AL BOWLLY - ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET

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with THE ALDWYCH PLAYERS, directed by Jay Wilbur - (the name of the band is a pseudo for Howard Godfrey and his orch.) .

THE ALDWYCH PLAYERS : Howard Godfrey dir. probably : Harry Thompson-t-tb/Eddie Schultz-t/Bob Kane-Alex Mitchell-tb/Harry Carter-cl-ss-as-vn/Charles Smith-ts/Bill Taylor-cl-bar/Sid Rubens-vn/Alex Blackford or Eddie Grasse-p/bj/Jimmy Clark-bb-sb/ Harry Francis-d/Al Bowlly-v.
London, August 2nd, 1930.

Victory 253 (7")
mx 945-1

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Music

Tags:

• Howard Godfrey
• Al Bowlly
• Fox-Trot
• shellac record
• 78 rpm
• 1930
• Jimmy McHugh
• Dorothy Fields

[swingyoucats]

A delightful miniature -- just when we're expecting an outchorus (perhaps with a hot solo on the bridge?) the arrangement, of necessity, comes to a somewhat abrupt stop. But a great deal of music in 7" indeed! Thanks for posting this . . .

[lindyhoppers]

@swingyoucats

Unfortunately for us, to expect to hear more of Al or a solo, due to the small size of the disc the arrangement comes to a stop. These small records for kids had circa 2 minutes available on each side, and in this case maybe there wasn't enough grooves space to add another chorus. But a delightful miniature indeed, as you said!

[muscleco]

Brian Rusts book says it's Godfrey's band, and it certainly sounds like it. Bowlly was with Godfrey's band at the time. Even the recording sounds like a Piccadilly master, rather than a Crystalate which were very rough, so maybe some inter-company deals were going on at the time. Maybe Crystalate's cutting-lathe had fallen to bits :-)

[lindyhoppers]

@muscleco

yes, anything could have been happened between companies at that time, I just reported what Ray Pallett has written on this recording. Let's consider also that Al in need of money recorded for just any company could offer him a recording session...

[mikelavocah]

@lindyhoppers, thanks for this charming track, it was especially nice to see the record label.

@davidglow, on the AVID Al Bowlly compilation ('The Essental Collection') they list "Dancing with tears in my eyes" on the same date (2.8.30) with "The Aldwych Players directed by Howard Godfrey".

[seerider45]

Amazing record !! but quite good !! *****

[davidglow3]

Not 100%,but l think it is Howard Godfry and his Waldorfians,who played in the Aldwych district of London.They are moonlighting from the Piccadilly record label