Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 9 of 15, Side 1
Date Created1939-02-14-1939-03-21
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 96-97.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of Contents“CAMEL CARAVAN” CBS Radio Network14 February 1939, Earle Theater, Phila.,P.A.
Personnel as per Legacy, p. 96: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Irving Goodman, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Ben Heller, g; Harry Goodman, b; Buddy Schutz, d; Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Hampton, Wilson, Schutz
0.07: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
02:07: Undecided (announced as, “Undecided Now”)
04:50: Announcements
5:21: A Home In The Clouds -voc Martha Tilton
7:31: Commercial
8:50: Trees (arr FH) (On LP - many; see “Group A,” Legacy p 68)
12:21: Announcements
12:43: You’re A Sweet Little Headache -voc Matha Tilton
15:09: Announcements
15:27: Deep Purple - QUARTET (On LP: IAJRC 8, GOJ 1034) (announced as, “Deep Purple Dream’)
18:11: Announcements
18:26: Hold Tight (prob. Lionel Hampton on drums)
20:29: Commercial
21:46: Could Be -voc Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman (special lyric)
24:48: Announcements
25:07: Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (no voc) (On LP: IAJRC8)
27:45: Announcements
28:17: Good-Bye (theme), closing announcements and commercial
Above all on LP, GOJ 1033. Transfer by Jack Towers.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network, 21 February 1939, Shubert Theater, Newark NJ
Personnel as per Legacy, p. 96: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Irving Goodman, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Ben Heller, g; Harry Goodman, b; Buddy Schutz, d; Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, voc.
TRIO: Goodman, Wilson, Hampton (d)
29:56: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
31:58: Honolulu (from 1939 M-GM motion picture, “Honolulu”)
34:03: Announcements
34:16: Hurry Home -voc Martha Tilton
36:41: Commercial
38:02: Announcements
38:23: Them There Eyes -voc Johnny Mercer (arr FH)
41:16: The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise - TRIO (On cassette, Star-Line 61142)
44:06: Announcements
44:30: When Buddha Smiles
46:58: Commercial
48:11: Good for Nothin’ But Love -voc Matha Tilton
50:49: Together
54:36: Commercial
55:06: Announcements
56:19: Farewell Blues
58:32: Announcements
58:58: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcements and commercial
(Except Good-Bye, above all on cassette, Star-Line 61182. Jack Towers transfer.)
BGR0018-S1-P2, “CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network 28 February 1939, Fox Theater, Detroit, MI
Personnel as per Legacy, p. 97: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Irving Goodman, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; Ben Heller, g; Harry Goodman, b; Buddy Schutz, d; Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Hampton, Wilson, Schutz
1:00:20: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
1:02:57: Singin’ In The Rain
1:05:23: Announcements
1:05:40: Deep Purple -voc Martha Tilton
1:08:50: Commercial
1:10:12: In The Shade Of The Old Apple Tree
1:13:41: Announcement
1:13:54: I Cried For You - QUARTET (On cassette, Star-Line 61142)
1:16:29: Announcement
1:16:44: Big John Special
1:19:42: Commercial
1:21:12:Announcement
1:21:36: (What’s The Reason) I’m Not Pleasin’ You -voc Johnny Mercer
1:24:50: Announcements
1:25:46: Bugle Call Rag
1:28:05: Announcements
1:28:40: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
(Through Big John Special, Jack Towers transfer; balance, DRC transfer.)
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania; Newark, New Jersey; Detroit, Michigan; Indianapolis, Indiana; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Washington, D.C.