Leo Reisman's Orch. - My Sweeter Than Sweet, 1929

[Percival892]

A dance with Ann Dvorak to this music would be enough to make my life complete.

[fredjmp]

Beautiful! Excellent work!

[bingbongstar]

Excellent song and beautiful artwork...they don't make it like that anymore!

[willgonow]

great video, strong use of colour, with a great tune 2 go with it,thanks for sharing !

[jd03150]

This recording is great but what I found most interesting were the photos. They reminded me of brands that were common in my boyhood and early manhood. I had not seen or heard Kuppenheimner mentioned in decades. I guess Kuppies are no longer around and I recently heard that another of my favorite brands, Hart, Schaffner and Marx has also gone belly-up. There is nothing so constant as change, but thank goodness we still have this great music.

[Bobchai]

Leo Reisman was a great orchestra, and it's hard to find any recordings today. I first learned this song from Ben Pollack and his orchestra, which produced a more up-tempo beat, around 1930, but the song is still great -- and totally forgotten. Thanks! Nice video work!

--Bob

[JCJasion]

My introduction to this song was via the Vincent Lopez Orchestra, as recorded on one of the first Hit-Of-The-Week one-sided paper/plastic laminate records

[Bobchai]

JCJasion: Actually, the earliest recording I've heard was not Ben Pollack, but Frank Trumbauer of the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.

I don't own any Hit-of-the-Week records, but I have an LP compilation of many of those songs. I once spotted a HOTW in a Goodwill store, and should have grabbed it, because when I came back the next day, it was gone!

[merrihew]

Nice song. Great graphics. Fairly tame compared to some of his earlier stuff which is almost blatently homoerotic.

[Bobchai]

merrihew: Leo Reisman? homoerotic? Well, when he did "The Continental" later in 1933, it likely was -- elegant but exhuberantly homoerotic, but "Crazy Rhythm" in 1928, the only song his band is noted for today? Hardly. You obviously have more access to Reisman's early discs than I do. --Bob

[merrihew]

No, no no. :-) It was Leyendecker I was referring to. I should have been more careful. Reisman made many, many fine records.

[dzheger]

Yes, glamorous, sharp  illustrations. Perfect company to the gleaming music.

[Masquerade03]

Leo Reisman is a kind by himself. Superb music. Arrow ads are also unique for reflecting the fashion trends with such good taste and class. Once again thanks Grzegorz for this wonderful post!

[HarborGuy]

Pure Heaven - really a great recording - I am almost ready to hop up and dance. Thanks a big 5 STARS!!

[240252]

Thanks Harborguy, Leo Reisman's band shares the fate of Ben Bernie's band, - another hot jazzy dance orchestra in the late 1920s, that after 1930 totally changed their style, becoming one of many bands playing typcal "sweet hotel dance tunes" with predominant string section

[Bobchai]

240252: Actually, I enjoy sweet hotel dance tunes, so long as they are not fom a Mickey Mouse band, And Reisman was not.

[jozefsterkens]

Sublime!

[240252]

Thanks! I absolutely love that delicate, spohisticeted piano/banjo duett at 2:10

[Nyjeen]

thankthankthank you so much for sharing:)

[tango3721]

Hello Grzegorz - I like it a lot - the whole presentation - the music, the art - everything - top notch! Thanks!

[albertdiner]

What elegance on the verge of the 1929

depression. I love this orchestra, LEO REISMAN. Also their version of Cole Porter WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE/

[genia106]

SWEET! , DELICIOUS! SCRUMPTIOUS!

Grzegorz My Darling, How utterly DIVINE!

Please have Leo play this when Rudy, YOU and I make our entrance at the Soiree at the Hotel du Paris in Monte Carlo ala :11. I simply must have that Handsome Man at :36 at our table for the entire evening! Merci Mon Cher.

[CurzonRoad]

Yep.... just what the doctor ordered! Very nice! THANKS! Cheers, etc. Doug --

[240252]

Genia, as usually you are Sweeter Than Sweet. I already phoned Leo who happens to be with concerts in Monte Carlo. He was absolutely mad to hear you are coming! He and his lads will play whatever you want, untill dawn. Rudy happens to be familiar with Serge (that guy at :36). Well, he is not too clever yet enough rich and spoiled to be a good companion for us. Will you believve Coco and Peggy decidet to coutrail their stay in Venice to join us?

[bill3murr]

fantabulous....the vid and the music and the great information on leyendecker. thank you.

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on November 1, 1929.