Name: Swing Tonic: 1939-1946 *
Brand: Jasmine Records (UK)
SKU: 532253
Price: 15.91 USD
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Swing Tonic: 1939-1946 *

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Album: Swing Tonic: 1939-1946 *
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Prelide in C Sharp Minor	More Info...	0:02
2)	It's Funny to Everyone But Me	More Info...	0:03
3)	Memories of You	More Info...	0:03
4)	Sometimes I'm Happy	More Info...	0:02
5)	Breeze	More Info...	0:02
6)	(The) Hour of Parting	More Info...	0:02
7)	Sassin' the Boss	More Info...	0:03
8)	Come and Get It	More Info...	0:02
9)	Under a Blanket of Blue	More Info...	0:03
10)	Watchin' The Clock	More Info...	0:03
11)	By the River Saint Marie	More Info...	0:02
12)	No Name Jive Part 1	More Info...	0:03
13)	No Name Jive Part 2	More Info...	0:03
14)	What Is This Thing Called Love?	More Info...	0:03
15)	In the Mood	More Info...	0:03
16)	Last Night's Gardenias	More Info...	0:03
17)	Little Brown Jug	More Info...	0:03
18)	Tuxedo Junction	More Info...	0:03
19)	Big Bad Bull	More Info...	0:02
20)	You've Got Me Out On A Limb	More Info...	0:03
21)	Jimtown Blues	More Info...	0:03
22)	Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland	More Info...	0:02
23)	Soft Winds	More Info...	0:03
24)	Rock Island Flag Stop	More Info...	0:03

Album: Swing Tonic: 1939-1946 *
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Prelide in C Sharp Minor	More Info...	0:02
2)	It's Funny to Everyone But Me	More Info...	0:03
3)	Memories of You	More Info...	0:03
4)	Sometimes I'm Happy	More Info...	0:02
5)	Breeze	More Info...	0:02
6)	(The) Hour of Parting	More Info...	0:02
7)	Sassin' the Boss	More Info...	0:03
8)	Come and Get It	More Info...	0:02
9)	Under a Blanket of Blue	More Info...	0:03
10)	Watchin' The Clock	More Info...	0:03
11)	By the River Saint Marie	More Info...	0:02
12)	No Name Jive Part 1	More Info...	0:03
13)	No Name Jive Part 2	More Info...	0:03
14)	What Is This Thing Called Love?	More Info...	0:03
15)	In the Mood	More Info...	0:03
16)	Last Night's Gardenias	More Info...	0:03
17)	Little Brown Jug	More Info...	0:03
18)	Tuxedo Junction	More Info...	0:03
19)	Big Bad Bull	More Info...	0:02
20)	You've Got Me Out On A Limb	More Info...	0:03
21)	Jimtown Blues	More Info...	0:03
22)	Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland	More Info...	0:02
23)	Soft Winds	More Info...	0:03
24)	Rock Island Flag Stop	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel: Fats Daniels, Kenny Sargent (vocals, clarinet, alto saxophone); Pee Wee Hunt (vocals, trombone); Eugenie Baird, Skip Nelson (vocals); Peter Barton, Herb Ellis, Jack Blanchette (guitar); Clarence Hutchenrider (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone); Pat Davis (flute, clarinet, tenor saxophone); Adrian Tei (clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Bruce Branson, Glen Gray (clarinet, alto saxophone); Art Ralston (oboe, bassoon, alto saxophone); Murray McEachern (alto saxophone, trombone); Bunny Bardach, Conn Humphries (alto saxophone); George Stuyvesant, Francis Broadwater, Gus Jean, Lon Doty, Jack Goldie (tenor saxophone); Sonny Dunham (trumpet, trombone); Ralph Muzillo, Fritz Austin, William Dunmore, Johnny Owens, Frank Ryerson, Grady Watts, Ray Grien, George Schwartz, Corky Cornelius, Red Nichols, Bobby Hackett, Jerry Brooks (trumpet); Billy Rauch, George Jean, Otto Alburn, Jack Pageler, Walter Robertson (trombone); Joe Hall , Lou Carter, Charlie LaVere (piano); Jackie Mills, Tony Briglia, Lou Fromm (drums).
Liner Note Author: George Hulme.
Recording information: Cedar Grove, NJ (1939-1946); Chicago, IL (1939-1946); Columbus, OH (1939-1946); Los Angeles, CA (1939-1946); New York, NY (1939-1946).
Arrangers: Leonard Whitney; Gene Gifford; Glen Gray; Bill Challis; Larry Wagner; Lou Carter; Ray Conniff; Sonny Dunham.
Between October 1929 and February 1946 there existed in North America a swing band known as the Casa Loma Orchestra. Beginning in 1935 it operated under the nominal leadership of saxophonist Glen Gray, a distinguished if somewhat enigmatic character with whom it has been lumped ever since. In 2007, the U.K.'s Jasmine label released Swing Tonic: 1939-1946, a 47-track anthology of selected recordings made between 1939 and 1946 by Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra, with vocals by Eugenie Baird, Skip Nelson, and trombonist Pee Wee Hunt. The Casa Loma's arrangers included Bill Challis (forever associated with Paul Whiteman and Bix Beiderbecke) and Ray Conniff (destined for a lucrative career in the easy listening market). Its ranks included trumpeters Red Nichols and Bobby Hackett and guitarist Herb Ellis. The band could swing like crazy. Proof of this exists in lively performances like "No Name Jive," "In the Mood," "Tuxedo Junction," "High Society," and a gutsy take on Sergei Rachmaninov's Prelude in C Sharp Minor. ~ arwulf arwulf