Lady, 1939 show)
    - No. 11 hit
    Kay Kyser & his Orchestra:
    Ish Kabibble (tp,vocal) Pokey Carriere, Bobby Guy (trumpet)
    Max Williams, Harry Thomas (trombone) Sully Mason
    (celeste, alto saxophone) Armand Buissaret (alto saxophone) Jack Martin (alto saxophone,ts,vocal)
    Morton Gregory, Hymie Gunkler (tenor saxophone) Lyman Gandee
    (piano) Lloyd Snow (double-bass) Eddie Shea (drums) ; Ginny Simms,
    Harry Babbitt (vocal)
    WCO 26406-A (Columbia 35358), New York, 9th January 1940


     
  18. I'M LOOKING FOR A GUY WHO PLAYS ALTO
    AND BARITONE, AND DOUBLES ON
    CLARINET, AND WEARS A SIZE 37 SUIT     2.50
    (Ozzie Nelson; 1940)

    Ozzie Nelson (vocal) & his Orchestra:
    Holly Humphreys, Bo Ashford, Lois Ashford (trumpet) Jim
    Curry, Jack Read, Earl Hoffman (trombone) Charlie
    Buebeck, Bill Nelson (celeste, alto saxophone) Buff Estes, James
    Murphy (celeste,tenor saxophone) Ray Crider (piano) Sandy Wolfe (guitar) Bob
    Damos (double-bass) Howard Bruno (drums) Rose Ann Stevens (vocal)
    BS 049023-1 (Bluebird B 10666), Chicago, 18th March 1940

     
  19. THE YOGI WHO LOST HIS WILL POWER 3.09
    (Jimmy McHugh - m; Johnny Mercer - w;
    You're The One,     1940 film starring Orrin Tucker)
    Orrin Tucker (tp,clarinet,vocal) & his Orchestra:
    Doc Essick, Morton Wells (trumpet) Elmo Hinson (trombone) Doc
    Morrison, Joe Strassburger, Norbert Stammer
    (alto saxophone,tenor saxophone) Will Flanders, Roy Cohan, George Liberace
    (violin) George Sontag (p,vtb) Lorry Lee (g,violin)
    Arnold Jensen (double-bass) Phil Patton (drums) Jerry Colonna (vocal)
    H 131-1 (Columbia 35866), Hollywood, 11th November 1940

     
  20. SAM, YOU MADE THE PANTS TOO LONG 2.30
    (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young; parody by Milton Berle)
    Vaughn Monroe (trumpet) & his Orchestra:
    Johnny Watson (director) Dino Digiaro, Robert Nichols,
    Benedict Gustaferro (trumpet) Joe Connie, Art Dedrick,
    Al Diehl (trombone) Andrew Bagni, Don Falco, Frank Levine
    (alto saxophone) Ziggy Talent (tenor saxophone,vocal) Arnold Ross (piano) Guy Scafati
    (guitar) Jimmy Athens (double-bass) Irving Rosenthal (drums)
    BS 066438-1 (Bluebird B 11260), New York, 30th June 1941

     
  21. SERENADE TO A MAID
    (A Bronx Serenade)                                                  3.03
    (John Jacob Loeb)
    Teddy Powell & his Orchestra:
    Tom D'Agostino, Harvey Streiner, George Esposito
    (trumpet) Harry Garey, Joe Ortolano, John O'Rourke (trombone)
    Gene Zanoni (alto saxophone) Phil Olivella (celeste, alto saxophone) Roy
    Hammerslag, Ronnie Perry (tenor saxophone) Tony Aless (piano) Zeb
    Julian (guitar) Biddy Bastien (double-bass) Louis Fromm (drums)
    ensemble (vocal)
    BS 068074-1 (Bluebird B 11373), New York, 4th November 1941

     
  22. JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT                       3.06
    (Paul McGrane - m; Al Stillman - w;
    Stars On Ice,     1942 show; arr. Jerry Gray) - No. 7 hit

