1. Somewhere In Old Wyoming—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
2. I’ll Be Blue Just Thinking Of You—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
3. My Baby Just Cares For Me—Ted Fio Rito’s Orchestra .
4. When The Organ Played At Twilight—Fio Rito’s Music .
5. My Bluebird Was Caught In The Rain—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
6. Moonlight On The Colorado—Dick Robertson & His Collegians .
7. If I Could Be With You One Hour To-night—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
8. Three Little Words—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
9. Three Little Words/Moonlight On The Colorado—Hit of the Week
Orchestra ? [5-minute test] .
10. I’m Yours—Benrus Radio Orchestra .
11. Maybe It’s Love—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
12. Sweetheart Of My Student Days—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
13. The Little Things In Life—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
14. Cheerful Little Earful—Vincent Lopez Orchestra .
15. You’re Driving Me Crazy—The New York Twelve .
16. Sweet Jennie Lee!—Reser’s Radio Band .
17. Crying Myself To Sleep—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
18. Something To Remember You By—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
19. Blue Again—Benrus Radio Orchestra .
20. Lonesome Lover—Vincent Lopez Orchestra .
21. Just A Gigolo—Vincent Lopez Orchestra .
22. When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble
(label reads Phil Spitalny’s Music) .
DISC TWO
1. Reaching For The Moon—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
2. Overnight—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
3. The King’s Horses—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
4. Hello! Beautiful!—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
5. Ninety-Nine Out Of A Hundred—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
6. Tears—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
7. You’ll Be Mine In Apple Blossom Time—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
8. Whistling In The Dark—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
9. I Surrender, Dear—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
10. Out Of Nowhere—Harry Reser’s Radio Band .
11. When I Take My Sugar To Tea—Harry Reser’s Radio Band .
12. Were You Sincere—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
13. By The River Sainte Marie—Dick Robertson’s Orchestra .
14. By My Side—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
15. Ho-Hum—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
16. I Wanna Sing About You—Hit of the Week Orchestra .
17. Let’s Get Friendly—The New York Twelve .
18. I’m Thru With Love—Don Voorhees Orchestra .
19. Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On—Maxwell House Orchestra .
20. When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain—Sam Lanin’s Dance Ensemble .
21. Why Did I Get Married—Cal Carson .
22. Birmingham Jail—Cal & Gid Carson .
23. She Sat In Her Parlor—Cal Carson .
24. Lonesome Railroad—Cal & Gid Carson .
25. De Trouble I’ve Seen—Eva Taylor .
26. St. Louis Blues—Leola Felton [test or personal recording] .
Info
This
set includes 48 tracks, spanning 1930 through 1931, by standout bands led
by Vincent Lopez, Ted Fiorito, Harry Reser, Sam Lanin, and Don Voorhees.
Plenty of rare gems are here too, including all five A-series Durium
Juniors (featuring Eva Taylor, Frank Luther, and Carson Robison), an
experimental 5-minute Hit of the Week, and a live Durium recording of
pianist Leola Felton playing "The St. Louis Blues."
