Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 14 of 15, Side 1
Date Created1939-09-09-1939-10-14
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 104-105.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of Contents9 September 1939, New York; TRACK I : BGR0023-S1-P1
Benny Goodman, clt; Jimmy Maxwell, Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, tbn; Toots Mondello, Buff Estes, as; Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Arnold Covey,(Covarrubias), g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, Louise Tobin, voc.
SEXET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
0:12: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
1:49: Spring Song
4:11: Announcement
4:27: Over The Rainbow -voc Louise Tobin
6:50: Commercial
7:56: Jumpin’ At the Woodside
11:21:Announcement
12:06: Moonlight Serenade (arr FH) (LP: AC 34)
15:44: Flying Home - SEXTET
19:02: Commercial and announcement
20:16: Put That Down In Writing -voc Louise Tobin
23:07: Commercial
24:38: Mozart Matriculates (LP: AC 34)
26:40: Announcements
26:58: Stealin’ Apples (LP: AC 34) and commercial
29:26: Good-Bye (theme) (LP: AC 34) announcement and commercial
Shortened for service copies: {NOTE: a 60-second interval precedes the next transfer, to permit the possible later inclusion of the introductions and opening theme, missing from the cassette sent to me by R. J. Reynolds.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network, 16 September 1939, Shea’sTheater, Buffalo, New York
Benny Goodman, clt; Jimmy Maxwell, Ziggy Elman, Johnny Martel, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, tbn; Toots Mondello, Buff Estes, as; Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Arnold Covey,(Covarrubias), g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, Louise Tobin, voc.
SEXET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
31:43: Announcement
32:47: Blue Skies
36:01: Announcement
36:15: Scatter-Brain -voc Louise Tobin
39:09: Commercial
40:20: The Jumpin’ Jive-special lyrics, Benny Goodman and Bert Parks
44:23: Announcement
45:16: The Hour Of Parting (arr Eddie Sauter)
48:19: Announcement
49:05: Opus Local 802 - SEXTET
52:14: Commercial
53:06: Announcement
53:25: Blue Orchids -voc Louise Tobin
56:16: Announcement
56:48: Bolero
59:21: Announcement
59:38: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
BGR0023-S2-P1; “CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network, 23 September 1939, Orpheum Theater, St. Paul, Minnesota
Personnels as of 16 September: Benny Goodman, clt; Jimmy Maxwell, Ziggy Elman, Johnny Martel, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, tbn; Toots Mondello, Buff Estes, as; Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Arnold Covey,(Covarrubias), g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, Louise Tobin, voc.
SEXET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
1:01:14: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
1:02:40: After You’ve Gone (arr FH)
1:05:22: Announcement
1:05:48: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was -voc Louise Tobin
1:08:40: Commercial
1:10:22: Announcement
1:10:53: “Clarence Meek” - special Lyric, Benny Goodman and Bert Parks
1:13:55: Announcement
1:14:08: It Had To Be You
1:16:52: Announcement
1:17:29: Mendelssohn, I’ll Mow You Down (comp, Alec Templeton: arr Henry Brandt)
1:19:23: Announcement
1:20:55: Opus ½ - SEXTET (LP: QD 16)
1:23:58: Commercial
1:24:50: Announcement
1:25:09: What’s New? -voc Louise Tobin
1:27:26: Announcement
1:27:35: Bugle Call Rag
1:29:56: Announcement, Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceNew York, New York; Buffalo, New York; St. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago, Illinois