"Felix! Felix! Felix the Cat!" (Paul Whiteman, 1928)

[RetroLaydeh42]

Very nice song, it's nice to appreciate the classics (or underrated vintage finds for that matter). I love vintage cartoons.

[RetroLaydeh42]

Felix the Cat is cool.

[cosycleaner]

An absolute delight - thank you!

[AntiVenom36]

This is the original theme song for Felix the cat before the other one that was used for the TV show created by Joe Oriolo in 1959.

[TheMarioluigifans]

I love felix and paul whiteman, so this is perfect!

[DLAbaoaqu]

New series coming sometime this year

[titanus49]

I wonder if most Bix Beiderbecke fans are aware that an Italian music label called Joker,released 14 LPs or volumes of all music ever recorde by Bix ?. The volumes are wonderful,and are called BIXOLOGY. I manged to find 4 of these volumes ( vol. 7 Lonely Melody,vol.8 Mississippi Mud, vol..11, Ol'man River,and vol.12, Rhythm King).I was not able to find the other volumes,but just listening to what I have,I realise,that Bix is unsurpassed as a cornetist,he will live in my mind forever.

[fromthesidelines]

Tom Satterfield arranged this; Austin Young is indeed the (uncredited) vocalist here, 'timothy'.

[purclassic1]

I love Felix! God does he go WAY back

[78timothy]

Sounds like the same arranger did Georgie Porgie, which this also sounds a lot like as well, But Bix is great as always. Great Eb Alto Outro by Chet Hazelett. Recorded by Columbia - which explains the superb balance - Western Electric recording and yup for some strange reason, as popular as "Felix the Cat" was during this time (and still is) This recording is incredibally scarce, Even for a Potato Head Columbia. Sounds like Austin "Skin" Young is the vocalist.

[HarborGuy]

Yea it's Felix - the Betty Boop of the silents! I never knew he had his own song thos. Cuite!

[oyeauhhuh]

awesome, this is what i was looking for. thanks a lot

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on May 25, 1928; arranged by Tom Satterfield. Otto Messmer actually created (and was lead animator of) Felix for Pat Sullivan's studio during the '20s; he also drew the daily and Sunday "Felix" comic strip for King Features. Rob Renzetti paid tribute to him in Nickelodeon's "MY LIFE AS A TEENAGE ROBOT" by naming Tremorton's favorite teen hangout "Messmer's" {with a Felix-esque cat face over the entrance}.

[marvalhat]

I've been trying to find this Whiteman classic with Bix playing -to no avail! Thank-you for posting it. (I love anything with Bix B. in it)

[jazzgirl1920s]

As popular as Felix The Cat was when this recording was made it is odd that recordings of this tune are so hard to find. The only other one from the 1920's I have been able to locate is one made in Australia by a group called The Jazz Artists.

[RatPfink66]

Lud Gluskin, a US leader working in Paris, made a pretty good record of it for Pathé, but I don't know where you might find it. (A friend of a friend taped it for me years ago.)

[Yaledmot]

Max Kortlander recorded many, many piano rolls for QRS, then in Chicago. These rolls tend to be very, very good music.

Is this the recording of Felix the Cat with Bix Biederbeck on trumpet?

[RReady555]

Yes, that's Bix Beiderbecke! He joined Whiteman's band in late 1927 and is prominently featured in many of the 28-29 recording.

Best regards,

-RR

[EmmetEarwax]

Big Spider Beck ! Big Spider Beck !

[RReady555]

Yes, that's Bix Beiderbecke! He joined Whiteman's band in 1927 and is prominently featured in many of the 28-29 sessions.

Best wishes,

-RR

[Yaledmot]

I sort of thought it was. It is a shame that Beiderbecke essentially killed himself with heavy use of booze at 27.

These years of Whiteman's orchestra is wonderful. Keep up the music!

tld

[RReady555]

Thanks! Yes, it's always a shame when such amazing artistic gifts are betrayed by such a strong drive towards self-destruction.

Kindest regards,

-RR

[genia106]

RR

I love this delightful song and the vintage poster of adorable Felix and if I remember my Latin he is a very "LUCKY" cat indeed to have such a great reintroduction by you on YT.

Thank you for this bit of whimsy and nostalgia.

[RReady555]

Thanks so much, genia--there's a very "Gershwinny" quality to this arrangement which I've always loved. I trust that no cats were harmed in the recording of this disc. ;)

Hope American music brings back the novelty song...don't think we've had any major ones since the '70's---Melody, good lyrics and a sense of humor. Not an impossible formula to revive! ;)