Introducing The Savoy Hotel Orpheans, NOT FOR SALE - Columbia CO 29

A fascinating advertisment for the Savoy Orpheans produced for Columbia in 1931. This disc features a lovely backing label. Norman Long narrates this disc. Many thanks go to Peter Wallace for the information and some of the photos!

The song in question is "YOU ARE MY HEART'S DELIGHT" (Dein ist mein ganzes Herz)
From the Operetta "Das Land des Lächelns" (1929) (Franz Lehár / English Lyrics: Harry Graham)

THE SAVOY HOTEL ORPHEANS

Carroll Gibbons, p, a, dir / Bill Shakespeare, Billy Higs, t / Don Macaffer, tb / Laurie Payne, cl, as, bar / Howard Jacobs, as / George Smith, ts / Reg Leopold, vn / Hugo Rignold, vn / Harry Jacobson, p / Jack Evetts, sb / Bert Thomas, g / Rudy Starita, x, d / Norman Long, v.

London, 29th October, 1931

Category:

Music

Tags:

• bill shakespeare
• billy higs
• don macaffer
• laurie payne
• howard jacobs
• george smith
• reg leopold
• harry jacobson
• jack evetts

[iainr222]

What a little gem from a bygone era . It's almost like something one would find in a time capsule sealed up 81 years ago !

[mojoman4147]

@iainr222 pretty much - I love these advertisments for bands!

[spannerworks1]

HI Johnnie,

Wow what a find and so clear - I have a colleague at work Jackie who revealed to me she likes Gibby - I must let her know about you posting. as you know I have a few LPs of Gibby.

Warm regards

Richard

[mojoman4147]

@spannerworks1 Yes, please let her know!

[davidglow3]

Actually this record did get released about one month after your not for sale disc appeared..It sold very well.Also they did not move to Columbia,but Gibbons was persuaded by The Savoy Hotel to return to England and form a new band..Columbia offered the new band a contract to co-incide with the new residency at the Savoy..This is Gibbon's best band with Howard Jacobs co-leader..Jacobs left for Australia in late 1932 and the band became much more quiet an sweet in style after that

[mojoman4147]

@davidglow3 I forgot to ask, I have only ever seen this for sale as this version, what was the commercial release?

[iainr222]

Another one worth a peek is a 1930 movie trailer now on YouTube " King of Jazz: The Boys Of The Band" re the Paul Whiteman Orch (just post Bix) with a short Venuti-Lang duet the highlight.

[ThePeaceableKingdom]

Love the cartoon fanfare at the begining!

[Panachord]

I've got the Savoy Hotel Orpheans version of "You are my Heart's Delight" and I'll put it on a compilation I'm planning of these early SHO discs. It's a purely instrumental version if memory serves me right. Howard Jacobs only went to Australia in 1936. After leaving the Savoy, Howard formed a band for the Berkeley Hotel (part of the Savoy group).

[jurek46pink]

@mojoman4147

My best greetings !

[mojoman4147]

@jurek46pink Thanks, I've updated the video information