Another fiftieth!

Another friend turns fifty this weekend...I asked her what music she'd like me to post. She wanted good 1930s material by Ray Noble (with Al Bowlly, of course) and Benny Goodman.

Here are a few very noble Nobles, all by the famous New Mayfair Orchestra with Al Bowlly vocals:

Standing On The Corner (7 February 1933) http://www.box.net/shared/o9kb1xqcg0

Lying in the Hay (12 January 1933) http://www.box.net/shared/mla1dc5hqe

Wanderer (12 January 1933) http://www.box.net/shared/56h0upyi5o

Brighter Than The Sun (8 December 1932) http://www.box.net/shared/x9140dh06z

And the Goodman material is taken from a couple of broadcasts from the Madhattan Room in the last couple of months of 1937, just before they appeared at Carnegie Hall. The instrumentals pretty much speak (er, roar) for themselves.

Jam Session http://www.box.net/shared/jl16rbkx3o

Life Goes To A Party http://www.box.net/shared/elcn9ud6bg

Here's one that BG never put on record:

That Naughty Waltz http://www.box.net/shared/x34ui0k7y7

Martha Tilton's warbling on Pop-Corn Man is cute...this is the only recording of BG doing this pop song, not counting the ill-fated Victor 78 of the title:

Pop-Corn Man http://www.box.net/shared/23ayylpzdm

...for some reason (one that still remains unclear 70 years later), the record of this song was yanked by Victor before it was officially issued, although a box or two (25 copies each) apparently did sneak out.

For a little surprise, and an interesting contrast, I sign off with two versions of Oh Baby. The first is by the All Star Orchestra, a Nat Shilkret studio band, this time containing Jimmy McPartland, Glenn Miller, and a teenaged Goodman.

Oh Baby! All Star Orchestra http://www.box.net/shared/3vhs8elzdt

The other, from the 1946 BG band, features solos by Mel Powell, Lou McGarrity, and Goodman, who also, er, "sings." The arrangement, spread over two sides of a 12" 78, is interesting, pitting his sextet against the whole band for some nice call-and-response action. Enjoy.

Oh Baby! Benny Goodman Orch http://www.box.net/shared/5r55nhqgd8