The Victorian Syncopators (Harry Reser) - I Don't Care, 1926

[sunholme213]

Yes, it IS Jack Parker singing the vocal, though surely not singing scat! It's so unusual not to hear Tom Stacks on a Reser record.

[suaveoo]

Great side! That's actually NOT Stacks singing the chorus - it sounds like Jack Parker to me. It's probably Larry Abbott (sax man) doing the scat vocal about 1:45 into the side (this is the same guy who scats on a super duper Adrian Schubert track called "Pa's Old Hat", which was issued on the Banner, Oriole, etc. budget labels in 1929)....

[ghiacciomenta]

a dream, thanks

[ghiacciomenta]

thanks :)

[jd03150]

If you have to pick one band leader as the symbol of this era, many would pick Paul Whiteman. However, I think Harry Reser might be an even better choice. Reser's banjo virtuosity does it for me!

[VictrolaJazz]

@samjhatfield Tom Stacks only sings the first four words on this arrangement in the intro "Why should I care?", the vocal is not by Stacks.

[Squarerig]

Actually,the 1920s were only happy for a few.Here in Europe we had general strikes,widespread poverty and violent revolutionary movements.Don't let this put you off.The music yu are posting is absolutely wonderful.A great band

[Talulah1997]

That s true, actually I think the late 19th century was even BETTER for "normal" people and workers than the later decades before war...Swing jazz like that was more or less the music of the rich and well-to-do socially ignorant (just as TODAY!*

G*) coffee shop society I guess and not the music workers or little office clerks listened to...Love the old Schellack songs, though!

[sigft25]

The 20s were a lot better in Europe than anywhere else despite economic problems and the consequences of a war which was only good for jews...

It is always better in Europe

Appearances can be deceptive, and money is not everything

[cholocharile]

@sigft25 Good job being relevant.

[merrihew]

Really hot.

[kspm01]

Thank you.

[kspm01]

Not that I doubted a second about that... by the way, being abroad, I won't be catching up with YT before 7 Nov. or so.

[kspm01]

This sounds very syncopated and hardly Victorian... but I don't care! Only too happy the 20's were carelessly happy.

[sigft25]

I don't care either, it's brilliant!

[barbcard]

But I DO care--about videos like this. Excellent

prescription, doctor, for one's mental health!