Description
TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 13 of 15, Side 2
Date Created1939-07-15-1939-09-02
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 100-103.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Table of ContentsBGR0022-S2: “CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network; 29 July 1939, Golden Gate Exposition Treasure Island, San Francisco, California.
Personnels as of 22 July: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires, tbn; Toots Mondello, Buff Estes, as; Jerry Jerome, Bus Bassey, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Arnold (Covey) Covarrubias, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, d. Louise Tobin, voc.
QUARTET: Benny Goodman, clt; Lionel Hampton, vib; Fletcher Henderson, p; Nick Fatool, d.
NOTE: A 60-second interval precedes the next transfer, to permit possible later inclusion of the introductions and opening theme missing from the cassette sent by R. J. Reynolds.
0:09: Announcement
1:20: Indiana
3:15: Announcement
3:34: The Lamp Is Low -voc Louise Tobin
5:41: Commercial
6:49: (I Would Do) Anything For You
9:44: Announcement
10:52: StarDust - QUARTET
13:50: Announcement
14:23: Alexander’s Ragtime Band - comedy, Toots Mondello, and Jerry Jerome - (NO BG)
17:51: Announcement
18:26: Bach Goes To Town
21:05: Commercial
21:53: Announcement
22:13: After You’re Gone -voc Louise Tobin (arr FH)
25:01: Announcement
25:27: Jumpin’ At The Woodside (arr CB/JM)
28:14: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” NBC Radio Network; 2 September 1939, Michigan State Fair, Detroit, Michigan
Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Jimmy Maxwell, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Ted Vesely, tbn; Toots Mondello, Buff Estes, as; Bus Bassey, Jerry Jerome, ts; Fletcher Henderson, p; Arnold Covey, g; Artie Bernstein, b; Nick Fatool, Louise Tobin, voc.
SEXTET: Goodman, Lionel Hampton, vib; Henderson; CHARLIE CHRISTIAN, g; Bernstein Fatool
NOTE: A 60-second interval precedes the next transfer, to permit possible later inclusion of the introductions and the complete opening theme, missing from the cassette sent by R. J. Reynolds.
30:43: Let’s Dance (n/c-beginning excised) and announcement
31:57: It I Could Be With You
34:32: Announcement
34:58: Day In, Day Out -voc Louise Tobin
37:49: Commercial
38:59: Stardust - SEXTET
41:24: Announcement
42:55: The Jumpin’ Jive -voc Louise Tobin (arr FH)
45:11: Announcement
45:35: Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today
48:17: Commercial
49:04: Announcement
49:38: Boy Meets Horn
52:51: Announcement
53:21: I’ve Been There Before -voc Louise Tobin (arr Eddie Sauter)
55:25: Pick-A-Rib
58:30: Announcement
58:40: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcement and commercial
NOTE: A poor audio quality dub of acetates I once originally owned of the 2 September broadcast are bootlegged onto LP, JAZUM 54.
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceSan Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan