Roaring 20s: Nat Shilkret - I Know That You Know, 1927

[Richardsson]

One of my favorites from the 20's. Love the arrangement, especially after 2:00 minutes when they are bringing it home. The call and response with the woodwinds is beautiful.

[pompenel]

Très bien

[TCDS75]

Preciosa, añorable, recordable, romántica. Es un placer escucharla ... César



[rogharm]

great record love it it has the 20's sound. great voice/arrangement.great post!!!!!!********ROGHARM

[luvebug21]

Such flamboyancy wow =D FUN

[RobinPratt]

You can get the Welte-Mignon music roll of this great song now from Mike Kukral. He is just now reissuing it limited edition only!

[JamesPriceJohnson]

can you give me the link to get it

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on January 12, 1927 and originally released on [American] Victor 20437 {as "Nat Shilkret and the Victor Orchestra"}, with Franklyn Baur as the "vocal refrain"...

[gregoryagogo]

Love the Girls Picnic photo! I used to have that same Victrola!

[gregoryagogo]

This song is great no matter who does it!!

[VTMCompany]

franklyn baur does the vocal refrain...

[Jendellyn]

Yes! The Roaring 20s! Jesus, take me there, please!!! :D

[Victrolaman1]

How did those two gals at 1:50 get a hold of my suitcase victrola?

[78timothy]

Vocal is by Franklyn Baur. (Tenor - Revelers, adn Voice of Firestone) A Confirmed Bachelor, he died in 1952, living w/his Mother.

[bigcity233]

GREAT MUSIC! - Nat Shilkret was one of the best of that time. His arrangements are just great.

[78timothy]

Great comment about a severe change in women's fashions post WWI. Interesting reading from the text book "Psychopathia Sexualis" written by Drs. Kraft and Ebbing regarding Women's fashions vs welcoming their Men back from warfare.

[HarborGuy]

I Think that the style of the '20's set by Coco Channel were great...it expressed the new freedom gain for the youth who were in WW1. The Closh Hats were tight and close to the eyes they were styled to go with the "bobbed" hair. The low waist gave freedom from corset.

Breasts were bound and the flat look was achieved. Hemlines started to stagger in the late 20's making way for the long ones to follow....The women in the '30's looked like a new creatures indeed....

[clipper1194]

Say, did you get a load of some of those get up's! What a swell tine the roaring 20's must have been! why I'd have loved to grow up back then, and how!!

[kspm01]

Shilkret always stood for high quality arrangements - he was a brilliant artist!

[fuzzbear6240]

240252, That's funny, I'll have to remember that. "..A Katzenjammer" Things definitely settled down after 1929.

YF, J.

[Victrolaman1]

You have to be at least 70 years old to remember "The Katzenjammer Kids"

[fuzzbear6240]

Victrolaman1, In spirit! I was born to late.

YF, J.

[HarborGuy]

Some newspaper reprint them, I remember them from the Chicago Times . Not quite 70 lol

[barbcard]

It's crazy how non-lineal these comments become. Definitely material for a post-post modern hypertext story or poem. I do remember my three flapper aunts in the mud, but this is a different aunt, whose name I forget.

[merrihew]

Shilkret was the most talented of all the "house" band leaders having composed much serious music. But he certainly knew how to do great arrangements of pop tunes.

[fuzzbear6240]

240252, Great tune! Love the photos! Very elegant! YF, J.

[betteroffsingle]

Hey .. really outstanding. A toe tapper and LOVE the photos. How and where do ya get em?

Thank You.

Love the ladies but don't think the hats they wore were flattering at all.

[davortho10]

One of my favorite recordings in my collection. Sounds great on the "credenza"  Glad you posted it. In fact I'm going to get it out and play right now.....

[chem100]

Great tune! Thanks for posting it, and the pictures! I have this on piano roll. I'll have to post it, once I find it! It's probably a reproducing roll, so that should narrow it down. Love all of Shilkret's 1920s Victor records.

1920s joke: A couple are sitting in a gin mill. The gentleman says, "bartender, two martini's dry please." The lady says, "that's one for each of us then." The man replies, "oh, you want one too? Bartender, make that three martinis."

[HarborGuy]

Love the "Flapper" styles..and the recording. What ever happened to fashion and hair styling - nothing but zombies with long hair today...

[betteroffsingle]

HarborGuy ... fashion died but nobody thought to bury the corpse. However, I disagree re. the hair styles. Most I've seen were very severe in the 20s and flat against the head or else too curly. Hair styles better today but there will always be extremes of course.

[HarborGuy]

Long straight hair has been in since the 70's - time for a change.

[twobarbreak]

agreed, during the 20's people took time to look good...the 70's was embarrassing to say the least...lol

[barbcard]

Now all of my secrets are out, especially how I hid that flask inside my garter back in my 1927 self, which had several years to go before getting born. Thanks for the cheery melody and pix!

[genia106]

When I open the "London Principessa", I must have these pictures. They are great. I won't tell you which one will be the focal point but I will say I am feeling naughty tonight! :)) Keep this up and I will have pictures for "Principessa" clubs all over the world.