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British Dance Bands - 90522
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Format:
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Product Code:
90522
Artist:
Various Artists
Release Date:
25-06-2012
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1] Soft Lights And Sweet Music – Ambrose & His Mayfair Hotel Orchestra
2] Love Is The Sweetest Thing – Henry Hall’s BBC Dance Orchestra
3] I Got Rhythm – Joe Brannelly’s Blue Mountaineers
4] Stars Fell On Alabama – Jack Jackson & His Dorchester Hotel Orchestra
5] Who Made Little Boy Blue? – Joe Loss & His Astoria’s Dance Salon Kit-Cat Band
6] What A Little Moonlight Can Do – Brian Lawrence & His Quaglino Quartet
7] Romanesca / Panama – Walford Hyden & His Café Colette Orchestra
8] You’re The Top – Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
9] Too Beautiful For Words – Geraldo & His Sweet Music
10] Go Into Your Dance – Harry Roy & His Mayfair Hotel Orchestra
11] The Way You Look Tonight - Roy Fox & His Orchestra
12] I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends
13] At The Café Continental – Jack McCormick & His Band
14] September In The Rain – Brian Lawrence & His Lansdowne Orchestra
15] They’re Tough, Mighty Tough In The West – Bram Martin & His Holborn Restaurant Band
16] So Rare – Josephine Bradley & Her Ballroom Orchestra
17] I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You – Nat Gonella & His Georgians
18] Begin The Beguine – Oscar Rabin & His Hammersmith Palais De Dance Romany Band
19] The Swiss Bell-Ringer – Jay Wilbur & His Band
20] Green Eyes – Don Marino Barreto & His Cuban Orchestra
21] Temptation – Jack Wallace & His Prince’s Restaurant Band
22] Night And Day – Billy Munn & His Orchid Room Music
23] The Whole World Is Singing My Song – The Skyrockets Orchestra
24] ‘Melodies Of Yesterday’ - Where Or When? / I Don’t Know Why - Roberto Inglez
25] I’d Give The World (To You, Sweetheart) – Lou Preager & His Hammersmith Palais Orchestra

CD2

1] Let’s All Sing Like The Birdies Sing – Lew Stone & His Monseigneur Band
2] Hummin’ To Myself – Charles Nat Star & His Band
3] I’m Playing With Fire – Harry Hudson & His Band
4] Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart – Harry Roy & His Mayfair Hotel Orchestra
5] I Never Had A Chance – Ray Noble & His Orchestra
6] Freckle-Face You’re Beautiful – Teddy Joyce & His Dance Music
7] The Chestnut Man – Geraldo & His Rumba Orchestra
8] Blue Moon – Henry Hall & His BBC Dance Orchestra
9] She Wore A Little Jacket Of Blue – Debroy Somers & His Band
10] The Song Of The Trees – Lew Stone & His Band
11] Miss Annabelle Lee – Brian Lawrence & His Lansdowne House Sextet
12] Rhythm Lullaby – Roy Fox & His Band
13] When A Lady Meets A Gentleman Down South – Jay Wilbur & His Band
14] A Nice Cup Of Tea – Peter Yorke & His Orchestra
15] Don’t Play With Fire – Bert Firman & His Orchestra
16] Caravan – Jack Harris & His Orchestra
17] Moon At Sea – Mantovani & His Orchestra
18] The Donkey Serenade – Ben Frankel & His Orchestra
19] In The Still Of The Night – Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
20] Tea For Two – Oscar Rabin & His Strict Tempo Dance Band
21] Time On My Hands – The RAOC Blue Rockets Dance Orchestra
22] You Don’t Have To Know The Language – The Squadronaires
23] Come Closer To Me (Acércate más) – Roberto Inglez & His Orchestra
24] There Ought To Be A Society – Lou Preager & His Hammersmith Palais Orchestra
25] Marie – Joe Loss & His Orchestra

CD3

1] Footloose And Fancy Free – Jack Hylton & His Orchestra
2] My Idea Of Heaven – The Four Bright Sparks
3] Beside A Dutch Canal – The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
4] April In Paris – Henry Hall & His BBC Dance Orchestra
5] Two Cigarettes In The Dark – Jack Jackson & His Orchestra
6] Isle Of Capri – Lew Stone & His Band
7] Just Like Jack, Just Like Jill – Syd Seymour & His Band
8] Come A Little Closer (Never Mind The Band!) – Debroy Somers & His Band
9] I’ll Never Say ‘Never Again’ Again – Mrs. Jack Hylton & Her Band
10] Where There’s You, There’s Me – Louis Levy & His Gaumont British Symphony
11] Breaking In A Pair Of Shoes – Carroll Gibbons & His Boy Friends
12] Someday, Sweetheart – Harry Roy’s Tiger-Raggamuffins
13] A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody – Tommy Kinsman & His Band
14] ‘Three Hits of 1936’ Medley - Intro: A Fine Romance / Serenade In The Night / I’ll Sing You A ThousandLove Songs - Billy Cotton & His Band
15] Remember Me? – Joe Orlando & His Orchestra
16] Popcorn Man – George Elrick & His Music-Makers
17] Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride! – Billy Thorburn & His Orchestra (‘The Organ, The Dance Band And Me’)
18] Jeepers Creepers – Carroll Gibbons & His Savoy Hotel Orpheans
19] Hear My Song, Violetta – Joe Loss & His Band
20] Yes, My Darling Daughter – Nat Gonella & His New Georgians
21] Skylark – Geraldo & His Orchestra
22] The Lady Is A Tramp – Josephine Bradley & Her Ballroom Orchestra
23] Foxtrot Medley - Intro: This Is Romance / You’ve Got Me Crying Again - Freddie Gardner & His Messmates
24] You Keep Coming Back Like A Song – The Skyrockets Dance Orchestra
25] My Prayer – Victor Silvester & His Ballroom Orchestra

