Rivermont Records: Isham Jones - Shadows on the Swanee (BSW-1159)

ISHAM JONES AND HIS ORCHESTRA
Shadows on the Swanee (1932-1934)
Rivermont BSW-1159

Isham Jones, that famous songwriter and bandleader of the 1920s and 1930s, is still widely regarded as having led one of the finest orchestras of the dance band era: sophisticated, elegant, innovative, and thoroughly danceable. The Jones orchestra was at its peak in the early 1930s when these recordings were made, but the economic depression meant that the records sold poorly, and today they are sought-after collector's items. This disc collects 23 of Isham Jones's best records from 1932-1934, most previously unavailable on LP or CD, and adds two recently discovered and previously unissued private recordings of the Jones band in 1933. Vocals by Eddie Stone, Charles French, Frank Sylvano, Rita Smith, and Joe Martin. Exemplary remastering that preserves the crispness and presence of these pioneering "high fidelity" recordings. Includes a 16-page illustrated booklet with notes by Kurt Weisbecker and a complete discography.

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1.		One Little Word Led to Another
2.		Music Music Everywhere
3.		Always In My Heart
4.		What Would Happen to Me If Something Happened to You
5.		There's Nothing Left to Do But Say Goodbye
6.		Down a Carolina Lane
7.		I Do!
8.		It's Sunday Down in Caroline
9.		Something Seems to Tell Me
10.		It Isn't Fair
11.		I Couldn't Tell Them What to Do
12.		Shadows on the Swanee
13.		Down a Long, Long Road
14.		To-morrow (My Honey's Comin' Home)
15.		This Time It's Love
16.		Ain't-Cha Glad?
17.		Sittin' On a Log (Pettin' My Dog)
18.		Roll Out of Bed With a Smile
19.		Got the Jitters
20.		Over Somebody Else's Shoulder (I Fell In Love With You)
21.		Neighbors
22.		I Ain't Lazy, I'm Just Dreamin'
23.		Blue Lament (Cry for Me)
24.		Under a Blanket of Blue [Previously unreleased]
25.		Nobody's Sweetheart Now [Previously unreleased]

Credits:
Liner notes: Kurt Weisbecker / Source recordings: Adam Dubin, Kurt Weisbecker / Transfers and digital remastering: Bryan Wright / Photographs: Vince Giordano, Bryan Wright / Cover art: Joe Busam