Track Listing

1. My Papa Doesn't Two-Time No Time - Fletcher Henderson and His Orchestra
2. Blues in F - Mound City Blue Blowers
3. Rosy Cheeks - Ben Bernie's Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
4. Me and My Shadow - Scrappy Lambert
5. Soliloquy - Don Voorhees and His Orchestra
6. I'm More Than Satisfied - Larry Abbott and His Orchestra
7. Happy Rhythm - Musical Stevedores
8. Tip Toe Thru the Tulips - Fred Rich and His Orchestra
9. Blue Again - Marion Harris
10. Is That Religion? - Cab Calloway and His Orchestra
11. Goin to Town - Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
12. Jig Time - The Three Keys
13. Look What I've Got - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
14. Thank Heaven for You - Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees
15. The River's Takin' Care of Me - Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra
16. Here You Come With Love - Ted Lewis and His Band
17. I Never Knew - Chocolate Dandies
18. St. Louis Blues - Cliff Edwards with the Eton Boys
19. Mellow as a 'Cello - Joe Venuti and His Blue Four
20. Mary Lou - Mal Hallett and His Orchestra
21. Just One of Those Things - Garland Wilson
22. Shall We Dance - Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
23. China Boy - Gene Austin
24. Adam's Apple - Barney Rapp and His Orchestra
25. It Don't Mean a Thing - Roger Wolfe Kahn and His Orchestra

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50002 in Music
• Released on: 2006-02-21
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

I'm more than satisfied with this excellent anthology!
Rich Conaty created this disc (featuring rare gems from his huge collection of 78 RPM records) primarily as a membership premium for those supporting his excellent Sunday night (8-midnight ET) program on WFUV-FM in NYC and WFUV.org on the internet. Those who have never heard his show can now delve into his collection, and delight in these lovingly restored selections, most of which have never appeared on CD and a few of which have never been commercially available before, anywhere. This disc is an ideal sampler for those unfamiliar with 20s and 30s music and wish to get a basic overview--and it's a treat for collectors who revel in vintage esoterica. This compilation is bound to please anyone with either a passing or a consuming interest in vintage pop and jazz.

Of course, it will sound even better if you receive it as a membership premium in support of The Big Broadcast. (Full disclosure: I am a contributor to WFUV.) However you obtain it, this is one disc that you will listen to repeatedly and with great enjoyment. The only thing I must add is that a SECOND volume of Rich's priceless 78s will be available from Rivermont this Autumn. Life is good.

What A Perfect Combination
If there were a prize for the best CD of jazz and popular music of the 20s and 30s then this compilation by Rich Conaty, host of the New York Sunday night programme on WFUV-FM, would have to be a strong contender. Every track is a stand-out, and whilst most aficcionados will be familiar with some of the tracks, few (myself included) will have heard all of them before. The judicious programming of hot numbers with sweet, and small combos with orchestras, makes prolonged listening a pleasure. That is enhanced by the quality of the remastering, and the 16-page illustrated liner note provides a wealth of background information.

Great radio show; disappointing compilation
As a longtime fan of Rich Conaty's Sunday-night old-time-music show on WFUV radio, I'm sorry to say I found this compilation something of a disappointment. Of course, Conaty -- who lives for this sort of music -- obviously spent a great deal of time and care selecting these 25 tunes, and an accompanying little booklet makes clear his affection for each one of them. But I found too many instrumentals for my taste, too much jazz, and (except for my particular favorite, "The River's Takin' Care of Me") too few songs that left me humming them afterward. And be warned, you get a lot of record hiss and static (although purists may relish this lack of engineering). I think you'd find a far better, more listenable collection of old-time music on, say, the double-CD soundtrack to the BBC's original "Pennies from Heaven" (admittedly, they're mostly hits, whereas Conaty's selections are more obscure) -- or, for that matter, a better selection on any typical Sunday's Big Broadcast on the radio. So buy this CD to show your support for Conaty and his terrific show, but don't expect to fall in love with the music.