Plays His Own Composition

Isham Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 16, 2001)
• Original Release Date: 2023
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Swing Time Records
• ASIN: B000058DW1
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,084 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #69 in Music > Jazz > Swing Jazz > Vintage Dance Bands

Track Listings

1. All Wrong

2. It Had to Be You

3. I'll See You in My Dreams

4. Feeling That Way

5. What's the Use?

6. Spain

7. I Keep Remembering

8. Son of the Blues

9. You're Just a Dream Come True

10. I'm Bidding My Buddy Goodbye

11. Let That Be a Lesson to You

12. If You Were Only Mine

13. I Can't Believe It's True

14. One Little Word Lead to Another

15. I Only Found You for Somebody Else

16. I'll Never Have to Dream Again

17. There's Nothing Left to Do But Say Goodbye

18. Why Can't This Night Go on Forever

19. Honestly

20. Old Lace

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

One of the hottest dance bands of the pre-swing era! 23 tunes, recorded from 1923-1934 and including It Had to Be You; I'll See You in My Dreams; All Wrong; Feeling That Way; I Keep Remembering; Old Lace; You're Welcome; Spain , and more!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Unfortunately botched transfers of interesting material..., June 20, 2001

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Adam M. Dubin (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plays His Own Composition (Audio CD)

I am so frustrated every time I attempt to listen to this CD. It could have been so wonderful, if only the transfer engineer and producer had listened to what they produced before issuing it! More than half of the songs suffer from what appears to be a botched application of noise reduction technology, with sudden shifts in ambient noise between vocal and non-vocal sections, and distracting whistles and high-frequency noise which most likely have arisen from noise reduction software application gone awry.

Such a shame, as the songs, all compositions of dance band-leader extraordinaire Isham Jones, are great, and the original recordings themselves quite good (with emphasis on post-1930 recordings). An honest unfiltered transfer from clean original 78s in excellent condition would have been infinitely preferable. One can only hope that the issuing company will redo the transfers and reissue this CD as soon as possible.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars isham jones, April 28, 2004

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christina bliss (north salem, ny United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plays His Own Composition (Audio CD)

i read one of the reviews of this cd after i already had listened. i personally liked it and the songs chosen. i enjoyed it because many years i was introduced to this artist and was very pleased to be able to have a cd of isham jones. i would recommend it.