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New Transfer of Knoxville, Summer of 1915 27 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
I had a request for a reup of the first recording of Samuel Barber's Knoxville, Summer of 1915, and decided to do a new transfer instead. My first attempt was done in the early months of this blog, an...
Early Gisele MacKenzie 19 Aug 2013 | 06:06 am
The reaction to my recent Gisele MacKenzie post on my other blog surprised me. Far more people like Gisele than I realized. Most of you probably like her more than I do! With so much latent interest ...
Mood Ellington 15 Aug 2013 | 04:52 am
Duke Ellington is one of my favorite musicians, but I have never posted anything by him here because his output is well known. I did want him represented so I chose this 10-inch LP from an underrated ...
Ray Anthony and Swing Fox Trots 12 Aug 2013 | 05:51 am
I've featured many dance bands of the 1950s, but never one of the most popular, Ray Anthony's ensemble. Some of Anthony's records have been reissued, but not this one, as far as I know. This is one o...
The Mary Kaye Trio 7 Aug 2013 | 05:11 am
The Mary Kaye Trio was a staple of Las Vegas nightlife for many years. Mary Kaye herself was an expressive singer with a superb voice. Those skills are in evidence here as well, although they are subo...
Kathryn Grayson in Grounds for Marriage 29 Jul 2013 | 02:52 am
Here we go again with one of our obscure soundtrack LPs, once again featuring Kathryn Grayson. In 1951's Grounds for Marriage, Grayson plays an opera singer, which she reputedly wanted to be in real ...
Van Kempen Conducts Brahms 27 Jul 2013 | 04:40 am
Here's another release from American Decca's budget 4000 Series from the early 1950s, which I am presenting here occasionally. Van Kempen Much of Decca's classical output at the time originated with...
Stubby Kaye 23 Jul 2013 | 06:05 am
If the name "Stubby Kaye" does not sound familiar, you probably are not a fan of old musicals or an American of a certain age who grew up with the television on. These days, Kaye is best known for hi...
Larry Adler in Vaughan Williams and Benjamin 21 Jul 2013 | 07:42 am
I just finished watching Genevieve, a marvelous old film from 1953 with score by the harmonica virtuoso Larry Adler. So this seems the right time to post a contemporaneous Adler recording that I trans...
Thirteenth Batch of Reups 3 Jul 2013 | 04:50 am
After doing twelve batches of reups, you would think all I have to offer would be available. But no, and so on we go to the thirteenth edition. Almost all of these are from the early days here, and s...
