Track Listing

1. Remarkable Girl - Country Washburne, Ted Weems
2. I Wanna Be Loved by You - Vaughn DeLeath
3. Don't Wake Me up Let Me Dream - Howard Lanin
4. What Do I Care What Somebody Said? - Jan Garber, Carole Warren
5. Miss Anabelle Lee (Who's Wonderful, Who's Marvelous)
6. Happy Days Are Here Again - Ben Selvin
7. There's Too Many Eyes - Art Jarrett, Ted Weems
8. Your the One I Care For - Elmer Feldkamp, Bert Lown
9. I Found a Million Dollar Baby (In a Five and Ten Cent Store)
10. On a Night Like This - Howard Lanin
11. Shine - Jesse Stafford
12. Broadway Melody - Ben Selvin Orchestra
13. Who's Your Little Who-Zis! - Ben Selvin Orchestra
14. Me and the Man in the Moon - Ambassadors, Frank Sylvano
15. You're the Cream in My Coffee - Ambassadors, Frank Sylvano
16. 'Leven-Thirty Saturday Night - Ambrose Orchestra, Sam Brown
17. Who's Sorry Now? - Green Brothers Novelty Band
18. Girl of My Dreams - Kenny Sargent
19. When Eyes of Blue Are Foolin' You - Howard Lanin
20. What a Day - Parker Gibbs, Ted Weems
21. Somebody Loves Me - Henry Lange
22. She's Got It - Parker Gibbs, Ted Weems & His Orchestra
23. Rainy Weather Rose - Irving Kaufman, Adrian Schubert & His Salon Orchestra
24. Red Headed Baby - Gene Kardos, Dick Robertson

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6044 in Music
• Released on: 2000-02-15
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great music but alot of surface noise
The Ted Weems Orchestra has heavy representation on this CD. His songs sound as if they were recorded off a radio - too much tinny cymbals, speaker vibrations and hisses. Can't modern technology eliminate the noise? The songs are great. I love #18 - "Girl of My Dreams" recorded by the Blue Steel Orchestra. It is incredibly poignant and beautiful. Overall 5 stars for the songs, but 3 stars for reproduction.

Dance music before the Big Band era
ORIGINAL DANCE MUSIC OF THE 1920's & 1930's has quite a few perennial favorites on it, like: "I Wanna Be Loved By You," "Happy Days Are Here Again," "I Found A Million Dollar Baby," "Broadway Melody," "Who's Your Little Who Zis," "You're THe Cream In My Coffee" and "Who's Sorry Now?"

Unlike the swing orchestras of a decade later that had distinguishable styles, there was a certain homogeneity to Roaring '20s hot dance bands, and that is apparent from these 24 sides. Many of the musicians who appear in these older recordings later worked for the most famous 1940s big bands. One example is Benny Goodman, barely out of his teens, who is among the ensemble playing "I Found A Million Dollar Baby." Undoubtedly, Glenn Miller and the Dorseys are here, as well.

Liner notes are insufficient. The album's back cover lists titles and recording dates only. ORIGINAL DANCE MUSIC should please any fan of pre-big band tunes willing to overlook lack of details and some source material in less-than-pristine condition.

PLAYLIST --
(3:03) Remarkable Girl - Ted Weems Orch (v/Country Washburn)
(3:14) I Wanna Be Loved By You - Broadway Nitelites (v/Vaughn DeLeath)
(2:49) Don't Wake Me Up Let Me Dream - Howard Lanin Orch
(3:07) What Do I Care What Somebody Said - Jan Garber Orch (v/C Warren)
(2:40) Miss Anabelle Lee - Mike Speciale Orch (v/Billy Carola)
(3:22) Happy Days Are Here Again - Ben Selvin Orch
(3:10) There's Too Many Eyes - Ted Weems Orch (v/Art Jarrett)
(3:22) You're The One I Care For - Bert Lown Orch (v/Elmer Feldkamp)
(3:23) I Found A Million Dollar Baby - Frank Auburn Orch
(2:45) On A Night Like This - Howard Lanin Orch
(2:59) Shine - Jesse Stafford Orch
(2:40) Broadway Melody - Ben Selvin Orch
(3:14) Who's Your Little Who Zis - Ben Selvin Orch
(3:22) Me And The Man In The Moon - Ambassadors (v/Frank Salvano)
(2:49) You're The Cream In My Coffee - Ambassadors (v/Frank Salvano)
(2:51) 'Leven-Thirty Saturday Night - Ambrose Orch (v/Sam Brown)
(3:00) Who's Sorry Now? - Green Brothers Novelty Orch
(3:27) Girl Of My Dreams - Blue Steele Orch (v/Kenny Sargent)
(2:48) When Eyes Of Blue Are Foolin' You - Howard Lanin Orch
(3:13) What A Day - Ted Weems Orch (v/Parker Gibbs)
(3:18) Somebody Loves Me - Henry Lange Baker Hotel Orch
(2:40) She's Got It - Ted Weems Orch (v/Parker Gibbs)
(3:00) Rainy Weather Rose - Adrian Schubert & his Salon Orch (v/Irving Kaufman)
(2:51) Red Headed Baby - Gene Kardos Orch (v/Dick Robertson)
TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 73:07

That Hebden Sound
I recently bought this "Swing Time" CD as part of an eBay shopping spree. (I know, "fool me once," etc.) I saw that the disc had rave reviews here, and so I was willing to take a chance. Plus there were numbers on it that greatly appealed to me. ("Miss Annabelle Lee" by Mike Speciale was the clincher.) Well, I'm afraid the disc has that "Hebden touch"--that tell-tale sound of digital hedge trimmers above the music. Being more confident and resourceful now in the thick of middle age, I immediately ripped the disc to my hard drive and equalized it in Wavepad (though I imagine Audacity would work well also), cutting all frequencies above 4600 hz. I have to say that except for the one or two that were processed beyond recall (with that lovely underwater digital sound), I managed to create a quite listenable disc. No more loud, screeching, piercing digital noise.

Mr. Hebden always finds such delightful, rare records--and vandalizes them. Good stuff here, hence two stars rather than one. Still, I can't recommend this CD unless you are willing to re-equalize out the higher frequencies and you particularly wish to hear some of the selections.