1934 Bill Dodge All-Star Recordings Complete [Import]

Benny Goodman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Circle
• ASIN: B000003CBU
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #456,077 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe

2. Love Is the Sweetest Thing

3. Ain't Cha Glad?

4. Junk Man

5. I Just Couldn't Take It, Baby

6. Old Man Harlem

7. Georgia Jubilee

8. I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues

9. Ol' Pappy

10. Dinah

11. Keep on Doin' What You're Doin'

12. Nobody's Sweetheart

13. Texas Tea Party

14. Holiday

15. Basin Street Blues

16. Emaline

17. A Hundred Years from Today

18. Honeysuckle Rose

19. Love Me or Leave Me

20. Your Mother's Son-In-Law

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ever wanted to hear 1930's music in Hi-Fi?, December 4, 2005

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B. Margolis (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 1934 Bill Dodge All-Star Recordings Complete (Audio CD)

This is about as close as you're gonna get. Quick background; 24 sides recorded on two 16" transcription discs by World Transcriptions under the phony name of BILL DODGE & HIS ORCHESTRA. They were solely recorded for use by radio stations.

Turns out that this studio group included Benny Goodman (clarinet), Bunny Berigan (trumpet), Arthur Schutt (piano and probable arranger), Dick McDonough (guitar), Gene Krupa (drums), Art Rollini (tenor sax) and Red McKenzie (vocals). These musicians are confirmed by years of research.

Many of the sides are similar to those recorded by Benny Goodman for Columbia.

Musically, these are amazingly well arranged. Sonically, the sound is MUCH better than most of the 78 transfers.

If you love Depression Jazz, this set is for you.