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Track List: Roaring Twenties [Box]
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Disc 1:
- Whispering - Paul Whiteman And His Ambassador Orchestra
- Palesteena - Frank Crumit
- Kitten on the Keys - Zez Confrey
- Ain't We Got Fun - Van And Schenk
- Wabash Blues - Isham Jones And His Orchestra
- The Shiek of Araby - Rudy Wiedoeft's Californians
- In Old King Tutankhamen's Day - Sophie Tucker
- Yes! We Have No Bananas! - Billy Jones
- Does The Spearmint Lose It's Flavor On The Bedpost Overnight? - Billy Jones/Ernest Hare
- Fascinating Rhythm - Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra
Disc 2:
- Collegiate - Fred Waring And His Pennsylvanians
- Ukulele Lady - Vaughn DeLeath
- Poor Papa (He's Got Nuthin' At All) - Jack Smith
- Bye, Bye, Blackbird - George Olsen And His Music
- Crazy Words-Crazy Tune (Vo-Do-De-O) - Irving Aaronson And The Commanders
- Someone To Watch Over Me - George Gershwin
- Sunday - Jean Goldkettle And His Orchestra
- When My Baby Smiles At Me - Ted Lewis And His Orchestra
- At Sundown - Harry Reser's Cliquot Club Eskimos
- Side By Side - Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra
Disc 3:
- Charmaine - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadiens
- The Varsity Drag - George Olsen And His Music
- Ol' Man River - Paul Whitman And His Orchestra
- Sunshine - Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra
- Get Out And Get Under The Moon - Helen Kane
- Sonny Boy - Al Jolson
- You're The Cream In My Coffee - Ted Weems And His Orchestra
- Sweethearts On Parade - Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadiens
- (I Got A Woman Crazy For Me) She's Funny That Way - Ben Bernie And His Orchestra
- Makin' Whoopie - Eddie Cantor
Disc 4:
- My Time Is Your Time - Rudy Vallee
- On With The Dance - Ben Pollack And His Orchestra
- Tip-Toe Through The Tulips With Me - Nick Lucas
- Falling In Love Again - Marlene Dietrich
- All I Want Is Just One (Girl) - Gus Arnheim's Cocoanut Grove Orchestra
- Puttin' On The Ritz - Fred Astaire
- You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me - Maurice Chevalier
- Stardust - Isham Jones And His Orchestra
- Cheerful Little Earful - Vincent Lopez And His Orchestra
- Casa Loma Stomp - Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
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Album Details: Roaring Twenties [Box]
- Release Date:
- 06/24/1997
- Label:
- Compendia
- UPC:
- 015095140029
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| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Along with bathtub gin and an ever-rising stock market, another reason we think of the 1920s as a decade of excitement is the music, so much of which seems to have been performed at a foxtrot. This 40-song sampler certainly supports that impression, as the tempo rarely slows. And when it does, the music doesn't become subtle; it's either comic, as in Eddie Cantor's performance of "Makin' Whoopee," or melodramatic, as in Al Jolson's "Sonny Boy." But even those are exceptions -- for the most part, a series of dance bands, led by Paul Whiteman, Isham Jones, Fred Waring, George Olsen, Irving Aaronson, Jean Goldkette, Ted Lewis, Guy Lombardo, Vincent Lopez, Ted Weems, Ben Bernie, and Glen Gray, among others, breezes through sprightly tunes, sometimes leaving space for a singer to take a chorus. Many of the songs remain familiar and help define the campy style of the era: "Ain't We Got Fun?," "The Sheik of Araby," "Yes We Have No Bananas," "The Varsity Drag," "You're the Cream in My Coffee," and "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips With Me." There are also a few that have survived as standards, ennobling the names of their composers, such as the Gershwins' "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Someone to Watch Over Me," Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's "Ol' Man River," and Richard A. Whiting and Neil Moret's "(I Got a Woman Crazy for Me) She's Funny That Way." Nick Lucas' "Tip-Toe Through the Tulips With Me." In the cases of songs that were not chart-toppers, often the biggest hit version is included, or the performer is one closely associated with the song, such as George Gershwin performing a piano rendition of his own "Someone to Watch Over Me." But this is not by any means the 40 1920s songs that were the most popular in their day, or that have proven the most long-lived since; it's a sampler. In fact, curiously enough, the last seven tracks all date from 1930, a fact the brief annotations fully acknowledge. These recordings tend to feature movie stars like Maurice Chevalier and Marlene Dietrich rather than recording stars. Things were hardly roaring by then, and in songs like "Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" and "Stardust," that frantic tempo finally slows down. - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Pros: A Wonderful Collection
Cons: hahahahahah only the ignorant will say anything against this.
This set of cds is a rare find for anyone who has an ear for real music. Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians alone is a real pleasure to hear. There isn't a loser in the bunch.