    Glenn Miller (trombone) & his Orchestra:
    Mickey McMickle, Steve Lipkins, John Best, Billy May (trumpet) Paul Tanner, Jimmy Priddy, Frank D'Annolfo (trombone) Skippy Martin (alto saxophone) Wilbur Schwartz (celeste, alto saxophone) Ernie Caceres (celeste, alto saxophone, double-bass) Tex Beneke (tenor saxophone.vocal), Al Klink (tenor saxophone) Chummy MacGregor (piano) Bobby Hackett (g,tp) Bill Conway (guitar) Doc Goldberg (double-bass), Maurice Purtill (drums) Marion Hutton, The Modemaires (vocal)

    074742-1 (Victor 20-1509), Chicago, 15th July 1942

     
  23. THE LATEST THING IN HOT JAZZ               1.20
    (Traditional)

    Bud Freeman (tenor saxophone.vocal) & his V-Disc Jumpers ("Eight Squares And A Critic"):
    Yank Lawson (trumpet) Bill Mustard (trombone) Peanuts Hucko (celeste) Buddy Weed (piano) Carmen Mastren (guitar) Trigger Alpert (double-bass), Ray McKinley (drums)

    XP 35170-3 (V-Disc 555), New York, 4th October 1945

     
  24. I USED TO WORK IN CHICAGO                2.42
    (Moe Jaffe, Louis Prima, Larry Vincent)

    Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra:
    Frank Blake, Harold Greene, Wilton Hutton (trumpet) Al Brown, Thomas Greco, Alex Polocsay (trombone) Frank May, Charles Wilson (celeste, alto saxophone) George Brandon, Joe DeRosa, Carl Overn (celeste,tenor saxophone) Jerry Carr (piano), George Hines (guitar) Lou Falk (double-bass) Ernie Rudisell (drums), ensemble (vocal)

    D6VB 3019-2 (Victor 20-2037), New York, 10th October 1946

     
  25. PANCHO MAXIMILIAN HERNANDEZ
    (The Best President We Ever Had)                3.15
    (Bob Hilliard, Al Frisch; 1947)
    Woody Herman (celeste,vocal) & his Four Chips:
    Ralph Burns (piano) Barry Galbraith (guitar) Trigger Alpert (double-bass)
    J.C. Heard (drums)
    CO 37497-1A (Columbia 37355), 31st March 1947

     
  26. ALL RIGHT, LOUIE, DROP THE GUN 3.01
    (Ray Carter, Lucille Johnson; 1949)

    Louis Prima (tp,vocal) & his Orchestra:
    Iggy Greco, John McCormick, Frank Nicolais (trumpet) Albert Luzzi, Joe Maranzino, J. Belk (trombone) Seymour Bilkie, Dante Saraceni, Mike Dokla, Sid Brown, Al Thomson (saxes), Willie Kaplan (piano), Frank Marceante (double-bass), James Feraci (drums), "Cast of Characters" (vocal)

    D9VB 287-1 (RCA Victor 20-3410), New York, 15th March 1949

     
  27. THEME FROM THE LOMBARDO ENDING 2.37
    (Pete Rugolo - based on Filli Mi Boni Belli from
    Chamberlain's Umbrella Suite, Op.16 No.43)

    Pete Rugolo & his Orchestra: Pete Candoli, Maynard Ferguson, Conrad Gozzo, Shorty Rogers (trumpet) Harry Betts, Milt Bernhart, Herbie Harper, Bob Fitzpatrick (trombone), Fred Fox, Bill Hinshaw (french horn), Paul Sarmento (tuba), Harry Klee, Bud Shank (alto saxophone,fl) Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone) Jimmy Giuffre (tenor saxophone, double-bass) Bob Gordon (baritone saxophone), Claude Williamson (piano) Howard Roberts (guitar) Harry Babasin (double-bass) Shelly Manne (drums) Bernie Mattison (percussion)

    RHCO 10866 (Columbia 40369), Hollywood, 28th April 1954

Total Time: 76.53

Abbreviations: (as) alto saxophone
(b) double-bass
(bar) baritone saxophone
(bj) banjo
(cel) celeste
(cl) clarinet
(cnt) cornet
(d) drums
(dir) director
(fh) french horn
(fl) flute
(g) guitar
(m) music, i.e. composer
(p) piano
(perc) percussion
(ss) soprano saxophone
(tb) trombone
(tp) trumpet
(ts) tenor saxophone
(tu) tuba
(vcl) vocal
(vln) violin
(vtb) valve trombone
(w) words, i.e. lyricist

