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GLEN GRAYAND THE CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA
SMOKE RINGS |  |
Description:
When the Toronto roadhouse "The Casa Loma" was set to open in 1927, a band was hired. The hotel never opened, but the orchestra, an offshoot of the Jean Goldkette Band, more than survived. The Casa Loma Orchestra became the envy of all other big bands & paved the way for the swing era. Alto saxophonist Glen Gray eventually fronted the band, and from 1931 45, they notched up 64 hits. This collection features "Heaven Can Wait," "Blue Moon," "Smoke Rings" & others. |
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 Smoke Rings
Casa Loma Stomp
White Jazz
Blues In My Heart (b)
Black Jazz
Washboard Blues (d)
Blue Jazz
Sophisticated Lady
Wild Goose Chase
It's The Talk Of The Town (h)
A Hundred Years From Today (i)
Chinatown, My Chinatown
Blue Moon (h)
Lookie, Lookie, Lookie Here Comes Cookie (g)
You Go To My Head (h)
Sunrise Serenade
Heaven Can Wait (e, g)
Rockin' Chair
Lazybones (g)
Little Old Lady (f)
No Name Jive
My Heart Tells Me (c)
My Shining Hour (c) |
Vocalists: a- Louis Armstrong; b- Mildred Bailey; c- Eugenie Baird; d- Connee Boswell; e- Clyde Burke; f- Hoagy Carmichael; g- Pee Wee Hunt; h- Kenny Sargent; i- Lee Wiley |
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