Monday, March 23, 2015

The International Novelty Orchestra
Face the Music 3/19/15
one full hour
of vintage
78 rpm platters

Everybody Step
Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra
Victor

Plain Jane
International Novelty Orchestra
Victor

Radio Lady O'Mine
Lou Gold & his Orchestra
Cameo

Miss Annabelle Lee
Ted Weems & his Orchestra
vocal by Dusty Rhodes & Parker Gibbs
Victor

Worryin' Blues
Gene Rodemich & his Orchestra
Brunswick

I Get the Blues When It Rains
Ted Bartell & his Orchestra
vocal by Tom Frawley
Harmony

My Blue Heaven
Frank Ferera's Hawaiians
Regal

Puttin' On the Dog
Missouri Jazz Band
Banner
{among the scratchiest records
ever aired in the history of radio!}

Just a Sweetheart
{from "The Battle of the Sexes"} - Fox Trot
Terry Mason & his Californians
vocal chorus by Marvin Young
Velvet Tone

Wha! Wha!
{from "Rufus Le Maire's Affairs"}
Ted Lewis and his Band
Columbia

Down Home Rag
Harry Roy
{the King of Hot-Cha} & his Orchestra
Decca

Doin' the Raccoon
George Olsen & his Music with vocal chorus
Victor

Hot Dog Joe
Van Alexander & his Swingtime Orchestra
Varsity

Hot Dogs
The Three Peppers
Decca

Happy As the Day Is Long
Fletcher Henderson & his Orchestra
“featuring Ben Webster”
Decca

Jelly-Fish
Ozzie Nelson & his Orchestra
Bluebird

What's the Matter Now?
Clyde Hart's All-Stars including Charlie Parker,
Dizzy Gillespie, Don Byas,
Trummy Young & Rubberlegs Williams
Continental

Tuesday, March 17, 2015




Face the Music 3/12/15:
more vintage 78 rpm platters

O Katharina
Ted Lewis Jazz Band
Columbia

Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
Andy Sanella & his Pennzoil Orchestra
vocal chorus by Chick Bullock
Perfect

Indiana
Original Dixieland Jass Band
Columbia

Lucille - Fox Trot
Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
Columbia

Ramona
The Marimba Players - with vocal chorus
Domino

Allah's Holiday {from Rudolph Friml's "Katrina"}
Joseph C. Smith & his Orchestra
Victor

Singin' in the Bathtub
Billy Jones & Ernest Hare
piano accompaniment by Dave Kaplan
Cameo

Chinese Moon
Phil Spitalny & his Orchestra
Victor

Patsy
Art Hickman & his Orchestra
Victor

Side by Side
Nick Lucas - "The Singing Troubadour"
Brunswick

Tief im Bohmerwald
{Deep in the Bohemian Forest}
Zither und Klavier - German Instrumental
Odean "Electric"

Kilohana
Sol Hoopii's Novelty Trio
Columbia

Gee! But I Hate to Go Home Alone
The Virginians
under the direction of Ross Gorman
Victor

Swingin' on the Famous Door
The Delta Four
Columbia

Ellis Island
Edmond Hall & his Orchestra
Continental

Three Little Words
Lester Young & his Orchestra
Mercury




Wednesday, March 11, 2015




Face the Music 3.04.15

In which arwulf arwulf and Weston Hughes
initiate a series dedicated to 78 rpm platters
largely or entirely drawn from WCBN's
Chris Daley 78 rpm Endowment

Cocoanut Dance
Fred Van Eps with orchestra accompaniment
Vocalion

Moonlight Memories
Herb Wiedoeft's Cinderella Roof Orchestra
Brunswick

Four O'Clock Blues
Memphis Five
Puritan

In My Gondola
Waring's Pennsylvanians
Victor

Und Die Musik Spielt
"German Instrumental" - Zither und Klavier
Odeon electric

My Ohio Home
Nick Lucas - "The Crooning Troubador"
Brunswick

I'll Say She Does {from Sinbad - introducing "'N' Everything"}
Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
Columbia

Get Lucky
Isham Jones & his Orchestra
Brunswick

Alligator Crawl
Fess Williams & his Royal Flush Orchestra
Vocalion

Side By Side
The Dixie Daisies - vocal by Herb Hobbs
Perfect

Ain't We Got Fun
Lenzberg's Riverside Orchestra
Puritan - America's Best Record

Zowie
Joseph Samuels' Jazz Band
Okeh

Hawaiian Eyes
Frank Ferera's Hawaiians
Regal

Nagasaki
Rudy Vallee & his Connecticut Yankees
featuring guitarist Frank Staffa
Bluebird

Heartaches
Ted Weems & his Orchestra
incidental whistling by Elmo Tanner
Decca

Sweetheart Swing {Nobody's Sweetheart Now}
Locke Brothers Rhythm Orchestra
Bluebird

Sportree's Jump
Todd Rhodes Orchestra
King