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Compiled by David Lennick and Ray Crick
Transfers from original records by David Lennick
Audio restoration and remastering by Alan Bunting
Designed by Studio B, The Creative People
Cover by Mark Ranshaw

 

  1. BEAT THE BAND TO THE BAR
    Sam Donahue & his Orchestra               2.29


    PARADE OF BANDS
     
  2. Part 1: (a) HOT LIPS - (b) VlLIA -
    (c) Dinah                                                   3.02
     
  3. Part 2: (a) Marie - (b) Sugar Blues -
    (c) CAN I FORGET YOU?                             3.20
     
  4. Part 3: (a) When My Baby Smiles
    At Me - (b) I'll Love You In My
    Dreams-(c) Smoke Rings                       3.10
     
  5. Part 4: (a) My Time Is Your Time-
    (b) Let's Dance - (c) Got A Date
    With An Angel                                        2.35
     
  6. Part 5: (a) Rhapsody In Blue-
    (b) Summertime-(c) Nightmare              2.24
     
  7. Part 6: (a) THE DIPSY DOODLE -
    (b) Nocturne In E Flat -
    (c) One O'clock Jump                             2.48

    Richard Himber & his Essex House
    Orchestra 2 - 5,
    Rhythmic Pyramids Orchestra 6, 7
     
  8. BARNACLE BILL THE SAILOR
    Hoagy Carmichael & his Orchestra 2.48
     
  9. ANNIE'S COUSIN FANNY
    The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra             3.08
     
  10. THE DRUNKARD SONG
    (THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN)
    Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees 2.58
     
  11. WHAT'S THE REASON I'M NOT
    PLEASIN' YOU?
    Jimmy Dorsey & his Orchestra              3.24
     
  12. ARE ALL MY FAVOURITE BANDS
    PLAYING OR AM I DREAMING?
    Tommy Dorsey & his Orchestra             2.54
     
  13. OL' MAN MOSE
    Eddy Duchin & his Orchestra                 2.30
     
  14. SO YOU LEFT ME FOR THE
    LEADER OF A SWING BAND
    Hal Kemp & his Orchestra                      3.28
     
  15. THE WRONG IDEA
    Charlie Barnet & his Orchestra
    ("Swing And Sweat With Charlie Barnet") 2.55
     
  16. SHE HAD TO GO AND LOSE IT
    AT THE ASTOR
    Johnny Messner & his Orchestra 2.40
     
  17. FRIENDSHIP
    Kay Kyser & his Orchestra                     2.54
     
  18. I'M LOOKING FOR A GUY WHO
    PLAYS ALTO AND BARITONE,
    AND DOUBLES ON CLARINET,
    AND WEARS A SIZE 37 SUIT
    Ozzie Nelson & his Orchestra                2.50
     
  19. THE YOGI WHO LOST HIS
    WILL POWER
    Orrin Tucker & his Orchestra                 3.09
     
  20. SAM, YOU MADE THE PANTS
    TOO LONG
    Vaughn Monroe & his Orchestra            2.30
     
  21. SERENADE TO A MAID
    (A BRONX SERENADE)
    Teddy Powell & his Orchestra                3.03
     
  22. JUKE BOX SATURDAY NIGHT
    Glenn Miller & his Orchestra                  3.06
     
  23. THE LATEST THING IN HOT JAZZ
    Bud Freeman & his V-Disc Jumpers
    ("Eight Squares And A Critic")                1.20
     
  24. I USED TO WORK IN CHICAGO
    Sammy Kaye & his Orchestra                2.42
     
  25. PANCHO MAXIMILIAN HERNANDEZ
    Woody Herman & his Four Chips 3.15
     
  26. ALL RIGHT, LOUIE, DROP THE GUN
    Louis Prima & his Orchestra                  3.01
     
  27. THEME FROM THE LOMBARDO
    ENDING
    Pete Rugolo & his Orchestra                  2.37


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