Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
Showing newest posts with label American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s. Show older posts
Showing newest posts with label American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s. Show older posts
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February 28, 2005
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #5
Ben Pollack & His Park Central Orchestra
Yep, that's Glenn Miller at the very left of frame, and Benny Goodman standing dead center. Goodman's efforts to make a royal pain in the ass out of himself in those days would soon reach fruition (as well as the status of instant legend in the Jazz community) the day he tried to book the Pollack Orchestra . . . without Ben Pollack.
By all accounts, Pollack's was one of the few White Dance Orchestras who could lay down seriously Hot Jazz when the occasion called for it, along with the Sweet stuff which was their bread and butter. Unfortunately, as was the case with a lot of such outfits (most notoriously Jean Goldkette's Orchestra when Bix Beiderbecke was ascendant), their recordings almost entirely reflected the commercial side of the coin. Nat Shilkret, now that I think of it, probably had the only White Dance Orchestra in America which made a good income from Hot dance sides; but he never had the players Pollack and Goldkette had. Sure, Paul Whiteman had . . . everybody, but he was less interested in straight Jazz than any other leader back then.
What, you were expecting more Velvet Underground crap?
February 27, 2005
February 25, 2005
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s #3
Jean Goldkette's Victor Recording Orchestra
(yep, that's Bix; fourth from the left)
February 24, 2005
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