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THE BIG BROADCAST, Volume 4
Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s
Rivermont BSW-1148
The fourth in Rivermont's popular Big Broadcast series, this CD features a variety of excellent jazz, dance band, and vocal recordings of the 1920s and 1930s selected by Rich Conaty, host of the long-running vintage music radio program The Big Broadcast heard Sunday evenings on WFUV-FM in New York City. Many of these rare selections are making their first appearance on compact disc. Conaty provides insightful introductions to each recording in the enclosed 16-page full-color illustrated booklet. |
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| Click on the buttons to hear full-quality audio samples of selected tracks. |
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| 1. |
| Ja-Da | Arthur Fields |
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| 'Tain't Nobody's Biz-ness if I Do | Chas. A Matson's Creole Serenaders |
| 3. |  | Jig Walk | Ipana Troubadours |
| 4. | | Rhythm Step | Fred Elizalde |
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| Thou Swell | Johnny Johnson and His Statler Pennsylvanians |
| 6. | | Ready for the River | Emerson Gill and His Bamboo Garden Orchestra |
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| Angel | Johnny Marvin |
| 8. | | As Long as We Are in Love | Fred Rich and His Orchestra |
| 9. |  | Something to Live For | Nat Shilkret and The Victor Orchestra |
| 10. | | Have a Little Faith in Me | Seger Ellis |
| 11. |  | The Talk of the Town | Benny Meroff and His Orchestra |
| 12. | | The One I Love Just Can't Be Bothered with Me | Annette Hanshaw |
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| Happy Feet | The Mariners Trio |
| 14. | | A Bench in the Park | Harry Hudson's Melody Men |
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| You Try Somebody Else | Kate Smith |
| 16. | | Crosby, Columbo and Vallee | Dick Robertson |
| 17. |  | Please | Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees |
| 18. | | Here Lies Love | Roy Fox and His Band |
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| California, Here I Come | Claude Hopkins and His Orchestra |
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| Heebie Jeebies | The Three Keys |
| 21. |  | Get Hot Foot | Hans Bund mit Seinem Tanz-Orchester |
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| What a Difference a Day Made | Freddy Martin and His Orchestra |
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| Mystery | Joe Venuti and His Blue Four |
| 24. | | Sweet Sue -- Just You | Don Redman and His Orchestra |
| 25. |
| Look Who's Here | Ben Bernie and His Orchestra |
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Credits:
Compilation and liner notes: Rich Conaty / Source recordings: Rich Conaty, Anthony and Elizabeth Mangiaracina, John Leifert, Roy Evans, Roger Robles, Bob Merchant, and Bryan S. Wright / Transfers and remastering: Adrian Cosentini, Audio Transformations, LLC / Photographs: Vince Giordano Collection, Bryan S. Wright, and Library of Congress
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