1920s Greatest Hits !
We see the 20s as a period of unparalleled hedonism, quite unlike any other, with Bright Young Things seemingly engaged in a perpetual day-and-night party, fuelled by bathtub gin and dancing wantonly to the bright, snappy rhythms of jazz.
F. Scott Fitzgerald defined the era as the 'Jazz Age', publishing his novel 'The Great Gatsby' in 1926, a key text for the times, encapsulating the headlong but ultimately self-destructive mood of the moment, what one writer called 'the greatest, gaudiest spree in history'.
Track List:
The Rhythmic Eight - Kansas City Kitty
Red Nichols - After You've Gone
Savoy Havana Band - Masculine Women & Feminine Men
The Charleston Chasers - Wabash Blues
The Savoy Orpheans - The Charleston
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra - There's One Little Girl Who Loves Me
Miff Moles Little Molers - You Took Advantage of Me
New Mayfair Orchestra - Spread a Little Happiness
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - Louisiana
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Cotton Club Stomp
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra - Button Up Your Overcoat
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra - There Ain't No Sweet Man
Ted Lewis & His Band - Glad Rag Doll
The Savoy Orpheans - Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue
Joe Venuti & Eddie Lang - Dinah
The Rhythmic Eight - Umtcha, Umtcha, Da, Da, Da
The Savoy Havana Band - Turkish Towel
Arthur Roseburg - Lets Do It
Lloyd Keating - Turn On The Heat
Louis Armstrong - That Rhythm Man
Frankie Trumbauer & Bix Beiderbecke - Singin' The Blues
Ambrose & His Orchestra - Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Johnny Hamps Kentucky Serenaders - Black Bottom
Arcadians Dance Orchestra - When I Met Connie In The Cornfield
Jack Hylton & His Orchestra - Sunshine
The Savoy Orpheans - Fascinating Rhythm
- This collection, impeccably restored to pristine clarity, is a own time machine, a way of buying into those far-off times of glitzy pleasure, when sober reality was simply not on the agenda
- This collection, impeccably restored to pristine clarity, is a own time machine, a way of buying into those far-off times of glitzy pleasure, when sober reality was simply not on the agenda
- Including The Charleston, in a version by the Savoy Orpheans which is notable for some typically tricky saxophone choruses and the danceable tempo
- With Paul Whiteman - a true giant of American dance music in every sense, for not only was Whiteman a man of impressive physical bulk, he was also the 'King of Jazz',
- Featuring Louis Armstrong, the most celebrated jazz musician of his day. His creativity, instrumental command and rhythmic daring setting the pace for a generation of musicians
- Danceable 1920s tempos, strong melodies, wacky lyrics, wailing saxophones, banjo and tuba rhythms, a sense of fun, no thought in mind other than the creation of pleasure
- The CD album includes an informative physical booklet with liner notes.
- This collection, impeccably restored to pristine clarity, is a own time machine, a way of buying into those far-off times of glitzy pleasure, when sober reality was simply not on the agenda
- This collection, impeccably restored to pristine clarity, is a own time machine, a way of buying into those far-off times of glitzy pleasure, when sober reality was simply not on the agenda
- Including The Charleston, in a version by the Savoy Orpheans which is notable for some typically tricky saxophone choruses and the danceable tempo
- With Paul Whiteman - a true giant of American dance music in every sense, for not only was Whiteman a man of impressive physical bulk, he was also the 'King of Jazz',
- Featuring Louis Armstrong, the most celebrated jazz musician of his day. His creativity, instrumental command and rhythmic daring setting the pace for a generation of musicians
- Danceable 1920s tempos, strong melodies, wacky lyrics, wailing saxophones, banjo and tuba rhythms, a sense of fun, no thought in mind other than the creation of pleasure
- The CD album includes an informative physical booklet with liner notes.
