Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 2 of 15, Side 2
Date Created1937-06-29-1937-08-04
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 Contents“CAMEL CARAVAN, ”CBS Radio Network, 20 July 1937, Los Angeles; Track 2; BGR0011-S2-P1
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
1:29: Smiles (arr JM)
3:54: Commercial
4:21: Caravan (arr JM)
7:55: Announcements
8:04: Tea For Two - QUARTER
10:31: Announcements
10:50: The Camel Hop - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus - BG obligato
13:37: Commercial
14:16:Tiger Rag -TRIO (LP: Carras, SB 149)
17:29: After The Ball Is Over - w/guest Charlie Ruggles, mandolin plus orchestra
23:43: Commercial
24:29: They Can’t Take That Away From Me - voc Betty Van
26:35: Announcements
26:49: Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (arr JM) (LP: M-G-M airchecks album, et al)
29:14: Announcements & Good-Bye (theme) & commercial & announcements
NOTE: 1:30 minutes’ unrecorded take precedes next transfer, to accommodate possible later acquisition of opening announcement and major portion of “Let’s Dance,” missing from a cassette prepared by R. J. Reynolds.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network, 27 July 1937, Los Angeles, BGR0011-S2-P2
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.
31:50: Let’s Dance (theme) - last few bars & Announcements
32:10: The Sheik Of Araby
34:15: Commercial
34:40: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love, Baby
37:05: Lionel Stander Bit 1
37:50: Marie -TRIO
40:18: Lionel Stander Bit 2(LP: M-G-M airchecks album, et al)
40:55: They All Laughed - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus
43:33: Commercial and Lionel Stander Bit 3
44:53: I Got Rhythm - QUARTET
47:52: Lionel Stander Bit 4
48:34: Afraid To Dream - voc Betty Van
51:09: Commercial, Lionel Stander Bit 5 and announcements
55:56: Jam Session (arr JM0)
58:54:Lionel Stander Bit 6 (LP: CO promo, et al)
59:23: Good-By (theme) and commercial, announcement
“CAMEL CARAVAN, ”CBS Radio Network, 3 August 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.
1:01:16: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
1:02:27: Always (LP: CO airchecks album, et al)
1:05:28: Announcements
1:05:48: The Merry- Go-Round Broke Down
1:08:23: Commercial
1:08:52: Where Or When -TRIO
1:12:27: Announcements
1:12:43: Three Little Words - voc Meyer Alexander Chorus, Bill Goodwin - NO BG clt
1:15:18: Commercial
1:16:05: Twilight In Turkey-QUARTET plus Harry James, tpt (LP: M-G-M airchecks album, et al)
1:19:03: Recitation, guest Pat O’Malley - p accompaniment
1:22:16: The Changing Of the Guard - voc Pat O’Malley, Meyer Alexander Chorus - NO BG clt
1:24:34: Commercial
1:25:13: It Looks Like Rain In Cherry Blossom Lane
1:27:07: Announcements
1:27:20: I’ve Found A New Baby
1:29:39: Good-Bye (theme), announcement, and commercial
NOTE: “Twilight In Turkey” is erroneously ascribed to a sustaining broadcast of 16 July 1937, based on information supplied by the CBS engineer Bill Savory, in BG - On The Record That entry must be corrected.
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceLos Angeles, California