CD4

1] The Music Goes ’Round and ’Round – Henry Hall & His BBC Dance Orchestra
2] Midnight, The Stars And You – Ray Noble & His Orchestra
3] Stay As Sweet As You Are – Lou Preager & His Romano’s Restaurant Dance Orchestra
4] Black Coffee – Nat Gonella & His Georgians
5] A Little Bit Independent – Maurice Winnick & His Orchestra
6] On The Beach At Bali-Bali – Billy Merrin & His Commanders
7] Alone – Jack Payne & His Band
8] When The Poppies Bloom Again – Joe Loss & His Orchestra
9] Pennies From Heaven – Harry Roy & His Orchestra
10] She’s My Lovely - Ronnie Munro & His Orchestra
11] In The Mission By The Sea – Billy Thorburn & His Music
12] The Snake-Charmer – Jack Harris & His Orchestra
13] While A Cigarette Was Burning – Geraldo & His Orchestra
14] Romany – Lew Stone & His Band
15] Tea For Two – Josephine Bradley’s Strict Tempo Dance Orchestra
16] In The Still Of The Night – Roy Fox & His Orchestra
17] Lovelight In The Starlight – Jack White & His Astoria Ballroom Collegians
18] Cherokee – Felix Mendelssohn’s Hawaiian Serenaders
19] The Ñango – Don Marino Barreto & His Orchestra
20] Stardust – Ivy Benson & Her Girls’ Band
21] On My Way Out – Eric Winstone & His Band
22] Lullaby In Rhythm – Wally Fryer & His Perfect Tempo Dance Orchestra
23] Zambezi – Joe Loss & His Orchestra
24] ‘Quickstep Medley’ Intro: Clap Yo’ Hands / He Loves And She Loves/ Funny Face - Sid Phillips & His Band

CD5

1] Okay Baby – Jack Payne & His Band
2] Lady Of Spain – Ray Noble & The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
3] Did My Heart Beat, Did I Fall In Love? – The Casani Club Orchestra / Charlie Kunz
4] La Cucaracha – Harry Roy & His Orchestra
5] Wagon Wheels – Lew Stone & His Band
6] Hands Across The Table – Eddie Wood & His Band
7] The Moon Was Yellow (And The Night Was Young) - Geraldo & His Sweet Music
8] Lovely To Look At – Syd Lipton & The New Grosvenor House Band
9] Red Sails In The Sunset – The Casani Club Orchestra / Charlie Kunz
10] Rhythm Of The Rumba – Billy Merrin & His Commanders
11] Stars Over Devon – Henry Hall & The BBC Dance Orchestra
12] East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon) – Lew Stone & His Band
13] By The Lazy Lagoon – Len Fillis & His Hawaiian Orchestra
14] Serenade In The Night – Ambrose & His Orchestra
15] Harlem – Syd Lipton & His Orchestra
16] Slumming On Park Avenue – Harry Roy & His Orchestra
17] You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby – Hugo Rignold & His Orchestra
18] South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way) – Jack Harris & His Orchestra
19] By The Sleepy Lagoon – The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
20] The Ferryboat Serenade – The New Mayfair Dance Orchestra
21] Let Me Love You Tonight – Carroll Gibbons & The Savoy Hotel Orpheans
22] It’s Only A Paper Moon – The Squadronaires
23] Brazil – Roberto Inglez & His Orchestra
24] The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise – Maurice Winnick’s Sweet Music
25] I’ll See You In My Dreams – Oscar Rabin & His Band

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Reviews
A BLOCKBUSTER OF A COMPILATION
     
Name:  Barry McCanna
Email:  hirondelle61@wanadoo.fr
Review Date:  06-07-2012 11:56
 On the face of it, a 5-CD set for £12.99 including postage & packing would seem too good to be true, but the price is the only cheap thing about this compilation. Every CD is self-contained in that each comes in a separate jewel case, with a comprehensive liner note and clearly annotated tracks, which are arranged in chronological order. Broadly speaking, the collection covers the thirties and forties, plus a handful of tracks from the fifties.

One of the potential drawbacks with such compilations is the extent to which “the usual suspects” get duplicated, for which reason I’ve gone through all those that I can check (that is, up to 1945) with a fine-tooth comb. By my reckoning, fifty of these tracks have never been reissued since their original appearance, and only fourteen have been reissued on LP. Leaving aside about twenty that I cannot vouch for, this means that only forty have been reissued on commercially available CDs already, and you’d need to own a lot of CDs to cover all of them.

Turning from the general to the particular, several tracks deserve particular mention, including “Who Made Little Boy Blue?” by Joe Loss, “A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody” by Tommy Kinsman, and “Hands Across the Table” by Eddie Wood, all of which were issued on the extremely rare Octacros label. There are many groups which have been overlooked by compilers, and some making a welcome appearance here are The Blue Mountaineers, Jack McCormick, Don Marino Barreto, Nat Star, Ben Frankel, The Four Bright Sparks, Syd Seymour & Joe Orlando. Last but not least, the remastering is crisp and clear, and I recommend this package without reservation.

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