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October 2008





October 30
 
 

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Special Note 10/30/08

As has been obvious, updates have been rather few and far between over the past couple of months.  Things have been busy and I have been distracted with other matters. 

I do enjoy putting the updates together and it is my desire and intention to for them to continue.   They are, however, time consuming and there are periods when my free time is either very limited or when there are other things of value to me competing for it.   As a result, there are going to be periods when I will end up missing an occasional update or when I  will even go a few weeks between updates.   Given my time limitations, the only other alternative for me would be to discontinue the updates altogether - something which I do not wish to do. 

Generally speaking,  it is easier for me to maintain regular updates when I can find the time to put together several weeks worth in advance - something which I am hoping to do this upcoming weekend. 


 
 
 

Mountain GreeneryClick on song title to stream or right click on folder to download
Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra                    1926
(Victor 20071-A)

Until Love Comes Along Click on song title to stream or right click on folder to download
Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra                   1930
(Victor 22266-A)
 
 

Here are a couple of recordings by two of the more prolific bands on 1920s Victor records.

Roger Wolfe Kahn was the son of wealthy financier and Metropolitan Opera chairman Otto Kahn.   He formed his band at age 16 and was 18 years old when he recorded this week's selection.  His family's wealth enabled him to staff his band with some of the era's top jazz musicians. 

I first heard this recording of  "Mountain Greenery" played by Rich Conaty on his program The Big Broadcast and found it to be very catchy.  Recently, I finally obtained my own copy.  The song is a Richard Rogers - Lorenz Hart composition and was originally performed in the 1926 version of the Broadway revue The Garrick Gaieties

I did not care much for the selection on the flip side of "Mountain Greenery" so I chose to instead include a recording from a Nat Shilkret record I obtained at the same time.  The song "Until Love Comes Along"  was introduced by Bebe Daniels in the 1930 Radio Pictures film Love Comes Along.
 
 

 - Dismuke
 
 

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EXTRA






This section will  present 78 rpm recordings that do not fall within the range of the vintage pop and jazz  fare that I usually  present.  Here I will feature recordings from a wide variety of eras, musical genres and nationalities as well as occasional spoken word recordings.
 
 
 

Drunt In Der LobauClick on song title to stream or right click on folder to download
Richard Tauber                             1935
(Parlophone R O 20276 mx E6914)

Da Draussen In Der WachauClick on song title to stream or right click on folder to download
Richard Tauber                             1935
(Parlophone RO 20276 mx E6913)

Here are two very charming recordings by the great Austrian tenor,  Richard Tauber.  I consider myself to be a fan of his recordings and always pick them up whenever I see them available at reasonable prices. 
 
 

 - Dismuke
 

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