Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 15 of 15, Side 1
Date Created1939-10-21-1939-11-25
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 106-107.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of ContentsBGR0024-S1-P1, TRACK I: “CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network, 7 October 1939, New York
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. Guest: Casper Reardon, harp.
0:09: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
1:38: Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
4:08: Announcement
4:22: Lilacs In The Rain -voc Louise Tobin
7:53: Commercial
9:16: Announcement
9:53: Opus Local 802 (arr FH)
12:52: Announcement
13:50: Effervescent Blues - Reardon, harp, w/orchestra - NO BG
16:00: Announcement
16:05: Chicken Reel - orchestra plus Reardon, harp
17:27: Announcement
18:19:Soft Winds - SEXTET (LP: ELEC KB106, SPJ 6602, WI 196)
20:55: Commercial
22:00 Announcement
22:27: Make With The Kisses -voc Louise Tobin
25:02: Announcement
25:19: Swingtime In The Rockies
28:16: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion 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 by R. J. Reynolds.
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network, 28 October 1939, New York
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, Mildred Bailey, voc.
SEXET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
31:52: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
32:26: Indiana
34:26: Announcement
34:40: Blue Orchids (no voc)
36:57: Announcement
37:37: My Last Good-Bye -voc Mildred Bailey
40:06: Commercial
41:28: Cherokee
44:16: Announcement
44:46: Rose Room - SEXTET
47:50: Announcement
48:03: Sometimes I’m Happy
50:58: Commercial
52:12: Lover, Come Back To Me -voc Mildred Bailey
55:00: Announcement
55:26: Jumpin’ At The Woodside
58:36: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
NOTE: 30-second interval follows the above transfer.
BGR0024-S1-P2: “CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network, 4 November 1939, New York
Personnels as of 28 October: 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, Mildred Bailey, voc.
SEXET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Charlie Christian, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d.
1:01:39: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcement
1:03:07: Down By The Old Mill Stream
1:05:45: Announcement
1:05:54: What’s New? (no voc)
1:07:54: Announcement
1:08:36: I Didn’t Know What Time It Was -voc Mildred Bailey
1:11:13: Commercial
1:12:10: Bolero
1:14:46: Announcement
1:16:01: Shivers - SEXTET (LP: ELEC KV106, SPJ 6602) - Skip and Repeat
1:19:00: Announcement
1:19:10: Love Never Went to College
1:21:09: Commercial
1:22:06: Scatter-Brain -voc Mildred Bailey
1:24:57: Announcement
1:25:08: Roll ‘Em
1:29:37: 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