Put on your Old Grey Bonnet -Casa Loma Orch.

Not a great example of this band, but I am posting it because it is one of the records that I rescued when clearing out the things my late Father had kept, and I remember him playing it and singing along with it to me as a child.
The orchestra was first assembled by Jean Goldkette, a French-born pianist, in Canada in 1927, but after losing many star players (who went on to become famous in their own right) to Paul Whiteman he re-organised it as "The Orange Blossoms" and secured work at The Casa Loma Hotel in Toronto.
In 1928, Glen Gray (one of his saxophonists, -full name Glen Gray Knoblaugh) took over and re-named the band after the hotel.
The orchestra under Gray went on performing, well into the 1940's, and became one of the "yardsticks" by which many of the early dance bands were measured.

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Music

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• Casa_Loma
• Jazz
• Swing
• 78rpm

[sunset777777]

This is real nice, but have you heard Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra do their version of Old Gray Bonnet? I like that one even better!

[MoleDFigg]

Hi Dinah,

Has the Claude Hopkins version been posted on YouTube?  I can't find it!

Thanks for your response,

Clive.

[JCJasion]

@sunset777777 - I met Claude in 1974. By that time he'd added some fine straight-ahead jazz chops to his playing. Bebop with a light, airy touch. Very elegant performer.

[JCJasion]

@hobiehippo - 1931 Brunswick version - They also recorded it for OKeh in 1930 - had a tuba in the rhythm section for the early recording. This one swings better, in my subjective opinion. But don't take my word for it. Think for yourselves.

[sammckinstry]

Great recording. Exciting swing and great precision in the playing...was that Hutchenrider on clarinet?

[phredl]

They must have liked it they recorded it twice.

[RatPfink66]

"Not a great example"?! Pshaw! :D Not too many bands in 1931 could swing like this - or were allowed to.

[KDevine53]

what other song was playing

[hoteldennis]

I love this version.

[hobiehippo]

thats freakin funny especially since i heard the wolf just sing it in Little Red Riding Hare (bugs bunny) man this must be from the late 20s

[theBaron0530]

Takes me back to many a Warner Bros. cartoon....

[HenryHallsGuestNight]

"Not a great example of this band"

Disagree. This is the only CL 78rpm that I have, and it's nice to hear excellent music so well played with totally different hisses and crackles to my version!!

Thanks for posting it!