Carla Normand Love is Good For Anything Royal Society Jazz Orchestra

The full title is "Love is Good For Anything That Ails You"

Classic British dance tune from the mid 1930s. This number has become a signature tune for Carla Normand and the Royal Society Jazz Orchestra.

A personal note: The Gleneagles Resort Hotel and Golf Club, in Scotland, is famous as one of the world's first "destination resorts". It hosted Bush and the G-8 summit a couple of years ago. It was created in 1919 by Scottish Railways in order to lure tourism and rail service (there's a station on the grounds). Part of the land it currently occupies was farmed by my great-grandfather until he died in a farming accident in 1884, leaving his widow and children to emigrate to America. The 17th C stone farmhouse of 'Middle Third' still stands and is independent of the hotel property.

Some years ago I purchased a CD compilation of British dance bands, and lo and behold, there was a track with this song, performed in 1936 by 'The Gleneagles Hotel Orchestra'. I was thrilled! -- but I already knew this song from Royal Society Jazz Orchestra.

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• Carla
• Normand
• Love
• Is
• Good
• For
• Anything
• That
• Ails
• You
• Royal
• Society
• Jazz
• Orchestra

[767373jae]

Nasty version!

[Bobchai]

@767373jae : I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[tdub1941]

Delish! 5 STARS!

Love it!

RagJazzMonkey Tom

[Bobchai]

tdub1941: Cheers!

[allshookup77]

Just love that big band sound! This orchestra did a wonderful job on this song and Carla vocals were terrific! This was a terrific swinging tune Bob, I enjoyed it! ... FrAnK (★★★★★)

[Bobchai]

allshookup77: We have not corresponded in ages.  Thanks for the the nice comments! I'll come visit you sometime!

[BardCoennius]

This is the original stock arrangement released when the song was first published.

I have always envied the people who got to play with this group. One of my favorite festival acts since I first heard them in Sacrament0 in '93. Not as young as they were - and Don definitely looks like he's been enjoying Carla's cooking - but they can still swing hard.

[pili2255]

Fantastic!!!

Gaby.

[IrridescentDragonfly]

I absolutely love this!!

They just don't make music like they used to. : )

[thewildandthenerdy09]

Go Mr.Storar!!!! WHOOO!!!!! 

Such a beautiful place to play.