The Japanese Sandman - 1920

This record at least 89 years old

Paul Whitemans first recording is by far my most favorite songs performed by his orchestra. In this time was where Dance bands were modified military style bands playing ragtime and blues songs by the book (Joseph C. Smith orchestra) and smaller groups full of a new sound that was too tart for most list ringers (original Dixieland Jazz Band. Paul Whiteman brought sooth sweet sound to the tart early jazz arrangements and swiped the blandness of the early dance bands. This sweet smooth music would appeal to the masses but Paul Whiteman didnt know this when he recorded. Every instrument and the arrangement was like a high school talent show, it was new and untested. It is an excellent recording that soon become a hit.

Won't you stretch imagination for the moment and come with me
Let us hasten to a nation lying over the western sea
Hide behind the cherry blossoms here's a sight that will please your eyes
There's a baby with a lady of Japan singing lullabies
Night winds breath her sighs


There's the Japanese Sandman
sneaking on with the dew
just an old second hand man
He'll buy your old day from you
he will take every sorrow
of the day that is through
and he'll give you tomorrow
just to start a life anew
then you'll be a bit older
in the dawn when you wake
and you'll be a bit bolder
with the new day you make
There's the Japanese Sandman
trade him silver for gold
just an old second hand man
trading new days for old.


Just as silent as we came we'll leave the land of the painted fan
Wander lightly or you'll wake the little people of old Japan
May repose and pleasant dreaming be their share while the hours are small
Like an echo of the song I hear the Japanese Sandman
call new days near for all
There's the Japanese(repeat chous)


Title:The Japanese Sandman
Label:Batwing Black
Composer:Richard Whiting & by Raymond B. Egan
Recorded:08.19.1920
Artist:Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra
Record Number: 18690 - A
Format: Acoustically Recorded 78 RPM Record
Technical issues:
no Equalization curve, Turntable Speed 73


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Recorded in Shiprock New Mexico Saturday, May 30, 2009 on a TTUSB ION turntable.

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[pax41]

Interesting feature on the photo. Are you using a mac?

[Zefrenm]

I'm using an old Windows XP machine with MAGIX Movie Edit Pro 15 as an Video Editor

[Soulthinker2007]

I also heard that song in the series Boardwalk Empire.

[TulseLuper]

This was recently used in Terry Gilliam's wonderful film The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, starring the late Heath Ledger.

[SonsOfLiberty65]

except my second comment the intro is totally badass

[SonsOfLiberty65]

forget everything i just said including my blessing i found a way sweeter version

[SonsOfLiberty65]

God damn the intro to this song is so bad ass!

[SonsOfLiberty65]

@Zefrenm god bless you! this is the best version of this song!

[jadog31]

I picked this record up an Antique Store in an old record album with 8 records in it! All

78 records. Kids, not like me, don't appreciate this music anymore.

[78smusicman]

My favorite Whiteman song and better than the electric or coral recordings he did later !!

[Corrie121]

Thank you for sharing this great post.

[LennonForever38]

I love this record. Thank you very much for posting. I found this 78 for a few years but 6 months ago it broke do to poor manufacturing of record books. I looked for it on CD but yet have to find it =/