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TitleCamel Caravan, Reel 11 of 15, Side 1
Date Created1939-05-09-1939-05-30
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, page 99.
Note(s)This project was supported by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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Type: Finding aid
Name: D. Russell Connor collection of Benny Goodman audio recordings
Reference: https://archives.libraries.rutgers.edu/repositories/6/resources/237
Type: Finding aid
Name: D. Russell Connor collection of Benny Goodman audio recordings
Reference: https://archives.libraries.rutgers.edu/repositories/6/resources/237
Table of ContentsBGR0020-S1, Track 1: “CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network; 9 May 1939, Fox Theater, St. Louis, MO.
Personnels as per Legacy, p. 99: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; George Rose, g; Art Bernstein, b; Lionel Hampton, d; Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Rose, Bernstein, Hampton (sticks on suitcase)
QUINTET: Goodman, Hampton (vib), Stacy, Rose, Bernstein (no d)
0:11: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
2:08: Trees
5:15: Announcement
5:42: A Home In The Clouds -voc Martha Tilton
7:53: Commercial
9:18: Mighty Lak A Rose
12:32: Announcement
13:06: Oh, Lady Be Good! - QUARTET
15:27: Announcement
16:44: St. Louis Blues -voc Johnny Mercer
20:16: Commercial
21:32: Old Fashioned Love - QUARTET
24:55: Announcement
25:19: Pick-A-Rib
28:36: Announcement
29:03: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcements and commercial
(Above all on LP, GOJ 1042. Transfer, Jack Towers.)
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network; 16 May 1939,Palace Theater, Cleveland,OH.
Personnels as per Legacy, p. 99: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; George Rose, g; Art Bernstein, b; Lionel Hampton, d; Johnny Mercer, Louise Tobin, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Rose, Bernstein, Hampton (d)
QUINTET: Goodman, Hampton (vib), Stacy, Rose, Bernstein (no d)
30:12: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
32:17: Don’t Be That Way
35:17: Announcement
35:50: The Blues -voc Louise Tobin
38:39: Commercial
39:47: Make Believe
42:23: Announcement
43:15: The Sheik Of Araby - QUARTET (On cassette, Star-Line 61142)
45:46: Announcement
46:13: Alexander’s Ragtime Band -voc Johnny Mercer (special lyrics)
49:46: Commercial
51:00: Announcement
51:36: It’s Never Too Late -voc Louise Tobin (arr FH)
54:18: Announcement
54:37: Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today (no voc)
57:50: Announcement
58:08: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcements and commercial
Except for Let’s Dance, all above are on the LP, Air Chek 32. HOWEVER, some of its
tracks are incomplete, and all are far inferior in audio quality to this transfer. Transfer: Jack Towers, first half; DRC, balance
Personnels as per Legacy, p. 99: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; George Rose, g; Art Bernstein, b; Lionel Hampton, d; Martha Tilton, Johnny Mercer, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Rose, Bernstein, Hampton (sticks on suitcase)
QUINTET: Goodman, Hampton (vib), Stacy, Rose, Bernstein (no d)
0:11: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
2:08: Trees
5:15: Announcement
5:42: A Home In The Clouds -voc Martha Tilton
7:53: Commercial
9:18: Mighty Lak A Rose
12:32: Announcement
13:06: Oh, Lady Be Good! - QUARTET
15:27: Announcement
16:44: St. Louis Blues -voc Johnny Mercer
20:16: Commercial
21:32: Old Fashioned Love - QUARTET
24:55: Announcement
25:19: Pick-A-Rib
28:36: Announcement
29:03: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcements and commercial
(Above all on LP, GOJ 1042. Transfer, Jack Towers.)
“CAMEL CARAVAN,” CBS Radio Network; 16 May 1939,Palace Theater, Cleveland,OH.
Personnels as per Legacy, p. 99: Benny Goodman, clt; Ziggy Elman, Chris Griffin, Corky Cornelius, tpt; Red Ballard, Vernon Brown, Bruce Squires, tbn; Hymie Schertzer, Noni Bernardi, as; Art Rollini, Jerry Jerome, ts; Jess Stacy, p; George Rose, g; Art Bernstein, b; Lionel Hampton, d; Johnny Mercer, Louise Tobin, voc.
QUARTET: Goodman, Rose, Bernstein, Hampton (d)
QUINTET: Goodman, Hampton (vib), Stacy, Rose, Bernstein (no d)
30:12: Let’s Dance (theme) and announcements
32:17: Don’t Be That Way
35:17: Announcement
35:50: The Blues -voc Louise Tobin
38:39: Commercial
39:47: Make Believe
42:23: Announcement
43:15: The Sheik Of Araby - QUARTET (On cassette, Star-Line 61142)
45:46: Announcement
46:13: Alexander’s Ragtime Band -voc Johnny Mercer (special lyrics)
49:46: Commercial
51:00: Announcement
51:36: It’s Never Too Late -voc Louise Tobin (arr FH)
54:18: Announcement
54:37: Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today (no voc)
57:50: Announcement
58:08: Good-Bye (theme), conclusion announcements and commercial
Except for Let’s Dance, all above are on the LP, Air Chek 32. HOWEVER, some of its
tracks are incomplete, and all are far inferior in audio quality to this transfer. Transfer: Jack Towers, first half; DRC, balance
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-t286-2v84
CollectionD. Russell Connor Collection of Benny Goodman Audio Recordings
Organization NameRutgers University. Institute of Jazz Studies
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PlaceSt. Louis, Missouri: Cleveland, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio