Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 2 of 15, Side 1
Date Created1937-06-29-1937-08-03
GenreJazz
GenreJazz radio programs
GenreSwing (Music)
GenreClarinet with jazz ensemble
Note(s)Connor DR (Donald R.) Benny Goodman Listen to His Legacy. Scarecrow Press; 1988, pages 69-72.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of ContentsBGR0011-S1-P1, Track 1:“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network, 29 June 1937, Los Angeles
Benny Goodman, clt; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, tpt; Red Ballard, Murray McEachem, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig, as; Art Rollini, Vido Musso, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allan Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d. Betty Vam, voc. TRIO: Benny Goodman, clt; Teddy Wison, p; Gene Krupa, d. QUARTET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Krupa, d.
0.10: Let’s Dance (theme) & announcements
2:03: Alexander’s Ragtime Band
3:49: Commercial
4:17: Peckin’
7:51: Announcements
8:31: Sweet Leilani - TRIO
10:43: Commercial
11:23: Stompin’ At The Savoy - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus
13:57: Announcements
14:13: Avalon - QUARTET, plus orchestra in coda (LP: M-G-M airchecks album, et al)
16:58: Down On The Farm - voc guest Rufe Davis, orchestra in coda - NO BG
20:54: Commercial
21:55: When It’s Sleepy Time Down South (LP: M-G-M airchecks album, et al)
24:25: Announcements
24:50: Sing, Sing, Sing
28:20: Announcements & Good-Bye (theme) & conclusion, announcements & commercial
NOTE: Acquisition of the full transcription of this broadcast assigns “When It’s Sleepy Time Down South” correctly. It is listed in BG - On the Record under the date of 3 June 1937 erroneously. The 3 June 1937 date was given to me by Bill Savory, the CBS engineer whose acetates were used to master the M-G-M and Columbia airchecks albums. Additional corrections will be noted in succeeding listings herein, as these full transcriptions reassign dates supplied to me by Savory.
A one-minute interval of blank tape precedes the next transfer- tightened up for CO.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network, 6 July 1937, Los Angeles
Benny Goodman, clt; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, tpt; Red Ballard, Murray McEachem, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig, as; Art Rollini, Vido Musso, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allan Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d. Betty Vam, voc. TRIO: Benny Goodman, clt; Teddy Wison, p; Gene Krupa, d. QUARTET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Krupa, d.
31:17: Let’s Dance (theme) & announcements
32:39: Blue Skies
35:09: Commercial
35:39: Swingtime In The Rockies
38:26: Announcements
38:43: Body And Soul - TRIO
41:37: Commercial
42:02: It’s A Long Way To Tipperary - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus - NO BG
44:18: Announcements
44:23: The Campbells “Camels” Are Coming - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus - NO BG
45:17: Announcements
45:28: A Handful Of Keys - QUARTET
48:03: Would God I Were the Tender Apple Blossom - voc guest Victor Moore, accompanied by Wilson, p - segue to full orchestra rendtion - NO BG
52:57: Commercial
53:45: Can’t We Be Friends?
56:25: Announcements
56:38: Bugle Call Rag
59:38: Announcements; Good-Bye (theme) & commercial & announcements
NOTE: For the reason cited in the explanation following the broadcast of 29 June 1937, “A Handful Of Keys” is reassigned from the date entered in BG - On The Record to this broadcast, 6 July 1937. Note, too, that the Reynolds ET transferred here M-G-M aircheck albums contains this performance of “Bugle Call Rag,” transferred from the Columbia LP. That transfer omits the skip-and-repeat, which either was edited out, or originally was from another source ET.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network, 13 July 1937, Los Angeles
Benny Goodman, clt; Harry James, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, tpt; Red Ballard, Murray McEachem, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, George Koenig, as; Art Rollini, Vido Musso, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Allan Reuss, g; Harry Goodman, b; Gene Krupa, d. Betty Vam, voc. TRIO: Benny Goodman, clt; Teddy Wison, p; Gene Krupa, d. QUARTET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Teddy Wilson, p; Gene Krupa, d.
1:02:28: Let’s Dance (theme) & announcements
1:02:59: Star Dust
1:06:00: Commercial
1:06:33: Sugar Foot Stomp
1:09:03: Announcements
1:09:19: More Than You Know - TRIO
1:12:03: Commercial
1:12:35: The Story Of The St. Louis Blues - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus - NO BG
1:15:30: Announcements
1:15:41: Nagasaki - QUARTET
1:18:39: excerpt, La Donna e’ Mobile - voc guest Louis Alberni, Meyer Alexander Chorus - NO BG
1:23:37: Commercial
1:24:20: Truckin’
1:26:44: Announcements
1:26:57: King Porter Stomp (LP: CO airchecks album, et al)
1:29:56: Announcements & Good-Bye (theme) - commercial and announcements
NOTE: Introductory announcement and portion of opening theme, “Let’s Dance,” is missing from the cassette sent me by R. J. Reynolds. One full minute of unrecorded tape precedes this transfer to permit its later inclusion, if ever obtained.
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceLos Angeles, California