Nobody's Sweetheart - Condon 1929

[EmilyUpjohn]

This is great! Thank you so much for posting.

[myworms]

it sounded like he said "i'm nobody's retard"

[SwingMan1937]

The original McKenzie-Condon Chicagoans session of December, 1927 also featured 2 firsts:

1.) The first ever recording session to use a full drum kit w/bass drum.

2.) 18 year old Gene Krupa's very first recording session.

Also, I can't tell from the film, but Frank Teschmacher was indeed the clarinet man on the 1927 recordings.

[Vitanola]

@SwingMan1937

Bass drum was used in many recording sessions before 1927. Art Layfield may be heard merrily thumping away on the bass drum on most of the acoustic Isham Jones sessions. Bass drum was present on 'most all of the electric Whiteman sides for the Victor, may be heard on many early Columbia electric records, and even can be noticed on some Edison sides.

[MSmithjazz]

I'm pretty sure that's Teschemacher playing clarinet there and not Russell.

[vendoboy]

painted lips, painted eyes . . . wearing a bird of paradise . . . great lyric!!!!

[joomuck]

It is so rare to hear Condon singing other than back home in Indiana. This is great and thanks for the posting.

[erwigfilms]

It came actually from a larger film, about 10 minutes or so on Red Nichols and shot as a 1929 vitaphone film. I just lifted the Eddie Condon part out of there.

Take care

Bob

[WildCardsJazz]

WOW. Where did you find this? RAN

[erwigfilms]

Well Randy, That's my little secret.