"Dein ist mein ganzes Herz !" ... Jazzy & in French....Tom Waltham & Son Jazz ! (1930)

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This is an unusual version of the classic "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" from the Franz Lehar operetta "Das Land des Lächelns"... The best known version is of course the one by Richard Tauber, who also starred in the first movie adaptation of the operetta in 1930. "Das Land des Lächelns" was also a tremendous succes in France where the famed song became known as "Je t'ai donné mon coeur" (I gave you my heart / English version : You are my heart's delight).

This recording features "Dein ist mein ganzes Herz" as a slowfox performed by Tom Waltham and his orchestra with vocals by Georges Tabet who went on the form the famous Pills & Tabet duo together with Jacques Pills. His singing style would change considerably over the next years...

More information on "Das Land des Lächelns" can be found here with links to French and English pages :
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Land_des_L%C3%A4chelns

Unfortunately I have very little information on the Tom Waltham orchestra except that he was an English bandleader who first appeared on the stage in France in 1919 and remained active there until the early 1930s... His band was also known as "Tom Waltham & his Ad Libs". A famous musician in his band was Franco-American musician, composer and arranger Léo Arnaud (1904-91).

The video features sheet music of popular operettas.

About the record :

Pathé
X. 96083/ mx. 301343

Paris,
1930

Record in quite used condition,

This record was recorded with an Ortofon Om78cartridge and stylus. The equalization (Westrex) and restoration was done as truthfully as possible

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[Londonfogey]

Fantastic! Thanks!

[bluexxg]

esto lo cantaba Richard Tauber con sentimentalidad insuperable en disco..por cierto,no siempre bien digitalizado

[camille885]

Une vraie rareté! D'abord parce-que c'est la première fois que j'entends cette chanson en version "jazz". Ensuite parce-qu'entendre Tabet sans Pills avant leur séparation de 1939 est plutôt très rare! On a l'impression qu'il force sa voix sur cet enregistrement. Enfin parce-que la version française du "Pays du Sourire" date de 1932, et qu'apparement cette version date d'avant!

Merci!