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WAIL OF THE WINDS
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Red Nichols & His Orchestra recorded ten obscure titles for Varsity in 1937 and then extensively for Bluebird in 1939, with four songs for Okeh in 1940. The Bluebird and Okeh dates have been reissued in full on this CD and it is quite a mixed bag. Many of the songs are saddled with Bill Darnell's vocals and some are just straight dance music rather than jazz. The only notable musicians in Nichols' outfit were pianist/arranger Billy Maxted and in 1940 clarinetist Heinie Beau. However, there are some fine performances along the way, including Nichols' "The King Kong," "Davenport Blues," a swinging version of Henry Busse's "Hot Lips," "Poor Butterfly," "Overnight Hop," and Nichols' theme of the period, "Wail of the Winds." There is also a small group session by the Five Pennies, although only "My Melancholy Baby" is a standout. But overall, the Red Nichols band was overshadowed by the many other more original jazz orchestras and they did not survive 1940.
Songs: Personnel Details:
 The Hour Of Parting
 Our Love
 You're So Desireable
 The King Kong
 I Never Knew Heaven Could Speak
 Tears From My Inkwell
 Sassin' The Boss
 Poor Joulie Jean
 Davenport Blues
 Wail Of The Winds (Theme Song)
 Hot Lips
 The Parade Of The Pennies
 It's 'Way Past My Dreaming Time
 Address Unknown
 Poor Butterfly
 A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
 I Live Again (Because I'm In Love Again)
 You're The Greatest Discovery (Since 1492)
 My Melancholy Baby
 Robins And Roses
 Let Me Dream
 She Shall Have Music
 Overnight Hop
 Lowland Blues
 Meet Miss 8 Beat
 Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar)		 Personnel: Don Stevens, Harry Yolonsky, J. Douglas Wood, Martin Croy, Billy Maxted, Ray Schultz, Slim Wilbur, Hilton Brockman, Conn Humphreys, Heinie Beau, Bobby Jones, Jack Knaus, Al Mastren, more
Label: HEP
Number: 1057
Item Code: 23948
Format: CD
Genre:
Dates: (1939-1940)
Price: $15.00  
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