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Very nice up tempo version with great solos by Joe Sullivan, p; Irving Fazola, cl; and Eddie Miller, ts; with Ray Bauduc,d; and Bob Haggart, sb; driving the rhythm. this and the Benny Goodman version help show how the tune went from from a slow ballad as a show tune to a medium up swing that lead...

Nice to hear 2 excellent California Ramblers, Adrian Rollini, bass sax, opening phrase, running bass line, and first solo after vocal, and Chelsea Quealey, brief trumpet fills, with a fine British band.

Very nice early thirties popular "sweet" band recording. According to Brian Rust's American Dance Band discography, Ozzie's band for this session had two famous jazz musicians, Charlie Spivak on trumpet and Jack Teagarden on trombone

This comes from after 1942. The banjo could Marvin "Smoky" Montgomery. He was a key figure in the band from 1936 on.

Very nice. Early western swing from some pioneers. Sept. 30, 1935 w. Darrell Kirkpatrick, f [later w. Hi Flyers}, June Whalen, g [original member of Bob Wills' Texas Playboys 1933} Leon Huff, vcl-g [ w. Bob Wills in 1942}, Ray Lunday, st g; Cliff Wells, tbj; Pancho Galvan, sb; Pappy O'Daniel ldr...

According to imdb.com and The Complete Directory of Prime Time...TV Shows 1946-2003, this comes from the 7th episode of a 13 episode syndicated TV series from 1955 called Show Time at the Apollo, one of the rare chances to spotlight jazz and r&b performers. Apollo emcee and bandleader Willie Brya...

Such fun. An excellent version of this classic tune

This could be a 1950s British reissue of the 1920s side. Albert Wynn was a very interesting trombonist who played a lot in Chicago and Milwaukee in the 1920s. He traveled to Europe with Sam Wooding in the late 1920s and early 1930s and recorded there. He also recorded with Ma Rainey, and Richard...

From second session after Hamp left Benny Goodman for his own big band. Uses men from Hamp's band including Ray Perry , vln; Marshal Royal cl; Irving Ashby, g; Sir Charles Thompson, p, and Lester Young's brother Lee on d. Recorded in Hollywood.

This is a fine 1939 Sy Oliver arrangement of "Mandy Make Up Your Mind" another 1920s pop tune recorded by Clarence Williams Blue Five in 1924. Brian Rust's Jazz Records shows 9 jazz versions of this before 1942 and only 6 of Irving Berlin's Mandy tune.