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There's no way the smaller band in the film clip produces the very full sound on this number. But who cares, very rousing number.

Is this a working band, or a studio only orch?

The Benny Carter number features a Miles Davis solo. (Any hints of future greatness are pretty well hidden.) These are otherwise fun illustration of the state of west coast jazz circa 1946. (I believe these were taken off the AFRS program, Jubilee, which was recorded in LA.)

This is the 1941 version. Deccas got reissued on the Brunswick label in the 40s.

But who cares, really. This is a sublime version -- fitting since Teagrden and Fats Waller were buddies.

I have always loved this recording. Treating Hoagy like Gershwin (which is what Challis arrangement does) is surprising choice, but works exceptionally well wirth this number.

The Dizzy Gillespe solo on this is reputed to be the first bebop solo on an issued recording.

Where did this come from? Some newsreel?

The number is well played (Berigan's Victor band was a superb one, though that is easier to tell from their transcriptions). But Bunny is having real problems with his lip trill and high notes here, which makes this hard to listen to.

This is pretty much a straight imitation, with the soloists attempting, for the most part, to play the same solos as are on the Casa Loma version.

Hoopermazing -- It may be the arrangement that is throwing you off. It's not good -- it's something of an uninspired mash up of the 1926-7 version Paul Whiteman did of this number, with Hoagy during his own singing.

Connee is great here -- her voice has a nice huskiness here, which absolutely f...

This soundie is sort of the MTV version of racial stereotyping in its imagery. It's almost better handled by closing your eyes and listening to the music.

But what is interesting about this one is that Louis himself, who gets accused of Uncle Tom-ism, looks dead serious about his music on this o...

The racial stuff is something you have to put up with if you are going to put up with if you are going to spend any time with videos and music of that era. Be glad we're better than that.

But, one thing to consider. Conee Boswell -- the one who solos here, and the musical sparkplug of the sister...

Definitely a faster tempo then the original Decca. Bands tended to speed up numbers as they became more familiar with them.

Great Irving Fazola clarinet on this one.

Interesting. Your remaster really brings out the drumming on this one, which in most of the innumerable pressings, you can barely hear.

It seems most of your 78s are English. Are you workiong from second-generation masters? If so, that makes what you are doing more outststanding.