Henry Busse Orchestra - Fiesta, 1931

Henry Busse und sein Orchester - Fiesta (L.Whitcup/ W.G.Samuels) Rumba-fox, Electrola 1931 (Germany)

NOTE: Henry BUSSE (born 1894 in Magdeburg, Germany; died 1955) was a jazz trumpeter known for work with sweet bands and big bands. He emigrated to the United States in 1916 where he found work playing trumpet in a movie theatre pit band. He formed his own band and toured the country ending up in San Francisco where they disbanded. In 1917 he was playing trumpet with the Frisco Jass Band and in 1918 he joined the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Busse was a major contributor to Whiteman's Orchestra. He co-composed several of the band's early hit songs including "Hot Lips" and "Wang Wang Blues" . In 1928, after mastering the English language, Busse began Henry Busse and the Shuffle Rhythm Band, which enjoyed great success in the '30s and '40s. This group which was more of a sweet dance band than a jazz band had a very successful career. Henry Busse and his Orchestra continued to record and perform up until his death in 1955. Busse died at an undertaker's convention at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee while he was playing with the Shuffle Rhythm Band.

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• 1930
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• Mexico
• Hot
• dance
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• sweet
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[barbcard]

Once again, bon voyage and hasta la vista. May it be a magnificent carnival. Let all of us know about your adventures!

[240252]

Thanks B! And - keep your fingers crossed for me!

[genia106]

My Dear Grzegorz,

I hope your vacation is a FABULOUS FIESTA from beginning to end!

Love the song! :-)

[240252]

Thank you Genia! The T. Project goes on! A bientot!

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on April 14, 1931, and originally released on [American] Victor 22678. The (uncredited) vocalist is Richard Barry, backed by a chorus of Busse's sidemen.

[240252]

Thank you for your detailed information. I don't have any access to Electrola archives and in the info that was available through the web, the recording date was 1930.

[fabrizzzio48]

Dedico esto a los 21 paises que hablan el romantico español

Thank Mr. 240252

[DouglasUrantia]

Nino Rota used this tune in Fellini's 81/2 in a beach dance scene. Now I know where he found it.....cool.

[fromthesidelines]

I appreciate your putting my additional information to good use, '240'. Sometimes, it's better to use an "established" reference work {say, one of Brian Rust's published discographies} than depend on a web site that might have acquired "second-hand" information. The Electrola (and Victor) labels usually didn't give credit to vocalists in orchestras at the time, often referring to them as "vocal refrain" ["mit Refrain-gesang"] or "vocal chorus".