1930's Dance Band - Mantovani

Mantovani as you've never seen him before, probably

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Music

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• 1930s
• dancebands
• mantovani
• music

[deejay830]

Well, I think he had an orchestra at the Hotel Metrople in 1928, but I'm not sure if it was actually his band. Then in 1930 he had an acclaimed debut as a concert violinist. In 1932 he formed his Tipica dance Orchestra

[RRPartington]

This puts modern so called "music" to shame and shows it up as the trash it really is. Look at the skill and talent on display here in the 1930s, how the hell can people actually enjoy the rubbish we get now?

[muscleco]

If only Mantovani could have stayed with this style :-)

[PacRimJim]

Sounds like a variation on Gershwin's Lady Be Good.

Talented musicians, probably classically trained, but the music is derivative, repetitious, and lacks the soul of first-rate jazz of the era.

Give me George and Ira any day.

[bobareebop]

Who knew Mantovani could swing (sort of)? Very cool and interesting.

[satguru]

My late grandpa Ivor Mairants finished his band career with Mantovani in the 70s while with all the others from the 1920s onwards. I've found a couple of archive clips of him around the same time but Mantovani was going strong for well over 40 years, I went to see them rehearse at the BBC once in the 70s.

[3investigators]

I just love this! Thanks for posting.

[jd03150]

I could not agree more. The Mantovani style came to be quite saccharine and insipid, something this is definitely not. He obviously had some great musicians; such a shame to waste them on the trash he turned out later.

[PandaStoleMyPuppies]

the drums

[formiggini]

A very unusual AND good recording by this artist. A full string/saloon orchestra and a hell of an drummer - what a band! Thany you so much!!!!

[humanist7117]

Unusual orchestra configuration!